Threat Detection Engineer

Workday

Reston, VA, USA
Base: $130,200 - $195,400 usd (reston); base: $117...
Hybrid
Experience analyzing security logs
Building durable production detections
Translating threat intelligence into detections
The role involves collaborating across teams to analyze large volumes of security data and mitigate cyber threats using innovative tools like Splunk and Spark

Job Summary

  • The role involves collaborating across teams to analyze large volumes of security data and mitigate cyber threats using innovative tools like Splunk and Spark.
  • Candidates will participate in threat hunting exercises to discover vulnerabilities and refine alerting logic based on real-time data analysis.
  • Workday offers a hybrid schedule requiring at least 50% time in the office or field, along with competitive compensation including bonus plans and stock grants.

Matching Summary

The role involves collaborating across teams to analyze large volumes of security data and mitigate cyber threats using innovative tools like Splunk and Spark.

Salary

Base: $130,200 - $195,400 USD (Reston); Base: $117,800 - $210,000 USD (Other US locations); Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Experience analyzing security logs
  • Building durable production detections
  • Translating threat intelligence into detections
  • 2+ years programming in Python or Java
  • Developing applications in public cloud environments

Nice-to-have

  • Proactive threat hunting with MITRE ATT&CK
  • Familiarity with outlier detection and clustering
  • Understanding of containerized application security
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and SDLC
  • Strong background in networking and Linux

Key Requirements

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years software development expertise in general-purpose languages
  • Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk and Elasticsearch

Work Rights

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