Wells Fargo

Senior Threat Detection Engineer

Wells Fargo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: IselinArizonaCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $196,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Translate threat intelligence into actionable detection use cases.
  • Stay current on emerging threats, attacker TTPs, and detection technologies.
  • Work under the guidance of Lead and Principal Detection Engineers to implement scalable detection strategies.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives within the detection engineering function.
  • Support engineering and operational efforts for threat detection platforms including Splunk, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft Defender.
  • Develop and tune detection logic mapped to MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
  • Create and maintain dashboards, alerts, and reports to support threat detection and incident response.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of detection content with threat intelligence and business priorities.
  • Assist in the integration of threat intelligence feeds and automation tools to enrich detection pipelines.
  • Participate in detection content lifecycle management including testing, deployment, and refinement.
  • Contribute to documentation and playbooks for detection engineering processes.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft Defender.
  • Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat actor TTPs.
  • Experience developing and tuning detection content for high signal-to-noise ratio.
  • Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell.
Benefits
  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
threat intelligencedetection use casesdetection logicscripting languagesPythonPowerShelldetection contentsignal-to-noise ratioincident responseautomation tools
Soft Skills
collaborationcontinuous improvementdocumentationcommunicationalignment with business priorities