Detection & Automation Security Engineer (AI-Driven)

FashionUnited; Manhattan Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to advance detection and response capabilities, developing security automation playbooks, detection content, and the tooling that supports security monitoring and response.

You will lead purple team exercises, manage log processing infrastructure, and work with global teams to improve telemetry and secure operations. The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and hands-on engagement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge in cybersecurity, systems, cloud, or network engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in a dedicated cybersecurity role, or a combination of equivalent information technology experience, training, and education.
• GIAC, (ISC)2, or equivalent certifications a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source, integrate, and leverage log and event data to create insights and develop queries, detections, and dashboards.
• Prioritize, develop, test, tune, and maintain detection logic, rules, and alerts based on threat intelligence, attack techniques, and knowledge of adversary behavior.
• Develop and maintain clear documentation of detection logic, data requirements, test results, tuning decisions, alert handling, and response procedures.
• Improve the quality and usability of security telemetry by evaluating source integrations, parsing, normalization, enrichment, field mappings, and logging practices to ensure the data supports effective detection and investigation.
• Drive regular threat hunting and purple team exercises and translate findings into measurable detection and response improvements.
• Design, build, and continuously improve security automation playbooks that blend deterministic actions with AI-assisted analysis and actions.
• Manage and maintain the security tools and supporting infrastructure used for log processing, detection engineering, orchestration, and response automation.
• Triage alerts and reports received from various sources and perform incident response in real time as needed.
• Evaluate, deploy, and maintain innovative security tools, technology, and systems.
• Collaborate to define cybersecurity standards and develop secure procedures.
• Work closely with multiple global groups and business units to provide guidance and support.
• Perform regular security and vulnerability reviews and participate in periodic security and compliance audits.
• Stay current with the changing threat landscape, detection engineering and automation practices, AI capabilities and limitations, and defensive technologies.

Skills

Event log management

Detection rules & alerts

SOAR automation

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Threat hunting

Incident response

Documentation

Education

Cybersecurity certifications (GIAC, (ISC)2)

Tools

SOAR platforms

APIs

Webhooks

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Skechers is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to advance detection and response capabilities, developing security automation playbooks, detection content, and the tooling that supports security monitoring and response.

You will lead purple team exercises, manage log processing infrastructure, and work with global teams to improve telemetry and secure operations. The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and hands-on engagement in a fast-paced environment.