Zscaler · 6 hours ago
Senior Detection Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$119K/yr - $127K/yrZscaler is a company focused on accelerating digital transformation and enhancing cybersecurity for its customers. The Senior Detection Engineer will analyze telemetry and alerts, publish threat information, and improve detection workflows while collaborating with peers and leading projects.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareSecurity
Responsibilities
Using Red Canary’s detection platform to analyze EDR telemetry, alerts, and log sources across several detection domains (Endpoint, Identity, SIEM, Cloud/SaaS, etc.)
Publishing threats for customers using concisely-written communication while effectively conveying key and important indicators
Researching coverage opportunities then creating new detectors, and tune existing ones
Improving the Detection Engineering workflow through orchestration & automation
Providing mentorship to your peers and communicate effectively with others for efficient cross-team collaboration
Help lead projects to improve the quality of life for both the customer and the CIRT
Qualification
Required
Strong experience in Endpoint (MDR) and one or more of the following functional areas: Cloud/SaaS, Identity, Email or SIEM
Proven experience with automation and orchestration to effectively handle an extreme volume of telemetry and logs in a timely and efficient manner
Strong analytical thought-process and critical thinking skills to translate disparate activity into the realm of threat analysis
Experience using query languages and understanding syntax across EDR or other security platforms (SQL, K, Lucene, etc.)
Experience creating and tuning detectors/rules using commonly known tools such as YARA, SIGMA, Snort, Splunk, Elastic, etc
Ability to work from Wednesday - Saturday from 5pm MST - 3am MST
Preferred
You enjoy impacting the Infosec community through writing blogs, participating in webinars, and presenting at conference talks
Experience using version control software for the deployment of detectors, rules, or other automations (GitHub, CircleCi, etc)
Previous Red Team experience
Benefits
Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks, and more!
Company
Zscaler
Zscaler is a global cloud-based information security company that enables secure digital transformation for mobile and cloud.
Founded in 2008
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.67BKey Investors
TPG GrowthLightspeed Venture Partners
2025-07-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-04-23Post Ipo Equity· $22.7M
2018-03-16IPO
Leadership Team
Jay Chaudhry
CEO, Chairman & Founder
Hemant Dabke
Area Vice President
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