Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Detection Engineering

Overview

The Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Detection Engineering will lead a team of Detection Engineers in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced detection capabilities to safeguard the organization against emerging cyber threats. This pivotal role will enhance Cox Automotive's next-generation Cyber Defense practice, enabling rapid threat response and automated remediation. The position will be responsible for developing the strategy for the Detection Engineering program and establishing metrics to demonstrate continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level knowledge in SIEM implementation and log ingestion, SOAR, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence that will be data-driven with strong verbal, written communication, and leadership skills.

Cybersecurity Detection Engineering

• Define detection engineering strategy, roadmap, and objectives to achieve.
• Design and implement advanced threat detection techniques using tools such as SIEM, EDR, NDR, and SOAR platforms.
• Develop innovative custom detection rules and automated remediation, playbooks, and alerts tailored to the organization's threat landscape for enterprise and customer security.
• Leverage industry standard MITRE frameworks to identify detection coverage and close gaps.
• Monitor, optimize, and continuously improve detection systems for performance, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Collaborates with Threat Detection and Response team to continuously improve cybersecurity capabilities in identification, management, and response to threats in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Performs attack simulation testing to validate efficacy of use cases and purple teaming exercises collaborating with the Vulnerability Mgmt team.
• Manages and maintains SIEM / Data Lake data management and log ingestion infrastructure in collaboration with Cyber Defense Engineering.
• Evaluate, validate, tune, and sunset where necessary detection capabilities
• Maintains operational guidelines, diagrams, and documentation for security detection and response.

Incident Response Support

Threat Intelligence Integration

Stakeholder Collaboration

Governance and Compliance

Professional Technology Skills

Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

USD 173,900.00 - 289,800.00

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $173,900.00 - $289,800.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

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