Detection Engineering Leader

Cisco; Colorado Springs (CO); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Security Engineer in Detection Engineering to build scalable detection systems and automate security monitoring. You will work with Threat Hunting, SOC, and incident response teams to deliver robust detection content and data pipelines.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and engineering excellence in a hybrid work model across enterprise security environments.

Qualifications

• Deployed and maintained Splunk Enterprise Security content in production SOC.
• Built detection queries in SPL at scale for high-volume data sources.
• Integrated AI/ML techniques into detection engineering pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable detection content and data pipelines.
• Collaborate with Threat Hunting, SOC, and IR teams.
• Mentor teammates on detection standards and patterns.

Skills

Splunk Enterprise Security

Security content development

Python

Git-based workflows

AI/ML in security

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 8 years

Master’s degree + 6 years

PhD + 3 years

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Security

Python

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Security Engineer in Detection Engineering to build scalable detection systems and automate security monitoring. You will work with Threat Hunting, SOC, and incident response teams to deliver robust detection content and data pipelines.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and engineering excellence in a hybrid work model across enterprise security environments.