Detection Engineer

Come join Deepwatch’s team of world‑class cybersecurity professionals and the brightest minds in the industry. If you're ready to challenge yourself with work that matters, then this is the place for you. We're redefining cybersecurity as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. – and we have a blast doing it!

Deepwatch is the leader in managed security services, protecting organizations from ever‑increasing cyber threats 24/7/365. Powered by Deepwatch’s cloud‑based security operations platform, Deepwatch provides the industry’s fastest, most comprehensive detection and automated response to cyber threats together with tailored guidance from dedicated experts to mitigate risk and measurably improve security posture. Hundreds of organizations, from Fortune 100 to mid‑sized enterprises, trust Deepwatch to protect their business.

Our core values drive everything we do at Deepwatch, including our approach to tackling tough cyber challenges. We seek tenacious individuals who are passionate about solving complex problems and protecting our customers. By embracing our values, we create a culture of excellence that supports our team members to explore their potential, expand their skill sets, and achieve career aspirations, supported by our unique annual professional development benefit.

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Hybrid Tampa, FL

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Threat Detection & Research, the Detection Engineer will serve as a subject matter expert in cybersecurity detections. The individual will participate in detection strategy, creation, tuning, validation, and correlation to ensure that Deepwatch customers have effective detections in place against an ever‑changing threat landscape. Detection Engineers increase alert fidelity, reduce false positives, and better inform MDR Security Analysts, directly impacting customer security posture over time.

• Develop and document new Detection Capabilities for customer environments
• Work with customers to develop a comprehensive strategy for effective detections
• Leverage industry frameworks, such as MITRE ATT&CK Framework, for customer‑facing alert improvement roadmap
• Apply knowledge of detection tools (Azure logging, command line logging, etc.) to advise customers on logging capabilities
• Prioritize log sources for ingestion and enablement
• Evaluate current monitoring and detection capabilities to identify improvement areas
• Manage detection capabilities to ensure coverage, effective operation, and adherence to Deepwatch standards
• Ensure ingested log sources conform to CIM standards

• Experience working for a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) or similar cybersecurity organization
• Experience querying SIEM tools or other log‑based data, preferably Splunk
• Experience engineering event detection & response tuning
• Creative, scalable, out‑of‑the‑box solutions mindset
• Up‑to‑date with engineering best practices, security technology trends, tools, and frameworks
• Experience developing detections for attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Ability to investigate and create security rules in at least one SIEM
• Understanding of general enterprise network architecture and incident response
• Understanding of common enterprise technologies and logging capabilities including Cloud, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Active Directory, Anti‑Virus/EDR, Proxies, and Email Gateway
• Knowledge of attack frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and NIST
• Excellent communication and documentation skills for varied audiences

The anticipated salary range for this role is $94,500 - $118,700 plus stock options and benefits. Actual compensation may vary based on…