Senior Detection Engineer / Security Analyst

Colossus Technologies Group is partnering with a security leader to enhance its cybersecurity function. The role involves hands-on engineering and analysis to improve detection and response capabilities during a cloud migration.

Responsibilities:

• Act as both an analyst and an engineer, bridging tactical detection work and strategic security improvements
• Develop and fine-tune detections using Detection-as-Code principles
• Support SIEM and SOAR operations — lead log onboarding, correlation, and optimization
• Analyze threat activity and incident data to improve detection capabilities
• Identify technology and process gaps, make recommendations, and help drive adoption
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a complex environment where structure and compliance are key

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, or similar disciplines
• Proven ability to balance engineering work with analytical problem-solving
• Hands-on experience with Detection-as-Code, SIEM tuning, SOAR playbooks, and log management
• Comfortable operating in a structured, process-driven organization
• Technically curious and technology-agnostic — focused on solving problems, not specific toolsets
• Security+ certification required
• Additional security certifications (GCIA, GCIH, etc.) are a plus