Detection Engineer

March 21

🏄 California – Remote

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🗽 New York – Remote

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🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $72.2k - $114.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Alight Solutions

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Alight Solutions is a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider serving some of the world's largest organizations and over 35 million people and dependents. The company focuses on transforming lives and organizations by enhancing health, financial, and work wellbeing. Alight offers a wide range of services, including customer care, technology roles, consulting, application services, and business support, with opportunities for virtual or work-from-home positions. The company emphasizes corporate social responsibility and providing a positive impact on clients, colleagues, and communities.

Business Consulting and Services • Human Resources Services

10,000+ employees

Founded 2016

🏢 Enterprise

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Proactive and technically skilled Detection Engineer needed to enhance cybersecurity threat identification • Responsible for designing, developing, and refining security detections • Collaborate with SOC Analysts, Threat Hunters, Threat Intelligence Analysts, and Security Engineers

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a detection engineering or related cybersecurity role • Deep technical expertise with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic Security, QRadar) • Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR/XDR tools (Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike, etc.) • Strong understanding of cyber threat frameworks and attack patterns (MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain) • Experience writing and refining detection logic using query languages (e.g., KQL, etc.) • Experience with integrating automation for ticketing tools (e.g., ServiceNow, SIEM) • Familiarity with cloud security and associated log sources (Azure Sentinel, GCP logging) • Strong communication and collaboration abilities • Relevant certifications such as GCDA, GCIA, Microsoft Sentinel Security certifications, or equivalent are a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• A variety of health coverage options • Wellbeing and support programs • Retirement • Vacation and sick leave • Maternity, paternity & adoption leave • Continuing education and training • A number of voluntary benefit options