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Job Details
Job Title: Detection Engineer
Location: Fully Remote
Duration: 06+ Months Contract
Job id - 170972
What you will be doing:
What you will need:
About PTR Global: PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit
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The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.
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Location: Fully Remote
Duration: 06+ Months Contract
Job id - 170972
What you will be doing:
- Develop custom detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and other security tooling within a cutting-edge technology stack.
- Leverage threat modeling, detection engineering frameworks, and other creative methods to produce high-fidelity, investigation-worthy alerting.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to create tailored, purpose-built security content.
- Lead technical knowledge sharing sessions to empower other teammates and stay on the forefront of content development & beyond.
- Possess a detection-as-code mindset to drive security content that is confidently deployed, continuously tested, and expertly tuned.
- Become immersed in our technology stack and logging to deliver solutions that push the boundaries of our security capabilities. Use this familiarity to present our security teams with the most relevant data to make quick and accurate decisions.
- Stay current with the latest detection engineering techniques, threat tactics, and industry knowledgebase.
- Shape the future of our data science and advanced analytic efforts.
What you will need:
- Bachelors degree in computer science/information systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
- GSEC, GCIH, CISSP or other security or network certifications desired.
- Typically requires two or more years of experience with:
- Experience with cloud-native data platforms, event streaming and analytic engines. Knowledge of network design and data flow/pipelines.
- Strong understanding of security data lakes, SIEM, EDR, and interacting with SOAR.
- Expert proficiency with programming/scripting languages and query languages (Python, R, Powershell, SQL/KQL/LQL). Adaptability to new languages and technologies.
- Clean and thoughtful documentation to enable knowledge sharing and reference materials.
- Agile project development methodologies and incident case management experience.
- Familiarity with detection-as-code and implementing CI/CD in detection engineering.
- Ability to identify untapped value, while also possessing a consumer-first mindset to build outstanding security content.
- In-depth knowledge of security technologies (encryption, data protection, design, privilege access, etc.).
- Exploratory mindset, ownership, time management, presentation and organizational skills. Passion for securing the mission, continuous learning and a growth mindset.
About PTR Global: PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit
At PTR Global, we understand the importance of your privacy and security. We NEVER ASK job applicants to:
- Pay any fee to be considered for, submitted to, or selected for any opportunity.
- Purchase any product, service, or gift cards from us or for us as part of an application, interview, or selection process.
- Provide sensitive financial information such as credit card numbers or banking information. Successfully placed or hired candidates would only be asked for banking details after accepting an offer from us during our official onboarding processes as part of payroll setup.
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.
If you receive a suspicious message, email, or phone call claiming to be from PTR Global, do not respond or click on any links. Instead, contact us directly at +1 . To report any concerns, please email us at
Add your LinkedIn Hashtag at end of the job description
Example- #LI-HY1
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