Job Description
Title: Senior SOC Engineer (Detection Engineering & Automation)
Location: Rockville, Maryland or McLean, VA
Target Start Date: ASAP
Type: contract
Pay Rate: DOE
We are building a mature, scalable Security Operations Center and are seeking a senior SOC engineer with deep experience in detection engineering and security automation. This role is ideal for someone who has worked in a high-performing SOC and can help define what “good” looks like—technically and operationally.
You will lead efforts to design effective detections, reduce alert fatigue through risk-based approaches, and automate response workflows that enable analysts to work efficiently and at scale. The role is highly hands-on and collaborates closely with threat intelligence, threat hunting, and platform engineering teams.
Key ResponsibilitiesDetection Engineering-
Design an...