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M&T Bank · 3 days ago

Lead Threat Detection Engineer

Wilmington, DE

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$122K/yr - $203K/yr

5+ years exp

M&T Bank is a financial institution seeking a Lead Threat Detection Engineer to enhance their threat detection capabilities. This role involves designing and optimizing detection architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and implementing advanced techniques to identify and mitigate cyber threats in real time.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Jenna Bissonette

Responsibilities

Design and implement advanced detection architectures across the organization’s security landscape, utilizing SIEM, EDR, NDR, and cloud security platforms. Ensure the detection infrastructure scales to handle the growing complexity and volume of enterprise threats

Lead the development and refinement of complex, high-fidelity detection use cases, custom correlation rules, and detection models tailored to the organization’s unique risk profile and threat landscape

Architect and implement advanced methods for the integration and fusion of internal, external, and commercial threat intelligence sources. Build and refine correlation techniques to identify sophisticated, multi-vector attacks, leveraging threat intelligence and behavioral analysis

Continuously enhance and optimize detection techniques, reducing alert fatigue and improving detection accuracy by applying advanced techniques like statistical analysis, machine learning, and automation. Implement continuous feedback loops to refine use cases and reduce false positives

Develop and implement automation and orchestration for complex systems to streamline security operations and response activities

Lead collaboration efforts with Cybersecurity and Technology teams to effectively implement and maintain security solutions for the organization

Lead improvement initiatives within Cybersecurity team, implementing best practices and optimizing processes to enhance security capabilities

Actively partner with vendor to optimize security products and/or drive resolution of complex support issues

Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management

Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable

Complete other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Threat detection architectureSIEMMachine learningCorrelation rulesCybersecurity toolsStatistical analysisAutomationOrchestrationPersuasive communicationData analysisCritical thinkingInterpersonal skillsProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years' higher education and/or work experience

Preferred

In-depth experience in developing, testing, and refining advanced detection use cases, correlation rules, and automated workflows based on security data

Proficiency in designing and managing security data models to structure and optimize log data for efficient querying, reporting, and analysis. Experience in transforming raw security logs into actionable data for continuous monitoring and threat hunting

Experience in leveraging advanced analytics capabilities such as statistical analysis, machine learning models, risk based analytics and anomaly detection to improve the accuracy and efficiency of threat detection and response strategies

Proficient level of critical thinking and problem solving ability

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience partnering with leaders to design solutions to business needs

Proficient persuasive communication skills to gain buy-in of others

Strong ability to analyze and draw reliable conclusions based on large volumes of quantitative data from diverse sources

Ability effectively serves in indirect leadership role

Company

M&T Bank

Glassdoor3.6

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose.

Founded in 1856

Buffalo, New York, US

10001+ employees

http://www.mtb.com

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