Sr. Cyber Defense Detection Engineer

Location: Monterrey, MexicoRole: Sr. Cyber Defense Detection EngineerBlue Yonder Job Profile: Sr. Security EngineerOverview:The Cyber Defense Detection Engineer is a highly skilled role to design, implement, and optimize advanced detection capabilities across our security platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in building detection logic, improving log ingestion pipelines, tuning rules to reduce noise, and ensuring high-fidelity security alerts. This role requires a balance of technical depth, analytical rigor, and strong documentation skills to help maintain a resilient detection and response ecosystem. Specific experience and expertise with CrowdStrike a strong plus.Scope/Key Responsibilities:Detection EngineeringDevelop and maintain high-quality detection rules across SIEM, EDR, and NDR platforms.Continuously tune and refine detection logic to minimize false positives while ensuring coverage of critical threats.Log Management & IngestionReview and optimize log ingestion pipelines for efficiency and completeness.Ensure parsing, normalization, and enrichment meet detection and reporting needs.Automation & SOARImplement automated response playbooks to reduce noise and streamline analyst workflows.Integrate enrichment and threat intelligence sources to improve actionable alerting.Infrastructure & ArchitectureDocument and suggest improvements for SIEM and SOAR environments with precision and scalability in mind.Ensure proper logging standards, data flows, and integrations are maintained and continuously improved.Metrics & Continuous ImprovementDefine and track detection efficacy metrics (coverage, fidelity, alert-to-case ratio).Lead post-incident detection reviews to close gaps and improve detection maturity.Report to leadership on status, roadblocks and suggested methods to improve efficiency.ensure compliance with IPO-grade regulatory requirements (e.g., SEC, FedRAMP, J-SOX).Collaboration & Knowledge SharingWork closely with SOC analysts, threat hunters, and incident responders to validate detections.Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and architectural diagrams with extreme attention to detail.What We're Looking for:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. Professional work experience will be considered in lieu of degree.5+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, or related field.Expertise in developing and maintaining detection rules and optimizing log ingestion pipelines.Strong skills in automation and integration of threat intelligence to enhance actionable alerting.Excellent skills in collaboration and communication for validation of detection strategies with SOC teams.Experience with SIEM, EDR, and NDR platforms, with CrowdStrike expertise highly preferred.Strong understanding of security frameworks and compliance requirements (e.g., SEC, FedRAMP, J-SOX).#LI-MH1Our ValuesIf you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core ValuesAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.