Senior Threat Detection Engineer – Cyber Defence

BoyleSports; Ireland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BoyleSports is seeking a Security Engineer specialized in Cyber Defence. This position involves building and operating detection and response capabilities to protect the company from attacks.

The role requires strong hands-on experience in SOC operations, excellent knowledge of SIEM/XDR platforms, and expertise in AWS investigation techniques. This is a full-time position offering remote work options across the EU.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of SOC analyst or similar experience.
• Strong understanding of detection engineering.
• Proficient in AWS event investigation and JSON data.

Responsibilities

• Design and tune detections for threats.
• Conduct threat hunts based on intelligence.
• Lead investigations during security incidents.

Skills

Hands-on SOC experience

Knowledge of SIEM/XDR platforms

AWS cloud investigation

Scripting in Python

MITRE ATT&CK framework

Calm under pressure

Education

Practitioner certifications (GCIA, GCIH, etc.)

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XDR / XSIAM

Splunk

AWS CloudTrail

Job description

BoyleSports is seeking a Security Engineer specialized in Cyber Defence. This position involves building and operating detection and response capabilities to protect the company from attacks.

The role requires strong hands-on experience in SOC operations, excellent knowledge of SIEM/XDR platforms, and expertise in AWS investigation techniques. This is a full-time position offering remote work options across the EU.