Security Engineer II

2 weeks ago


Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom Tesco Technology Full time

Security Engineer II - Detection EngineeringJoin to apply for the Security Engineer II - Detection Engineering role at Tesco Technology.About the roleAs a Cyber Security Detection Engineer, you will lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Tesco's cyber security detection capability. You will be required to understand the changing threat landscape, see opportunities for improvement in existing detections, establish new detections, and ensure appropriate detection coverage for the organisation. You will work closely with multiple teams, including security operations, engineering, and risk & compliance, in a fast paced and agile environment.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for developing and driving the cyber security detection capability both day-to-day and strategically for the Tesco Group. You are expected to seek out effective and comprehensive detection logic and capability, ensuring detections are robust and not brittle, thoroughly tested, and that alerts and supporting information is available to and understood by operational cyber security teams.You are expected to put the needs of operational teams and incident responders at the centre of your development work, ensuring detections and alerts are relevant, of value, and have practical response steps. You will need to ensure detection capability is fit for both on-premises, private and public cloud environments, working at significant scale, and across a diverse range of asset types.In addition, you may provide support during cyber security incidents, participate in threat hunts, and work with other security teams to deliver automation and standardisation to improve efficiency and response.Required SkillsAbility to assess and validate information from various sources on cyber and informational security threats to business.Ability to analyse and identify significance of processed intelligence to identify trends, threat actor TTPs and potential capabilities.Ability to break down and translate information into tangible actionable data.Understanding of cyber security threat frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Lockheed Martin Killchain etc.Ability to specify/implement processes to maintain required level of security for a component/product/system during its lifecycle.Proficient at detection development lifecycle covering all reasonable positive and negative test cases.Ability to conduct code reviews of existing content and processes to identify and enhance or mitigate security issues.Contribute to security evaluation of or testing of threat/vulnerabilities faced by systems.Apply recognised evaluation/testing methodologies, tools and techniques to signature development / reviews, suggesting new ones where appropriate.Ability to quantify and define research goals to generate worthwhile relevant detection ideas for further testing and exploration.Ability to summarise findings or technical information to be disseminated with wider teams, factoring in business knowledge and summaries.Experience RelevanceAbility to develop queries and enable robust detection of threats.Working knowledge of Windows, macOS, or Linux operating systems.Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.Understanding of modern attacker TTPs.Translate threat intelligence into actionable detection logic.Solid grasp of detection technologies.A broad understanding of security concepts; an interest and passion for cyber security.Analytical approach; ability in problem solving and comfortable working on production systems at scale.Query languages such as KQL or SPL.Experience developing and maintaining basic automation scripts (e.g., Bash, Python, Batch, PowerShell etc.).Desirable Skills and ExperienceKnowledge of cloud infrastructure, cloud security and cloud APIs.Knowledge of attacker tools and evasion techniques within offensive engineering.Working knowledge of at least one major programming language, including scripting languages like Python and PowerShell.Experience of developing detections as code.BenefitsAnnual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).Private medical insurance.26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave.Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.About UsOur vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. We are committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and we ensure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr


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