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Shift5 · 2 weeks ago

Detection Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$100K/yr - $175K/yr

Shift5 is a fast-growing scale-up specializing in cybersecurity and operational technology. They are seeking a highly motivated Detection Engineer to understand cyber threats against operational technology systems and develop methodologies for intrusion detection and prevention.

Cyber SecurityHardwareSoftwareTransportation

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with hardware, software, field, and research engineers

Develop software modules for Shift5 products designed to detect anomalies in OT systems and serial networks. You will primarily write software in C++/Rust/Golang/Python for detection modules, testbeds, and tools you develop

Work with cross-functional teams to build out robust and performant capabilities related to our product’s ability to perform real-time detection and prevention

Work with QA and Test Engineers ensuring end to end testing of team’s detection modules and algorithms

Distinguish between anomalous and benign traffic within large repositories of serial bus data

Perform investigations of real-world customer anomalies in order to determine root cause, enhance detections, or inform the development of new detections

Design and deliver technical training, usage guides, and operational best practices to enable customers to effectively interpret and triage detection observations, and optimize software configurations for accurate identification of cybersecurity and maintenance issues

Effectively communicate technical information about cyber threats to both technical and non-technical audiences

Contribute to fundamental frameworks that describe types of threats to OT systems and provide a common language to share information about identified threats

Read technical documentation such as specifications, technical standards, and interface control documents to understand the data we are analyzing

Document your work for technical and non-technical audiences. This includes engineering documentation, technical reports, and presentations

Collaborate with vulnerability researchers to develop detection methodologies for novel attacks against OT systems leveraging a wide range of exploitation techniques

Be ready to learn and be flexible. You’ll be engaged in a wide variety of work in support Shift5 priorities, which often change in a growing company

Occasionally travel <10%

Qualification

Intrusion detectionC/C++ programmingEmbedded systemsCybersecurity conceptsDevOps toolsAnomaly detectionTest driven developmentMultitaskingLearning agilityTechnical documentationCommunication skillsCollaboration