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Senior Threat Detection Engineer

Dragos
Location
United States
Posted
20 days ago
Department
Detections
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 8+ years in security operations, threat hunting, or detection development, OR offensive operations, threat emulation, or security tool development
  • 2+ years of experience operationalizing cyber threat intelligence to defend networks from emerging threats
  • 1+ years of direct experience with SCADA, DCS, building automation, or other industrial control system devices and environments
  • Advanced network packet analysis and manipulation using tools such as Wireshark, Tshark, ngrep, tcpdump, Zeek, and Scapy
  • Working knowledge of Windows Event Logging fundamentals
  • Awareness of common operating system internals and the ability to identify analytic opportunities
Nice to have
  • Experience creating detections using technologies such as Suricata, Snort, YARA, or Zeek
  • Prior experience producing cyber threat intelligence reports or working with threat intelligence to understand and counter adversary operations
  • Development experience with programming languages such as Python, Rust, Ruby, Go, or Lua
  • Experience with SOC platforms such as Splunk or Elasticsearch (including the ECS schema)
  • Experience incorporating AI tools, models, or services into detection engineering workflows
What the job really is

As a Senior Threat Detection Engineer at Dragos, you will be responsible for creating and validating threat detections for industrial control systems (ICS) based on cyber threat intelligence. Your role involves mentoring junior engineers, analyzing network data, and collaborating with various teams to enhance detection capabilities. You will also engage in documentation and knowledge sharing to improve the team's overall effectiveness in safeguarding critical infrastructure.

Benefits
  • Salary: $152,000
  • Competitive Equity Package
  • Comprehensive Benefits Plan
Things to weigh
  • Remote-first team structure may require strong self-motivation and communication skills
  • Role emphasizes mentoring and collaboration, which may not suit all candidates
  • Focus on ICS environments may require specific industry knowledge and experience
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