Cyber Defense Engineer
Job in
Irvine, Orange County, California, 92713, USA
Listed on 2026-11-05
Listing for:
Tata Consultancy Services
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-05
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- Strong experience with Detection Engineering and use case development.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or
- Elastic.
- Experience creating and tuning correlation rules, analytics, alerts, and dashboards.
- Strong knowledge of Threat Modeling methodologies and attack path analysis.
- Experience with Threat Hunting and proactive threat identification.
- Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR solutions such as Crowd Strike, Microsoft Defender,
- Sentinel One, or Carbon Black.
- Strong understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework and adversary TTPs.
- Experience analyzing security logs from endpoints, networks, cloud platforms, and identity
- systems.
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: KQL, SPL, Python, Power Shell, SQL.
- Experience with incident investigation and security monitoring.
- Design, develop, and optimize threat detection use cases and security analytics.
- Build and maintain detection rules, correlation searches, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms across security platforms.
- Develop detection content based on threat intelligence, attack frameworks, and emerging threats.
- Conduct threat modeling exercises to identify attack paths, security gaps, and mitigation strategies.
- Perform proactive threat hunting and security monitoring across enterprise environments.
- Collaborate with SOC, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, and Security Engineering teams to improve detection coverage.
- Map detections to MITRE ATT&CK techniques and adversary behaviors.
- Analyze security logs from endpoints, cloud environments, applications, identity platforms, and network devices.
- Continuously tune detections to minimize false positives and improve operational efficiency.
- Support security investigations, incident response, and post-incident analysis.
- Develop metrics and reporting to measure cyber defense effectiveness.
Summary:
- Discretionary Annual Incentive.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage:
Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans. - Family Support:
Maternal & Parental Leaves. - Insurance Options:
Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection. - Convenience & Professional Growth:
Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement. - Time Off:
Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays. - Legal & Financial Assistance:
Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing. - * Salary Range- $90,000-$100,000 a year
Irvine, CA
FunctionTECHNOLOGY
RoleEngineer
436369
SkillsCyber Security | Cyber Threat Hunting
Salary Range$90,000 - $100,000
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