Detection Engineer
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Key Skills
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Skills Assessment
Breaks down complex problems into fundamental truths and builds solutions from the ground up
Prefers building and shipping code over meetings and documentation
Deep technical expertise across security domains, tools, and architectures
Constantly learning, experimenting, and staying ahead of emerging threats
Battle-tested experience solving real-world security incidents and challenges
Profile Summary
This Senior Detection Engineer builds robust application security detection and response capabilities, integrating security seamlessly into the SDLC. They are passionate about shifting left and empowering development teams to produce secure code at scale, significantly reducing vulnerabilities in production environments.
Problems Solved
- Architected and deployed a custom SAST rule engine that reduced critical application vulnerabilities by 45% across 50+ microservices at a major Australian fintech.
- Developed an automated DAST pipeline for pre-production environments, identifying and remediating 70% of high-severity OWASP Top 10 issues before deployment, saving an estimated 200 developer hours per quarter.
- Integrated security telemetry from WAFs and application logs into a centralized SIEM, improving detection accuracy for common web attacks (e.g., SQLi, XSS) by 60% and reducing false positives by 30%.
What They Build
They build and operationalize application security detection rules, automated vulnerability scanning pipelines, and security-as-code solutions. Their work focuses on enhancing the security posture of web applications and APIs throughout their lifecycle.
What Would Make Them Move
Opportunity to grow in security domain
Mission & Values
Driven to help teams build security into the development lifecycle. Believe in shifting left and empowering developers to write secure code.