Senior Detection Engineer
Axiom Space23 hours ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end detection lifecycle, including requirements gathering, log ingestion, query authoring, and continuous alert tuning across SIEM and EDR platforms.
- Research adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures and map detection coverage to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
- Design and maintain logging pipelines that normalize identity, network, and application telemetry for investigation.
- Architect automated SOAR response playbooks to enrich alerts, reduce false positives, and accelerate threat containment.
- Develop monitoring logic for ITAR/EAR data fencing and NIST 800-53/171 auditing and monitoring controls.
- Execute purple-team, atomic red-team, breach, and attack exercises to validate detection effectiveness.
- Conduct hypothesis-driven threat hunts and provide Tier 3 technical support during high-severity incidents.
- Perform forensic log analysis and root-cause reconstruction during incident escalations.
- Maintain detection logic through version control and CI/CD pipelines.
- Communicate project progress, status, and issues to stakeholders and leadership and support project lifecycle management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in Detection Engineering, Threat Intelligence, or senior Security Operations.
- Experience with detection engineering, threat hunting, security monitoring, telemetry, incident response, and security automation.
- Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST 800-53/171, ITAR, and EAR requirements.
- CISSP, GCIA, GCDA, GDAT, or equivalent advanced technical certifications are highly desired.
- Ability to work collaboratively, solve problems proactively, meet tight deadlines, and operate effectively in ambiguous and fast-moving environments.
- Must be willing to work evenings and weekends as needed for critical project milestones.
- May need to satisfy export-control screening requirements for access to regulated technical data or technology.
Benefits
- Office-based work environment with inside or outside work depending on the task.
- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods and lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.
- Evening and weekend work may be required to meet critical project milestones.
- Employment may require eligibility for access to NASA-, ITAR-, or EAR-controlled technical data or technology.
- Axiom Space is an equal opportunity employer.
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About Axiom Space
Axiom Space builds and operates commercial human spaceflight services and orbital infrastructure, including Axiom Station, a planned commercial successor to the ISS. The company sells private astronaut missions plus in‑space research and manufacturing opportunities, and it develops NASA’s next‑generation lunar EVA spacesuit under the xEVAS contract. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Houston, it is privately held and will first attach station modules to the ISS before operating a standalone platform.