
Senior Threat Detection Engineer
PwC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Vaughan • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$84,700 - CA$134,700 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Conduct research on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and zero-day attacks to develop rule logic
- Perform use case coverage assessments and implement new use cases based on MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
- Maintain and enhance the SIEM use case library for our clients
- Lead use case workshops to tune and optimize client SIEM environments
- Test and document use cases before production deployment, ensuring adherence to test procedures
- Tune existing use cases based on client feedback or threat investigator recommendations
- Create use case design documents and investigation playbooks
- Track and action all use case tuning requests in a timely manner
- Review and update playbooks and documentation periodically for accuracy and relevance
- Define and track key risk indicators, performance metrics, and compliance metrics
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years of experience in Information Technology
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Information Security
- Prior experience with SIEM platforms: ArcSight, Splunk, LogRhythm, Azure Sentinel, Exabeam, Elastic, QRadar , LogScale
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, threat intelligence, and SIEM technologies
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat detection methodologies
- Knowledge of system development lifecycle, server platforms, networks, and vulnerability assessments
- Proficiency in Linux system configuration and networking protocols (TCP, SSL, authentication, OpenSSL, Apache)
- Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud, Azure, AWS) and Firebase services
- Understanding of machine learning foundations and data representation formats (JSON, YAML)
- Familiarity with source control tools (Git, TFS) and DevOps technologies (Azure DevOps, GitHub CI/CD)
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Inclusion benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Variable incentive pay programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
SIEMcybersecurity fundamentalsthreat intelligenceMITRE ATT&CKLinux system configurationnetworking protocolscloud platformsmachine learningdata representation formatsvulnerability assessments
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizationalproblem-solvingcollaboration