Overview
Detection Engineer Jobs in Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka at GSS HR Solutions Private Limted
Title: Detection Engineer
Company: GSS HR Solutions Private Limted
Location: Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
🚀 We're Hiring: Senior Detection Engineer
Are you passionate about building advanced threat detections and staying ahead of evolving cyber threats? Join our team as a Senior Detection Engineer and help strengthen our detection capabilities across enterprise environments.
What You'll Do
🔹 Design and develop high-fidelity detections across SIEM, XDR, cloud, endpoint, and identity platforms.
🔹 Build behavioral detections aligned with MITRE ATT&CK and other security frameworks.
🔹 Develop Detection-as-Code solutions with Git, CI/CD, and automated testing.
🔹 Correlate telemetry from multiple data sources to identify sophisticated attack chains.
🔹 Tune detection rules to reduce false positives and improve alert quality.
🔹 Collaborate with SOC, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, and Platform Engineering teams.
🔹 Continuously research emerging attacker TTPs and translate them into actionable detections.
Required Skills
✅ 7+ years of experience in Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, SOC Engineering, or Incident Response.
✅ Hands-on experience with SIEM/XDR platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, or Stellar Cyber.
✅ Strong experience writing detection rules using KQL, SPL, Sigma, or platform-native rule languages.
✅ Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
✅ Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, malware behavior, threat detection, and security operations.
Preferred Skills
✔ Detection-as-Code
✔ Git & CI/CD
✔ AWS, Azure, or GCP Security
✔ SOAR Platforms
✔ Threat Hunting
✔ YARA/Sigma Rules
✔ GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, OSCP, or equivalent certifications
