Job Description
The Senior Threat Detection Engineer is part of Threat Detection Engineering team in the Experian Global Security Office. You will be an engineering resource responsible for the innovation and development of SIEM & UEBA systems. Your focus will be directed to understanding multiple vendor feeds and developing the capability of our analytics tools to detect anomalous, suspicious, or malicious behaviours. You will have information security experience in incident response and able to apply that knowledge to guide future content to reduce risk.
This is a remote UK based position reporting to the SIEM/UEBA Security Content Lead.
What you'll do
1. Understand data feeds of multiple security tools and logs that feed the SIEM & UEBA technologies, you will identify the capabilities and quality of these feeds and recommend improvements.
2. Create new content use cases based on threat intelligence, analyst feedback, available log data, previous incidents.
3. Perform daily activities of the content life cycle, including creating new use cases, testing content; tune, and remove content; and maintain associated documentation.
4. Work with the other security functions and product SMEs to identify gaps within existing functions.
5. Develop parsers/field extractions to facilitate reliable content development
6. Develop custom scripts to enhance default SIEM functionality
7. Participate in root cause analysis on security incidents and provide recommendations for containment and remediation
8. Be a liaison to departments to fulfill audit, regulatory compliance or corporate security policy requirements.
9. Create novel analytic methods and techniques for incident detection
10. Ensure documentation for content is available on team wiki- specifically including content roadmap and documentation on current content
Qualifications
11. Experience with SIEM content development (LogRhythm, Splunk, QRadar, McAfee ESM, or similar SIEM platform)
12. Relevant qualifications i.e. SANS, CISP, CISM
13. Understanding of log formats and source data for SIEM Analysis
14. Solid background with Windows and Linux platforms (security or system administration)
15. Incident handling/incident response/security analytics skills
16. Understanding of technical concepts including networking and different cyber attacks
17. Solid comprehension of multiple security controls, capabilities and use in a corporate environment
18. Demonstrated history of innovation
19. Knowledge of programming/scripting fundamentals
Additional Information
Benefits package includes:
20. Flexible work environment, working hybrid or in the office if you prefer.
21. Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
22. Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more
23. 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.
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