Lead Detection Engineer: EDR, SIEM & Linux Security

Verizon; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a Security Engineer to join the GN&T Network Security Foundational team. You will design and implement advanced detections using Splunk, EDR/XDR, and data engineering to defend our global network.

You’ll own the EDR ecosystem, lead incident discussions, and work on Linux-based systems with Python scripting to automate tasks and improve detections. This hybrid role includes home and office days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field or 4+ years of work experience.
• Extensive background in overseeing EDR/XDR detections at scale.
• Experience managing Linux systems, including boot process, PAM, and persistence mechanisms.
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python) to automate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize advanced security detections within the Splunk platform.
• Manage global CrowdStrike deployments, tune policies, and perform forensic analysis on endpoint telemetry.
• Develop detections on Linux-based systems and analyze EDR-based alerts.
• Analyze, normalize, and utilize data to identify security patterns and properties.

Skills

EDR/XDR detections

Linux system admin

Python scripting

Splunk

CrowdStrike

Forensic analysis

Data engineering

Threat detection design

Network protocols

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike Falcon

Splunk ES

Job description

Verizon is seeking a Security Engineer to join the GN&T Network Security Foundational team. You will design and implement advanced detections using Splunk, EDR/XDR, and data engineering to defend our global network.

You’ll own the EDR ecosystem, lead incident discussions, and work on Linux-based systems with Python scripting to automate tasks and improve detections. This hybrid role includes home and office days.