Cyber Threat Detection & Forensic Engineer

3Core Systems, Inc

Denver, Northern (CO, KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Job summary

3Core Systems, Inc is seeking a Cyber Threat Detection & Forensic Engineer in Denver, CO for a long-term role. The position is hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) with on-site work required from day one.

The engineer will map threat intelligence using MITRE ATT&CK, develop detection rules in Microsoft Sentinel, and tune defenses across tools such as MDE to reduce noise. Strong threat modeling and telemetry expertise are essential.

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and mapping threat intel to real-world adversary tactics.
  • Experience creating and tuning detection rules in Microsoft Sentinel to identify attacker behavior.
  • Ability to tune and reduce noise/false positives across cyber tools such as MDE.
  • Strong threat modeling skills to identify potential attack weaknesses.
  • Ability to validate coverage and effectiveness of security tools and protections.
  • Familiarity with multiple cyber platforms and log telemetry.

Responsibilities

  • Map threat intelligence to MITRE ATT&CK to align with adversary techniques.
  • Develop and tune detection rules in Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Reduce noise and false positives across cyber tools like MDE.
  • Perform threat modeling to identify weaknesses in the environment.
  • Validate coverage and effectiveness of tools and protections.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with various cyber platforms and log telemetry.

Skills

MITRE ATT&CK
Threat detection rule development
False positives tuning
Threat modeling
Tool coverage validation
Log telemetry expertise

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE)

Job description

Cyber Threat Detection & Forensic Engineer

Role: Cyber Threat Detection & Forensic Engineer

Location: Denver, CO Hybrid (3/2) On-Site From Day 1

Duration: Long Term

  • Map threat intelligence information usingframeworks like MITRE ATT&CK to align with real-world adversarytactics and techniques.
  • Develop detection rules in Microsoft Sentinel tospot attacker behavior.
  • Tune and reduce noise and false positives acrossCyber tools such as MDE.
  • Threat modeling to identify potential attackweaknesses.
  • Validate coverage and effectiveness of tools andprotections.
  • Skilled in various Cyber platforms and logtelemetry
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