Lead Security Engineer (Detection)

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Information Technology

Job Profile

Cybersecurity Lead Engineer

Management Level

Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $130,600.00 - $217,600.00. 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.

Job Description

The Lead Cybersecurity Detection Engineering will be a part of a team of Detection Engineers to design, implement, and maintain advanced detection capabilities, protecting the organization from emerging cyber threats. This crucial role will enhance Cox Automotive’s next-generation Cyber Defense practice, enabling rapid threat response and automated remediation. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional Engineering teams, build innovative threat detection and response use cases, and leverage threat intelligence to proactively monitor emerging threat vectors. The ideal candidate will have expert-level knowledge in SIEM implementation and log ingestion, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence, and will be data-driven.

PLEASE NOTE: this is an individual contributor opportunity

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Cybersecurity Detection Engineering:

• Design advanced threat detection techniques using tools such as SIEM, EDR, NDR, and SOAR platforms.
• Develop detection-as-code rules and automated remediation, playbooks, and alerts tailored to the organization’s threat landscape for enterprise and customer security.
• Leverage industry standard MITRE frameworks to show detection coverage and gaps.
• Monitor, optimize, and continuously improve detection systems for performance, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Work alongside the Threat Detection and Response team to continuously improve cybersecurity capabilities in identification, management, and response to threats in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Performs attack simulation testing to validate efficacy of use cases and purple teaming exercises collaborating with the Vulnerability Mgmt team.
• Manages and maintains SIEM/Data Lake data management and log ingestion infrastructure in collaboration with Cyber Defense Engineering.
• Maintains operational guidelines, diagrams, and documentation for security detection and response.

Incident Response Support:

• Collaborate with the incident response team to ensure rapid detection and containment of cyber threats.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to develop detection use cases during high-severity security incidents.
• Continuously improve detection and response processes based on lessons learned from incidents.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed to address new security threats facing the enterprise.
• Provides off hour support as needed for security administration, detection, and response activities.

Threat Intelligence Integration:

• Leverage threat intelligence to enhance detection capabilities and proactively mitigate risks.
• Identify and analyze new and emerging threat vectors and incorporate them into detection strategies.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with other Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Product teams to align detection strategies with organizational objectives.
• Communicate detection capabilities and findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership.

Governance and Compliance:

• Ensure all detection processes and tools adhere to regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS, NIST).
• Establish and maintain documentation of detection strategies, processes, and configurations.

Skills

Detection Engineering

Ability to:

• Work with internal Cybersecurity teams and external MSSPs for creation and operationalization of Detection Engineering use cases for WAF, DDoS Protection, Email systems, DLP, AV, and Endpoint security technologies.
• Develop security event correlation in SIEM technologies.
• Apply security Threat Intelligence to identify new threat vectors.
• Lead projects to improve security monitoring and response capabilities.
• Demonstrate a strong security engineering and architecture background to best understand how to em