Threat Detection Engineer

Security Analytics Team Member

Workday is using the latest software development, cloud and AI technologies to build platforms and application services to support our growth while also ensuring the protection of Workday data and infrastructure. Our security analytics team is a group of highly skilled and dedicated professionals who are passionate about protecting our organization from cyber threats. We work together to analyze large volumes of security data to mitigate security threats. Our team members have a strong background in cybersecurity, data analysis, and machine learning. We use innovative tools and technologies to analyze and visualize data, including Splunk, Spark, and Python. We value teamwork and collaborate closely with other security teams, including threat intelligence and SIRT to ensure that our organization stays ahead of emerging cyber threats. We are committed to continuous learning and professional development, and regularly attend industry conferences and training sessions to stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices in security analytics.

About the Role

As a member of the security analytics team, you will get an opportunity to collaborate with a large cross section of teams across Workday to understand the threat landscape, participate in various threat hunting exercises to discover potential vulnerabilities and test detective coverage, perform data and detection gap analysis and then use this information to develop and refine alerting logic while applying innovative techniques on large volumes of real time data. You will have the flexibility of a hybrid schedule.

About You

Basic qualifications: software development expertise: 2+ years of experience in a general-purpose programming language like Python, Java, Kotlin, Scala, or JavaScript to build effective detection tools. Proven experience: developing, securing, and monitoring applications in public cloud environments. Technical foundation: BS or MS degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Other qualifications: proactive threat hunting: leverage the MITRE ATT&CK framework to identify and hunt for threats based on IOCs and IOAs system knowledge: experience with networking and Linux operating systems. Modern application security: understanding of containerized applications and associated security challenges. Data analysis skills: familiarity with outlier detection, clustering, and forecasting techniques. Security tools: experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk and Elasticsearch. Development best practices: familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

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