What success looks like in this role:
- Develop and Implement Custom Detections:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-fidelity detection rules, signatures, and analytics for a diverse array of enterprise security tools, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). The objective is to identify both known and emerging threats effectively.
- Translate complex threat intelligence, sophisticated attack methodologies (e.g., leveraging the MITRE ATT&CK; Framework), and vulnerability insights into exact, actionable, and automated detection logic.
- Continuously tune and optimize existing detection mechanisms to significantly reduce false positives, enhance alert fidelity, and ensure a high signal-to-noise ratio, thereby minimizing alert fatigue for security analysts.
- Perform Tier 3 Security Investigations and Proactive Threat Hunting:
- Lead and conduct advanced, complex security investigations (Tier 3) escalated from lower tiers, encompassing root cause analysis,
malware and indicator analysis, and recommending robust corrective measures to prevent future incidents.
- Proactively conduct threat hunting activities across network, endpoint, and cloud environments to identify novel or hidden threats, subtle anomalies, and security gaps that may evade existing detection controls.
- Collaborate closely with Incident Response (IR) teams to ensure effective communication, facilitate rapid response to detected threats, and integrate lessons learned into the development of new or refined detection capabilities.
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- Manage and Optimize MSSP Tier 1 & Tier 2 Operations:
- Serve as the primary technical liaison for Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) partners, providing expert guidance and strategic oversight for their Tier 1 and Tier 2 security monitoring and operational activities.
- Ensure MSSP adherence to organizational security policies, detection standards, and
📌 Detection and Response Engineer (India)
🏢 Unisys
📍 India