Head of Detection Engineering - VP

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a Head of Detection Engineering to report to the Managing Director of Cybersecurity Platform Engineering. You will join the Continuous Security Monitoring program to detect adverse cybersecurity events.

• Own the development of the global detection engineering strategy.
• Own the logging and monitoring standard and ensure it aligns to requirements.
• Ensure detection capabilities satisfy requirements from multiple sources.
• Ensure that detection engineering capabilities are effectively employed to detect adverse cyber events.
• Govern the development, modification and performance monitoring of Detection Rules.
• Ensure Detection Rules are enabled in multiple layers within the information technology environment.
• Maintain governance processes for detection rule development, modification, and retirement.
• Serve as the approval authority for changes to Detection capabilities.
• Influence the design and implementation of Continuous Security Monitoring.
• Govern the charter, planning, execution, reporting, and close‑out detection engineering projects.
• Own the Detection Engineering’s portfolio of work.
• Ensure detection engineering maintains detailed documentation.
• Provide evidence to risk management, corporate audit, and others.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or +15 years of experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• 10+ years of managerial experience in cybersecurity.
• 4+ years of experience performing or managing detection engineering or similar activities.
• Knowledge of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms; detection engineering processes.
• Knowledge of adversary tactics and techniques.
• Knowledge of networks, infrastructure, computing, identity and access management (IAM), data engineering, relevant software languages, and telemetry.
• Knowledge of anomaly and behavior analytics, statistics, probability, and social threat detection mechanisms.
• Excellent verbal and written business communication in English.
• Has led teams of 10 or more people.
• Has written articles, researched, and presented on cybersecurity topics.
• Has a theoretical approach, backed by evidence, to employ detection capabilities to secure an organization.
• Has experience using artificial intelligence, including machine learning and large language models, to detection and respond to adverse cyber events.
• Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.

• Hybrid role
• First Shift

$120,000 - $217,500 Annual.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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Job : R-792847