Specialist, Cyber Detection Engineer
Prudential FinancialBase Salary
$96k - $159k/yr
Responsibilities
- Operationalize security alerting and develop custom detections across endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and application domains.
- Author and maintain SIEM/XDR detection content with attention to performance, scalability, and precision.
- Translate threat intelligence, incident learnings, purple-team results, and threat-hunting findings into detection improvements.
- Validate detections using attack scenarios, emulation results, historical data, and safe adversary simulations.
- Identify telemetry gaps and log-quality issues and coordinate remediation with platform and infrastructure teams.
- Develop temporary analytics and scoping queries to support incident response investigations.
- Participate in continuous improvement, metrics, reporting, and detection lifecycle management.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, or security operations in large enterprise environments.
- Practical experience with endpoint, identity, network, cloud, and SaaS technologies and their associated logging.
- Experience developing detection content across multiple telemetry sources.
- Strong proficiency with at least one major SIEM/XDR ecosystem and advanced query authoring; Splunk SPL, Microsoft KQL, and SQL are strongly preferred.
- Understanding of adversary tradecraft and practical experience applying MITRE ATT&CK to detection design, validation, and coverage assessment.
- Ability to reason about attacker behavior, detection-logic trade-offs, and operational impacts.
- Experience using scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell for problem-solving, automation, and REST/GraphQL API interaction.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Preferred certifications include GIAC GDAT, GCDA, GCTD, GCTI, GMON, GCIH, GCFA, GCPY, Splunk Power User, Microsoft SC-200, AZ-500, and CompTIA CySA+.
Benefits
- Market-competitive base salary with yearly bonus potential.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- Paid time off and parental and military leave options.
- 401(k) plan with company match up to 4%.
- Company-funded pension plan.
- Wellness programs with up to $1,600 per year in reimbursement.
- Work/life resources covering parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, mental health, and career development.
- Education benefits for approved college degrees and accredited certificate programs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing eligible shares to be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices.
- Eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive program based on program rules and individual and organizational performance.
About Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) was founded on the belief that financial security should be within reach for everyone, and for over 150 years, we have helped our customers reach their potential and tackle life's challenges for now and future generations to come. Today, we are one of the world’s largest financial services institutions, offering individual and institutional clients a wide array of financial products and services. With operations in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America, we are known for delivering on our promises to our customers, and are recognized as a trusted brand and one of the world’s most admired companies. We also have one of the most recognized and trusted brand symbols: The Rock®, an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation. We measure our long-term success on our ability to deliver value for shareholders, meet customer needs, and attract and develop the best talent in our industry. We offer an inclusive work environment where employees can develop to their full potential, and give back to the communities where we live and work. (Pru.us/disclaimer)