- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- On-site
- Director
- $169K–$254K per year
- 7+ years
Lead the enterprise detection engineering function, driving strategy, governance, and operational excellence across cloud, on‑premises, and OT/ICS environments.
Compensation
The annual base pay for this position ranges from $169,320.00 - $253,980.00 USD Annual.
Responsibilities
- Direct the development and execution of comprehensive detection engineering programmes aligned to risk appetite and threat landscape
- Ensure robust data pipelines support detection activities through telemetry collection, normalization, and quality assurance
- Oversee creation, testing, and deployment of detection logic across SIEM, EDR, and cloud‑native tooling
- Lead purple team operations to validate detection efficacy and drive remediation
- Operationalise AI agents, machine learning models, and orchestration workflows to enhance detection accuracy
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Nice to have: CISSP
- Nice to have: CISM
- Nice to have: GIAC (GCIA/GCDA/GMON)
- Nice to have: Cloud certifications