✦ Luna Orbit — Cybersecurity

Senior Detection Engineer

at Centene

📍 11 Locations Hybrid 💰 $87K – $161K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $87K – $161K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Cybersecurity

This role involves designing and implementing high-fidelity detection strategies across endpoint, network, and cloud telemetry to improve threat detection and response capabilities.

  • Develop detection rules and analytics
  • Lead detection initiatives
  • Mentor detection engineers
  • Partner with SOC/CSIRT
  • Improve detection coverage

Technical environment includes SIEM tools like Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, cloud platforms like Azure, and detection development using detection as code and CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate is a senior detection engineer with 5+ years of experience in threat detection, SIEM tools like Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel, and developing detection content using detection as code practices.

Detection developmentSplunkMicrosoft SentinelKQLThreat Inteldetection as codeCI/CD pipelinesendpoint detectionnetwork detection
AzureFortiNDRDatabricksSigma rulesattack mappingdetection replaybacktesting
SplunkMicrosoft SentinelAzureFortiNDRDatabricks
SplunkSPLMicrosoft SentinelKQLAzureFortiNDRDatabricksThreat IntelATT&CKdetection as codeCI/CD pipelinesendpoint detectionnetwork detection
SplunkSPLMicrosoft SentinelKQLAzureFortiNDRDatabricksSQLThreat IntelATT&CKSigma rulesdetection engineeringdetection as codeCI/CD pipelinesendpoint detectionnetwork detectioncloud telemetrySOCCSIRT
leadershipmentorshipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationtraininganalytical thinking
Industry Cybersecurity / Threat Detection
Job Function Design and improve threat detection strategies across multiple telemetry sources to reduce risk and alert fatigue
Detection EngineerSplunkSPLMicrosoft SentinelKQLAzureFortiNDRDatabricksSQLThreat IntelATT&CKdetection as codeCI/CD pipelinesendpoint detectionnetwork detection

Lack of experience with SIEM tools like Splunk or Sentinel, No experience with detection as code or CI/CD pipelines, Less than 5 years of relevant detection engineering experience

Apply for this Position →

Get matched to jobs like this

Luna finds roles that fit your skills and career goals — no endless scrolling required.

Create a Free Profile