About this role
Principal Associate - Detection Engineering solves hard security problems by building detection logic, leveraging AI-driven workflows, and maintaining end-to-end detection pipelines across enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
- AI-Driven Detection & Engineering
- Detection-as-Code (DaC) design and maintenance
- Strategic architecture with MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- Offensive security alignment and threat hunting
- Stakeholder & risk management; mentorship
Technical Overview
Role focuses on AI-driven detection, Detection-as-Code, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, and threat research with Python, SQL, Git/GitHub, CI/CD, and cloud monitoring capabilities.
Ideal Candidate
An experienced detection engineer with 3+ years in threat detection and security engineering, strong Python and SQL skills, and the ability to translate attacker techniques into detections. Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, Detection-as-Code, GenAI, and mentoring junior engineers is highly valued.
Must-Have Skills
High School DiplomaGEDor equivalent certification3+ years of experience in Information Technology or Cyber Security2+ years of experience with hostcloudapplication or network logs2+ years of experience developing alerts for threat detection2+ years of penetration testing or offensive security experience
Nice-to-Have Skills
Bachelor's Degree in Information TechnologyCyber Security or Computer Science4+ years of experience in Threat DetectionThreat Huntingor Security Engineering4+ years of experience with data science concepts and techniques4+ years of experience with Python1+ years of experience in publishing code to GitHubGCIAGCIHCISSPGMONGREMGCTDMLEOR Cloud (GCPAWS) certifications
Tools & Platforms
GitHubGit
Required Skills
High school diplomaSQLPythonDetection engineeringDetection-as-CodeMITRE ATT&CKRed Team methodologiesthreat researchdata science conceptsCI/CDcloud monitoringREST APIOAuth
Hard Skills
SQLPythonDetection engineeringDetection as CodeDaCGenAIMITRE ATT&CK frameworkRed Team methodologiesThreat researchData science conceptsCI/CDCloud monitoringREST APIOAuthAttacker TTPs
Soft Skills
Analytical thinkingCommunicationLeadershipMentoringStrategic thinking
Certifications
Required
GCIAGCIHCISSPGMONGREMGCTDMLECloud (GCPAWS) certifications
Keywords for Your Resume
principal associatedetection engineeringAI-Driven Detection & EngineeringDetection-as-CodeDaCGenAIMITRE ATT&CK frameworkRed Team methodologiesthreat researchdata science conceptsPythonSQLGitGitHubCI/CDcloud monitoringREST APIOAuthPaginationregulatory compliancesecurity controlsai-driven detection & engineeringdetection-as-codemitre att&ckred teampythonsqlgit
Deal Breakers
3+ years IT or Cyber Security experience, 2+ years SQL and Python, 2+ years Git and CI/CD, No sponsorship
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