Detection Engineering Lead, Product Security

Ciena; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in Ottawa seeks a hands-on technical leader for Detection Engineering. The role involves designing a comprehensive framework for logging, auditing, and alerting, defining telemetry standards, and translating threat intelligence into actionable detections. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in security engineering, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with SIEM technologies. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from C$76,600 to C$122,400 with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(K) with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid sick leave and vacation time

Qualifications

• 8+ years in security engineering or detection engineering.
• Strong understanding of logging architectures and telemetry design.
• Experience with threat detection logic, MITRE ATT&CK.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of Detection Engineering framework.
• Define logging and telemetry standards for product teams.
• Translate findings from Pen Testing into product-specific detections.

Skills

Security engineering

Telemetry design

SIEM integrations

Detection content development

Python

Data normalization

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Elastic

Sentinel

Job description

A global technology leader in Ottawa seeks a hands-on technical leader for Detection Engineering. The role involves designing a comprehensive framework for logging, auditing, and alerting, defining telemetry standards, and translating threat intelligence into actionable detections. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in security engineering, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with SIEM technologies. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from C$76,600 to C$122,400 with comprehensive benefits.