Detection Engineer
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Skills Assessment
Breaks down complex problems into fundamental truths and builds solutions from the ground up
Prefers building and shipping code over meetings and documentation
Deep technical expertise across security domains, tools, and architectures
Constantly learning, experimenting, and staying ahead of emerging threats
Battle-tested experience solving real-world security incidents and challenges
Profile Summary
This Senior Detection Engineer builds robust security detection capabilities and response playbooks that significantly reduce an organization's mean time to detect (MTTD) and mean time to respond (MTTR). They are adept at translating threat intelligence into actionable detections, enhancing the overall resilience of complex systems against advanced persistent threats.
Problems Solved
- Engineered and deployed a new SIEM correlation rule set that reduced critical alert false positives by 65% for a major Australian financial institution, improving analyst efficiency.
- Developed automated incident response playbooks for cloud-native environments, decreasing average incident containment time by 40% across 500+ AWS accounts.
- Built a custom threat hunting platform integrating OSINT and internal telemetry, leading to the proactive identification and remediation of 3 zero-day vulnerabilities in a high-profile SaaS product.
What They Build
They build scalable detection logic, automated response mechanisms, and threat intelligence pipelines. Their focus is on creating proactive defenses and optimizing the incident lifecycle through engineering solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing security operations.
What Would Make Them Move
Want a senior IR role at a company that actually gets breached — not in a bad way, but somewhere with real threat exposure. Tabletop exercises are fine but I want to run real incident response. SOC experience is a bonus but I want to lead, not just triage.
Mission & Values
When everything is on fire, you need someone who stays calm and knows the playbook. I have been that person through some of the worst breaches in APAC. Now I want to build the IR capability that prevents the next one.