Cyber Defense Detection Engineer, Mandiant, Google Cloud
Ohio, USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- Ohio, USA
United States - Experience
- 3 years of experience with detection tuning and creation.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Helps clients improve cyber defense by developing and tuning security detections, advising on SIEM and SOC technologies, and supporting incident response and security issue resolution.
What you'll do
- Identify customer Cyber Defense Center challenges, plan improvements, and oversee their implementation.
- Create and modify SIEM use cases and detection logic using threat intelligence; measure and improve alert fidelity.
- Advise on SIEM and other SOC technologies and collaborate with client stakeholders to resolve security issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience with detection tuning and creation using security tools such as SIEM, EDR, or NDR tools.
- Experience with content engineering inside SIEM platforms.
- Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell and Python; ability to travel up to 20% as needed.
Nice to have
- Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L, or similar SIEM query languages and SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding.
- Ability to build executive stakeholder relationships and collaborate with client stakeholders.
Pay
$112000 - $161000 (USD) base salary
Tools
SIEM, EDR, NDR, PowerShell, Python, SPL, KQL, YARA-L
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