Senior Associate, Detection Engineer, Cyber Managed Services

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Kroll’s Cyber Risk team works on over 3,000 cases a year, including some of the most complex and highest profile matters in the world. With experts based around the world, supported by ground-breaking technology, we help protect our client’s data, people, operations and reputation with innovative assessments, investigations and intelligence. We are the only company in the world with the expertise and resources to deliver global, end-to-end cyber risk management, supporting organizations through every step of their journey toward cyber resilience. 

Clients count on us for quick and expert support in the event of and in preparation against a cyber incident; from incident response to risk assessments, and complex forensics to breach notification and ID theft remediation we help clients – of all sizes – respond with confidence.

At Kroll, your work will help deliver clarity to our clients’ most complex governance, risk, and transparency challenges. Apply now to join One team, One Kroll. 

Role

Working within our Security Operations Centre as a Detection Engineer, the focus of this role is the implementation of security monitoring, detection and response technologies across Kroll’s client base. This involves developing, testing and tuning security content across SIEM and EDR technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and tune detections (aka use cases, rules) for the latest threats using leading SIEM and EDR technologies.
• Identify false positives/negatives and tune detections to increase fidelity.
• Understand the threat landscape including new/emerging threats.
• Develop, test and tune parsers to normalise raw logs.
• Handle requests for new detections, determine the security value of those requests and clearly explain your decision to stakeholders.
• Be an SME on audit logging and recommend configurations to customers. 
• Improve the computational efficiency of existing content. 
• Work with customers to build effective whitelists and blacklists.  
• Understand and master data sources across a variety of categories including Windows, Linux, IAM, EDR, NGAV, NDR, Cloud Security, Email Security, Firewalls, IPS/IDS, MFA, Web Proxies, VPNs, ZTNA, Productivity Apps and CASB.  
• Collaborate with key stakeholders including Incident Response, SOC, Threat Intelligence, Offensive Security, Solutions Engineering, Platform Engineering, Project Management, Product Management, Account Management and Sales. 
• Deploy and maintain detection content at scale.
• Document designs and processes. 

About You

• Familiar with prevailing threats and how to mitigate them using SIEM and/or EDR.
• Understanding of Windows Event Logs, Linux Syslogs or EDR telemetry. 
• Experience writing or tuning detections for SIEM or EDR technologies.
• Familiarity with the Mitre ATT&CK framework.
• Understand security principles and practices.
• Proven capability to learn and deliver to a high standard within deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to appropriately prioritise tasks.
• Ability to relay complex technical subject matter to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrable analytical and technical aptitude with focus on identifying and alleviating the root cause of a problem.
• Proven ability to thrive and respond to frequent demands of multiple constituents, both internal and external, in a high demand, customer-centric environment. 
• SANS/GIAC certifications preferred.
• Proficiency in scripting language preferred.

Location

• London or UK Remote.

Kroll offers a flexible working, a great benefits package and excellent opportunities for career and personal development. 

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