Detection Engineer: External Threat & 3rd-Party Risk

Astek; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Astek is seeking a Detection Engineer to support building and operating the Security Exposure and Third-Party Cyber Assurance Centre of Excellence within CASD – External Threat Operations. The role covers SEM and TPCA with continuous monitoring of internet-facing exposures and third-party cyber risk.

You will employ ASM/EASM, CTI, and data lake dashboards, while developing automation in Python/PowerShell/Bash and reporting to both technical and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience
• Experience with third-party/vendor security assessments (VDD, ODD, SIG)
• Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls
• Experience with ASM/EASM, CTI, digital risk monitoring
• Strong scripting for automation
• Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong analytical and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain always-on security exposure and external threat monitoring platforms.
• Monitor organisation, portfolio companies, and third parties for internet-facing vulnerabilities and threats.
• Perform ASM/EASM activities to identify and prioritize external exposures.
• Conduct third-party/vendor cybersecurity assessments (VDD, ODD, SIG).
• Assess third-party security controls against NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls.
• Leverage CTI and dark-web monitoring to identify threats.
• Investigate and coordinate remediation with stakeholders.
• Develop scripts to streamline monitoring and reporting.
• Build dashboards and cyber posture metrics.
• Document findings for technical and business audiences.
• Support continuous improvement of detection logic and exposure management.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Bash scripting

Threat monitoring

Threat intel (CTI)

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

ASM/EASM platforms

Digital risk monitoring tools

Dark-web monitoring tools

CTI platforms

Job description

Astek is seeking a Detection Engineer to support building and operating the Security Exposure and Third-Party Cyber Assurance Centre of Excellence within CASD – External Threat Operations. The role covers SEM and TPCA with continuous monitoring of internet-facing exposures and third-party cyber risk.

You will employ ASM/EASM, CTI, and data lake dashboards, while developing automation in Python/PowerShell/Bash and reporting to both technical and business stakeholders.