Job#: 3030490 Job Description: Threat Detection Engineer
Location: Houston, Texas (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking a candidate for a technical detection engineering role focused on logs, telemetry, SIEM integration, and creating actionable alerts. This position involves building and improving threat detection pipelines by working with application logs, event data, and indicators of compromise. The objective is to convert raw data into actionable alerts for Incident Response, Secure AI, Forensics, and Insider Threat teams, enabling them to respond with increased speed and accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and improve threat detection pipelines.
- Work with application logs, event data, triggers, and indicators of compromise.
- Convert raw data into actionable alerts for various cybersecurity teams.
- Ingest telemetry into the SIEM and tune detections to reduce noise.
- Create practical, usable alerts to support incident response.
- Support multiple cyber functions with shared detections.
Required Qualifications
Experience: A strong background in Threat Detection Engineering is required. Candidates must have experience with log analysis and parsing, understanding which data is important. Experience should include implementing detections, not only monitoring them.
Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with Palo Alto SIEM is required. Proficiency in SIEM integration, including ingesting telemetry and tuning detections, is necessary. Experience working with UEBA tools, specifically EverFox/EverInsight, is also a requirement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building dashboards and security reports.
- Prior experience supporting insider threat programs, forensics teams, or AI security monitoring.
- Previous exposure to enterprise-scale Security Operations Center (SOC) environments.
Compensation & Benefits
A compensation range of $65.00 to $80.00 per hour is offered for this position. This employer provides a benefits package available to eligible employees.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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