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Staff Threat Detection Engineer
Chainalysis Inc.Staff Threat Detection Engineer leading corporate threat detection strategy at Chainalysis. Designing high-fidelity detections and conducting threat hunting for threat mitigation.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQL
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead Detection Strategy: Own the end-to-end roadmap for corporate threat detection, mapping coverage against frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
- Engineer High-Fidelity Detections: Design and maintain scalable detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and cloud logging platforms (AWS/GCP).
- Conduct Threat Hunting: Plan and execute hypothesis-driven hunting campaigns to uncover novel TTPs and turn findings into durable controls.
- Perform Risk Modeling: Lead threat assessments and design reviews for new technology on-boarding and product design changes.
- Optimize Response: Partner with Incident Response to refine alert quality, automate triage playbooks, and reduce time-to-containment.
- Mentor & Influence: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the DaRE team while influencing product teams to improve visibility and remediate gaps.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years of experience in detection engineering, SOC, or incident response at scale.
- Deep expertise in building and tuning detections within SIEM, EDR, and log analytics platforms.
- Advanced proficiency in writing complex detection queries (e.g., KQL, SPL, SQL).
- Demonstrated experience detecting modern attacker TTPs across endpoint, identity, and cloud environments.
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash) for automation and enrichment.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional security initiatives with IT and Engineering stakeholders.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
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Hard Skills & Tools
detection engineeringSIEMEDRcloud loggingKQLSPLSQLPythonBashrisk modeling
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipcross-functional collaborationinfluence