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Detection Engineer

Artemis RemoteUSD 100,000–160,000 / yearMid

Key requirements

  • Python
  • Go
  • Aws
  • Azure
  • Gcp
  • Ci/Cd
  • Security
About the Role We're looking for a Detection Engineer to own the detection content that powers the Artemis platform. You'll design, build, test, and continuously tune high-fidelity detections across cloud, identity, endpoint, and SaaS environments — treating detection as code, and using AI as a force multiplier at every step: authoring rules with AI assistance, and building anomaly detections that learn what's normal in each environment and flag what isn't. Detections at Artemis don't just fire alerts; they feed an AI-native investigation pipeline, so precision, rich context, and machine-readable output matter as much as coverage. This is a hands-on engineering role where every rule you ship directly determines what threats we catch for customers and how fast we catch them. Responsibilities Build and maintain the detection library - Design, implement, and own high-fidelity detections across cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), identity (Okta, Entra ID), endpoint (EDR), and SaaS log sources, from hypothesis to production. Practice detection-as-code - Manage detection content like software: version-controlled rules, peer review, automated validation and testing, and CI/CD deployment across customer environments. Map and close coverage gaps - Measure detection coverage against MITRE ATT&CK, prioritize gaps based on real-world threat activity, and systematically close them. Validate against real attacks - Build and run attack simulations and test harnesses to prove detections fire on true positives and stay quiet on benign activity, before and after they ship. Tune relentlessly - Own false-positive and false-negative rates across the fleet: analyze detection performance data, tune noisy logic at the source, and sunset detections that no longer earn their keep. Use AI to write detections at scale - Leverage AI throughout the detection lifecycle: use AI-assisted workflows to author, convert, test, and document rules faster than any traditional team could, and build the tooling that makes AI-generated detection content trustworthy enough to ship. Build behavioral and anomaly-based detections - Go beyond static signatures: establish behavioral baselines of normal activity per environment (identity, cloud, SaaS usage patterns) and engineer anomaly detections that surface deviations — impossible travel, unusual privilege use, novel API activity — with high signal and low noise. Engineer detections for AI-powered investigation - Design detections that produce rich, structured context so the Artemis platform can investigate and resolve cases autonomously. Turn intelligence into detections - Translate threat intelligence, incident findings, and threat hunt results from our research and SOC teams into durable, behavioral detection logic. Partner with the SOC and research teams - Close the loop with Apollo analysts and security researchers: use case outcomes and analyst feedback to drive detection improvements, and give them documentation that makes every alert investigable. Support customer-specific tuning - Adapt and tune detection content to each customer's environment and business context, reducing noise without sacrificing coverage. Qualifications 5+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, with significant time in detection engineering Proven track record designing, building, and tuning detections at scale across SIEM, EDR, or custom detection platforms Strong proficiency in detection languages and formats such as Sigma, KQL, SPL, or YARA-L, and comfort writing code (Python preferred) for automation and testing Deep knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (MITRE ATT&CK) and how they manifest in logs across cloud, identity, endpoint, and SaaS telemetry Experience with detection-as-code workflows: Git, peer review, automated testing, and CI/CD for detection content Experience using AI tools to accelerate detection authoring, tuning, or validation — and judgment about when AI-generated logi

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