Threat Detection Engineer

Company Description

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us!

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve. We are EVERSANA.  

Job Description

THE POSITION:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Threat Detection Engineer to join our dynamic security team. In this role you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining threat detection capabilities to protect our organization from cyber threats.  The primary responsibility will be building, deploying, and maintaining the detection rules for our security toolset.  Additionally, you will work within the Security Engineering team to administer the security stack at EVERSANA, help streamline processes and respond to security events as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:

• Develop and Implement: Create threat detection rules, alerts, and dashboards using Splunk, SentinelOne, and other security tools.  Should be comfortable creating SIGMA rules in YAML. 
• Analyze Logs: Examine security logs and alerts to identify and investigate potential security incidents.  Continuously monitor security logs and network traffic for threats, breaches, and unusual activity.  Embed that activity into detection logic and security controls.
• Collaborate: Work closely within the security team to enhance our overall security posture.  Administer applications within the EVERSANA security stack.
• Stay Informed: Keep up-to-date with the latest threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies.
• Maintain Documentation: Contribute to the development and upkeep of security detection database.  Will be responsible for maintaining a list of currently deployed detection rules.
• Automate Processes: Streamline security tasks and processes to boost efficiency and effectiveness.
• Incident Response: Respond to security incidents, troubleshoot issues, and remediate as required.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• All other duties as assigned

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by an employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. If reasonable accommodation is needed to perform the essential functions of your job position, please contact Human Resources.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel (0%)
• Hours (40 hours per week, 5 days of the week)

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above.

Qualifications

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• 2 year degree or equi