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Cyber Threat Detection Engineer

Primary office location
Houston
Date
01-Aug-2024
Permanent - Full time,
Job category
Technology - Security
Our global Cyber Threat and Incident Response team is responsible for ensuring that our digital estate is protected and is a vital contributor to identifying, triaging, and managing threats, as well as risks, in the cyber environment. This dynamic role offers exposure to all areas of cyber security and intelligence.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 34 markets and with 55 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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As a Detection Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing and evolving our threat and intel informed defensive capability. You will be responsible for designing and implementing effective detection mechanisms to identify advance cyber threats in our large and complex environment.

What you offer

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  • Demonstrated knowledge of threat actor techniques, vulnerabilities and exploits along with how those present themselves in within various log sources and artifacts
  • Experience investigating threats and building detection logics using log aggregation platforms like Splunk in medium to large enterprise environments
  • Basic understanding and familiarity of CI/CD methodology and associated automation tools such as Git, Cloudbees, Bitbucket, Bitbucket pipeline)
  • Understanding of common enterprise technologies and their logging capabilities including Cloud platforms – Amazon Web Services (AWS)/Google Cloud Platform (GCP)/Azure), Firewalls, EDR, Proxies etc.
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

About Technology

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Technology enables every aspect of our business, for our people, our customers and our communities. Bring your unique perspective and join a global team who is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Benefits

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Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include: 
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements  
  • One wellbeing leave day per year and minimum 25 days of annual leave
  • Primary caregivers are eligible for 20 weeks paid leave along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks paid leave for secondary caregivers
  • Paid volunteer leave and donation matching
  • Range of benefits to support your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing 
  • Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
  • Recognition and service awards

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. As an inclusive employer, Macquarie does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race (including color and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief.