Cyber Operate Detection Engineer (Consultant)

Deloitte France; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 83,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte's Cyber practice in the United States seeks a Managed Services Engineer II to help develop, test, tune, and maintain cybersecurity detections for client security operations in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with SOC analysts, threat hunters, incident responders, and platform engineers to ensure effective threat coverage and timely responses across clients.

Strong communication, meticulous detail, and the ability to lead projects are essential, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Computer Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security operations, threat intelligence, networking, or systems administration.
• Experience reviewing or analyzing authentication events, network traffic, OS activity, vulnerability data, security logs, or alerts.
• Experience using at least one scripting or query language: Python, PowerShell, SQL, KQL, or SPL.
• Experience documenting technical findings, test results, configuration changes, or detection logic.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Responsibilities

• Review threat intelligence, emerging threats, attack techniques, vulnerabilities, and historical incident information to identify detection requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and update detection rules, queries, signatures, and indicators of compromise for security monitoring platforms.
• Configure and tune detections; identify false positives; and recommend improvements that maintain effective threat coverage.
• Test and validate detection rules against known threats and attack scenarios; document test results, configuration changes, and detection logic.
• Monitor detection performance; investigate gaps or unexpected results; support incident-response research; and collaborate with SOC analysts, threat hunters, incident responders, Platform Operations Engineers, and client cybersecurity teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Independent work

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Project leadership

Task prioritization

Interpersonal skills

Meeting deadlines

Guidance to others

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

Google Cloud Security Operations

Elastic

CrowdStrike

Microsoft Defender

Job description

Deloitte's Cyber practice in the United States seeks a Managed Services Engineer II to help develop, test, tune, and maintain cybersecurity detections for client security operations in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with SOC analysts, threat hunters, incident responders, and platform engineers to ensure effective threat coverage and timely responses across clients.

Strong communication, meticulous detail, and the ability to lead projects are essential, with opportunities to