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Cyber Defense Engineer

Job in Irvine, Orange County, California, 92713, USA
Listing for: Tata Consultancy Services
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-11-05
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Information Security & Data Protection
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 90000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description Cyber Defense Engineer(Detection Engineering & Threat Monitoring)
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.
Roles & Responsibilities
  • 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.
TCS Employee Benefits

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
Location

Irvine, CA

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Engineer

436369

Skills

Cyber Security | Cyber Threat Hunting

Salary Range

$90,000 - $100,000

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