Detection Engineer

Job Description

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be a US Citizen or valid Green Card Holder

This position is hybrid 3 days per week in either our Cincinnati, OH or Atlanta, GA office. This position is not eligible for remote work.

Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for a Detection Engineer to join our ever-evolving Threat Detection and Automation team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

What you'll own as the Detection Engineer

• Develop custom detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and other security tooling within a cutting-edge technology stack.

• Leverage threat modeling, detection engineering frameworks, and other creative methods to produce high-fidelity, investigation-worthy alerting.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to create tailored, purpose-built security content.

• Lead technical knowledge sharing sessions to empower other teammates and stay on the forefront of content development & beyond.

• Possess a "detection-as-code" mindset to drive security content that is confidently deployed, continuously tested, and expertly tuned.

• Become immersed in our technology stack and logging to deliver solutions that push the boundaries of our security capabilities. Use this familiarity to present our security teams with the most relevant data to make quick and accurate decisions.

• Stay current with the latest detection engineering techniques, threat tactics, and industry knowledgebase.

• Shape the future of our data science and advanced analytic efforts.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/information systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience. GSEC, GCIH, CISSP or other security or network certifications desired.

• Typically requires three or more years of experience with:

  • Experience with cloud-native data platforms, event streaming and analytic engines. Knowledge of network design and data flow/pipelines.

  • Strong understanding of security data lakes, SIEM, EDR, and interacting with SOAR.

  • High proficiency with SIEM query languages and scripting languages (Python, R, Powershell, SQL/KQL/LQL). Adaptability to new languages and technologies.

  • Clean and thoughtful documentation to enable knowledge sharing and reference materials.

  • Agile project development methodologies and incident case management experience.

  • Familiarity with "detection-as-code" and implementing CI/CD in detection engineering.

  • Ability to identify untapped value, while also possessing a "consumer-first" mindset to build outstanding security content.

  • In-depth knowledge of security technologies (encryption, data protection, design, privilege access, etc.).

About the team

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What makes a Worldpayer

What makes a Worldpayer? It's simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions and finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We're dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we're determined, always staying open and winning and failing as one.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer. Apply now to write the next chapter in your career.

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EEOC Statement

Worldpay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here.

If you are made a conditional offer of employment and will be working in the United States, you will be required to undergo a drug test. In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies and requirements needed to successfully perform the position. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities both during the hiring process, as well as to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.