Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Detection Engineering

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Information Technology

Sr Manager, Cybersecurity

Sr Manager - People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 15% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $178,200.00 - $297,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Detection Engineering will lead a team of Detection Engineers in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced detection capabilities to safeguard the organization against emerging cyber threats. This pivotal role will enhance Cox Automotive’s next-generation Cyber Defense practice, enabling rapid threat response and automated remediation. The position will be responsible for developing the strategy for the Detection Engineering program and establishing metrics to demonstrate continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level knowledge in SIEM implementation and log ingestion, SOAR, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence that will be data-driven with strong verbal, written communication, and leadership skills.

What You'll Do:

Cybersecurity Detection Engineering:

• Define detection engineering strategy, roadmap, and objectives to achieve.
• Design and implement advanced threat detection techniques using tools such as SIEM, EDR, NDR, and SOAR platforms.
• Develop innovative custom detection rules and automated remediation, playbooks, and alerts tailored to the organization’s threat landscape for enterprise and customer security.
• Leverage industry standard MITRE frameworks to identify detection coverage and close gaps.
• Monitor, optimize, and continuously improve detection systems for performance, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Collaborates with Threat Detection and Response team to continuously improve cybersecurity capabilities in identification, management, and response to threats in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Performs attack simulation testing to validate efficacy of use cases and purple teaming exercises collaborating with the Vulnerability Mgmt team.
• Manages and maintains SIEM/Data Lake data management and log ingestion infrastructure in collaboration with Cyber Defense Engineering.
• Evaluate, validate, tune, and sunset where necessary detection capabilities
• Maintains operational guidelines, diagrams, and documentation for security detection and response.

Incident Response Support:

• Collaborate with the incident response team to ensure rapid detection and containment of cyber threats.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to develop detection use cases during high-severity security incidents.
• Continuously improve detection and response processes based on lessons learned from incidents.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed to address new security threats facing the enterprise.
• Provides off hour support as needed for security administration, detection, and response activities.

Threat Intelligence Integration:

• Leverage threat intelligence to enhance detection capabilities and proactively mitigate risks.
• Identify and analyze new and emerging threat vectors and incorporate them into detection strategies.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with other Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Product teams to align detection strategies with organizational objectives.
• Communicate detection capabilities and findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership.

Governance and Compliance:

• Ensure all detection processes and tools adhere to regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS, NIST).
• Establish and maintain documentation of detection strategies, processes, and configurations.

Ability to:

• Proven track record of building scalable organizations that have world class threat detection capabilities.
• Technical proficiency performing security investigations at scale; including endpoint, cloud, identity, network, and email threats.
• Work with internal IT teams and external MSSPs for creation and operationalization of Detection Engineering use cases for WAF, DDoS Protection, Email systems, DLP, AV, and Endpoint security technologies.
• Practical experience with Detection & Response tools for network, endpoints, cloud, and identity as well as SOAR platforms.
• Apply security Threat Intelligence to identify new threat vectors.
• Lead projects to improve security monitoring and response capabilities.
• Demonstrate a strong security engineering and architecture background to best understand how to employ the most effective and efficient security monitoring.
• Strong fundamentals of Linux, MacOS, and Windows operating system internals.
• Demonstrate effective communication of security issues to management and others.
• Maintain detection use case and SIEM configuration guidelines and standards for security.
• Proficiency creating and managing operational metrics that increase team efficiency and quality.
• Enthusiastic about managing and mentoring individuals pursuing careers in detection engineering.
• Ability to manage effective relationships with organizational leaders, build a roadmap, and drive broad initiatives to completion.
• Understanding of Machine Learning concepts as related to predictive analytics.

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 8+ years of industry related professional experience. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years’ experience in a related field; or 20 years’ experience in a related field
• 3+ years of management or leadership experience with direct people management responsibilities
• 5+ years’ experience in an Incident Response or Security Operations role
• Multi-cloud security experience AWS, Azure, GCP
• Expert level knowledge on Detection Engineering and Security Operations
• Strong experience with Information Security, Network Security, Security Monitoring, and Incident Response.
• Strong experience with developing SIEM/SOAR detection and automation use cases.
• Working experience with industry standard security technologies and services such as Threat Intelligence, Firewalls, SASE, IPS, Endpoint Security, DLP, SIEM/SOAR, and Data Lakes.
• Expert level knowledge on the attack kill chain and diamond model.
• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future

Desirable:

• GSEC, GCIA, GFE, GCFA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CIA certification(s)
• Development/ Dev Ops / Engineering / Network / System Administration experience

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time