Senior Threat Detection Engineer

PayPal, Inc.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Flexible work model

Job summary

PayPal in Singapore is seeking a forward-thinking Detection Engineer to join our Threat Detection team within Security Operations. This role focuses on building high-fidelity, scalable detections that reduce risk across enterprise, cloud, and product environments.

You will partner with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Product Security, and Platform teams to design detection strategies, close visibility gaps, and drive measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
• Experience with SIEM and EDR platforms
• Proficiency in Python or PowerShell for automation

Responsibilities

• Translate threat actor TTPs into reliable detections.
• Maintain high signal-to-noise ratios by minimizing false positives.
• Evaluate detection effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with Incident Response to refine detection based on investigations.
• Support strategic SIEM and SOAR migrations and automation scaling.
• Contribute to detection frameworks and repeatable processes.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Threat hunting

Detection engineering

Security automation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel

CrowdStrike

SIEM/KQL

Job description

PayPal in Singapore is seeking a forward-thinking Detection Engineer to join our Threat Detection team within Security Operations. This role focuses on building high-fidelity, scalable detections that reduce risk across enterprise, cloud, and product environments.

You will partner with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Product Security, and Platform teams to design detection strategies, close visibility gaps, and drive measurable impact.