Lead, Detection Engineer - Cyber Defense & Response

Prudential

Newark, NJ, United States
Base: $123,700.00 - $204,100.00; bonus/equity: yea...
Detection engineering
Threat intelligence operationalization
Adversarial ttps research
Drive the strategic evolution of the enterprise’s cyber threat detection capabilities and enhance the overall security posture through leadership in design, development, and deployment of advanced detection logic

Job Summary

  • Drive the strategic evolution of the enterprise’s cyber threat detection capabilities and enhance the overall security posture through leadership in design, development, and deployment of advanced detection logic.
  • Partner strategically with Cyber Threat Intelligence to prioritize, shape, and operationalize intelligence into high-impact, sustainable detection coverage, and collaborate with Cyber Threat Hunting to transform hunts into automated detections.
  • The salary range for this role is from $123,700.00 to $204,100.00, with market competitive base salaries, yearly bonus potential, and comprehensive benefits including 401(k) plan with company match and company-funded pension plan.

Matching Summary

Drive the strategic evolution of the enterprise’s cyber threat detection capabilities and enhance the overall security posture through leadership in design, development, and deployment of advanced detection logic.

Salary

Base: $123,700.00 - $204,100.00; Bonus/Equity: yearly bonus potential; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, PTO, 401(k) plan with company match, pension plan, wellness programs, education benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • detection engineering
  • threat intelligence operationalization
  • adversarial TTPs research
  • Splunk Enterprise Security
  • SPL and KQL proficiency
  • security automation and orchestration

Nice-to-have

  • inclusive leadership
  • continuous learning champion
  • emerging technologies advocate
  • strategic judgment
  • cross-team coordination

Key Requirements

  • Extensive experience in detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting
  • Expert understanding of Risked based alerting strategies
  • Deep knowledge of large enterprise architectures
  • Expert-level understanding of adversarial frameworks
  • Advanced proficiency in Splunk Enterprise Security
  • Advanced experience with SPL and KQL
  • Strong familiarity with SOAR, CI/CD, code repositories
  • Ability to lead with inclusivity
  • Demonstrated leadership in continuous learning
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills

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