Colossus Technologies Group · 1 day ago
Sr. Detection Engineer - Logflow - Security Lake
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expColossus Technologies Group is building a security-first log ingestion and detection platform designed to handle massive volumes of security telemetry. The Senior Detection Engineer will work on designing and building detections on large-scale security log pipelines and defining normalization and enrichment logic to ensure reliable detections.
Computer & Network Security
Responsibilities
Designing and building detections on top of large-scale security log pipelines
Working directly with raw security telemetry (cloud logs, audit logs, infra logs, identity logs, etc.)
Defining normalization and enrichment logic that makes detections reliable and portable
Authoring and tuning detection logic to balance signal quality vs. noise
Partnering closely with ingestion and platform engineers to improve log quality at the source
Helping shape how the Security Lake stores, queries, and exposes data for detection use cases
Qualification
Required
5+ years in detection engineering, security analytics, or security data engineering
Hands-on experience writing detections on log-based security data
Deep familiarity with security telemetry (cloud audit logs, identity logs, infra logs, EDR, network, etc.)
Experience working with normalized vs. raw logs and understanding the tradeoffs
Comfort digging into messy, inconsistent data and making it detection-ready
Ability to reason about detections at scale (performance, cost, false positives)
Preferred
Experience with SIEMs, security lakes, or custom detection platforms
Familiarity with log ingestion pipelines or log shippers/collectors
Experience working close to data platforms or security data infrastructure
Scripting or query experience (SQL-like languages, Python, etc.)
Exposure to detection-as-code or version-controlled detection logic
Company
Colossus Technologies Group
At Colossus Technologies Group, we provide top-tier cybersecurity and digital trust staffing, IT consulting, and project management solutions, including privacy, security, and GRC SaaS platform solution implementation.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Kort Evans
Founder and Principal Cybersecurity Consultant
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