Genesis10 is currently seeking a Cyber Security Engineer - Threat Detection with a Global Financial Institution. This is a hybrid 6+ month contract opportunity. This role is part of a high-performing Security Operations team responsible for advancing the organization's security monitoring, detection engineering, and cyber defense capabilities. The successful candidate will focus on building, tuning, and maintaining effective detections across cloud and on-premises environments to proactively identify, investigate, and respond to threats.
Responsibilities: - Design, develop, tune, and maintain threat detection logic across cloud and on-premises environments to improve visibility, alert quality, and response effectiveness
- Build and maintain efficient data ingestion and log onboarding pipelines for security-relevant telemetry
- Partner with threat intelligence teams to translate emerging threats and attacker techniques into actionable detection strategies
- Collaborate with security analysts, incident responders, and technology teams to investigate detections and reduce time to detect and respond
- Develop and fine-tune detection rules, signatures, correlation logic, and alerting thresholds to reduce false positives
- Map detections and coverage to relevant frameworks, including MITRE ATT&CK
- Use automation, scripting, and detection-as-code practices to improve the lifecycle management of detection content
- Evaluate security monitoring technologies, data sources, and analytics capabilities to identify opportunities for enhancement
- Ensure detection engineering practices align with applicable compliance and regulatory requirements
- Create and maintain clear documentation for detection logic, data sources, and operational procedures
- Continuously assess the effectiveness of cybersecurity monitoring controls
Requirements: - Minimum of 3 years of relevant cybersecurity, detection engineering, SOC engineering, security analytics, or security operations experience
- Hands-on experience analyzing logs and security telemetry from multiple sources, including endpoint, network, identity, cloud, infrastructure, and application platforms
- Experience with cloud SIEM, UEBA, EDR, SOAR, data lake, or related detection and monitoring technologies
- Strong knowledge of query languages and data analysis techniques
- Experience developing detection-as-code pipelines, automation, or scripts
- Ability to translate threat intelligence and adversary behaviors into practical detections
- Experience mapping detections to MITRE ATT&CK or similar security frameworks
- Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, common enterprise infrastructure, and cloud environments
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills
Desired skills: - Additional cybersecurity experience in incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, security engineering, or cloud security is a plus
Pay range: up to $64.82 per hour Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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