Lead Security Engineer (Detection)

The Lead Security Detection Engineer is responsible for the global management and operations of DDoS tooling across the enterprise. This role will be focused on customer threat detection work and needs to be an expert in detection and SIEM. The Lead Security Detection Engineer develops new customer security detection use cases to detect and prevent fraud and abuse within Cox Automotive products. PLEASE NOTE: this is an individual contributor opportunity WHAT YOU'LL DO Security Detection Engineering Collaborates closely with engineering teams across the organization to provide operational support for WAF, Bot Management, and DDoS protection. Leads attack simulation tests to validate detection use cases are identifying attack patterns within on-prem and cloud systems. Develops customer threat detection and automated threat remediation use cases utilizing SIEM and other technologies. Develops and advances security tooling in-house to detect and respond to custom use cases. Collaborates with IR/Threat Intelligence and Threat detection team to continuously improve cybersecurity capabilities in identification, management, and response to threats in the most efficient and effective manner. Manages, administrates, and improves security monitoring products for WAF, SIEM, DDoS protection, and other industry standard security technologies. Leverages Threat Intelligence and performs threat hunting activities to identify compromised accounts and systems with EDR and other technologies. Proposes and helps review security plans and policies to improve the organization's security posture. Maintains operational playbooks, diagrams, and documentation for security detection and response. Reviews proposed security deployments to ensure security monitoring requirements are met. Other duties may be assigned as needed to address new security threats facing the enterprise. Utilizes MITRE ATTACK and industry standard frameworks to build and test detection use cases. Provides off hour support as needed for security administration, detection, and response activities. Incident Response Partners with Incident Response team to handle customer security and fraud related investigations. Perform incident response and forensic activities for internal and external threats. Reviews compromised systems to identify root cause of security incidents and remediation actions that need to be taken. Leverages forensic toolsets to investigate incidents and implements advanced forensic tools to speed up incident response investigations. Researches new TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures) that threat actors are utilizing to undermine enterprise IT environments. Provides timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, misuse, and distinguishes incidents and events from benign activities. Correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities and make recommendations that enable swift remediation. Plans, implements, and documents incident handling, response tasks, and procedures. Skills Cyber Defense Ability to: Work with internal IT teams and external MSSPs for security monitoring of WAF, DDoS Protection, Email systems, DLP, AV, and Endpoint security technologies. Perform data analytics, security event correlation, triage, and analysis. Apply security Threat Intelligence to respond appropriately to security events. Work on projects to improve security monitoring and response capabilities. Demonstrate a strong understanding of Zero Trust security best practices. Demonstrate a strong security engineering and architecture background to best understand how to employ the most effective and efficient security monitoring. Demonstrate effective communication of security issues to management and others. Maintain the security monitoring operational guidelines and standards for security. WHO YOU ARE Knowledge, Experience & Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of industry related professional experience and education. 6 years related Security Engineering/Analyst experience required Experience working in a SOC Expert knowledge on Web Security, DDoS protection, and data analytics Expert experience with developing SIEM/SOAR detection and automation use cases. Cloud security experience in AWS, Azure, or GCP GSEC, GCIA, GFE, GCFA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CIA certification(s) Working experience with Information Security, Application Security, and Security Monitoring and Incident Response. Must live within a commutable distance to either our Atlanta or NY office USD 128,000.00 - 213,500.00 per year Compensation: Compensation includes a base salary of $128,000.00 - $213,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program. Benefits: The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave. About Cox Automotive At Cox Automotive, people of every background are driven by their passion for mobility, innovation and community. We transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars, accelerating the industry with global powerhouse brands like Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Manheim and more. What's more, we do it all with an emphasis on employee growth and happiness. Drive your future forward and join Cox Automotive today About Cox Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page . 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