Threat Detection Engineer

Role Overview

Millennium SOC is looking for an experienced Threat Detection Engineer to drive their best-in-class posture. The role involves hunting malicious activities, detecting and responding to new threats, and developing new detection and response approaches.

What You Will Do

The successful candidate will be responsible for threat hunting, detection engineering, playbook creation, leading information security response activities, and enforcing security policies and procedures.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a strong IT background, experience in creating detections in modern query languages, and experience with modern security tooling across security domains.

Requirements

• Bachelor or master's degree in computer science or cyber security
• 3 years' experience working in a security engineering role
• Experience in creating detections in modern query languages (KQL, SQL, SPL)
• Security certifications (Security+, OSCP, CISSP, CEH, GCIA, GCIH)
• Experience with modern security tooling across security domains
• Experience in standard enterprise technology stack
• Ability to handle sensitive and/or confidential materials with appropriate discretion
• Required scripting, development and automation skills using PowerShell or Python
• Experience in OSINT, Threat hunting and analysing malicious emails