50 detection engineer jobs at 39 companies in Dahlgren, VA

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Manager, Threat Detection Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$160k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
The Carlyle Group
The Carlyle GroupNasdaq: CG: Global investment firm managing assets across multiple strategies.
5+ YOEBachelor's required,5+ years cybersecurity experience,4+ years detection engineering and threat intelligence,hands-on detection development and tuning,automation and API integration experience,experience with SIEM/EDR/SOAR and detection languages.
MITRE ATT&CK, SIEM, EDR, XDR, SOAR, Sigma, KQL, SPL, XQL, YARA-L, EQL, SQL, YARA, APIs
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AOUSC - Detection Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
HybridFull Time
cFocus Software
cFocus Software: Provides cybersecurity compliance and enterprise IT services for government.
3+ YOEActive Public Trust clearance, BS in CS/IT or related, 3+ years threat hunting/adversary emulation, experience querying large datasets, Python and PowerShell scripting, and detection development in SIEM (Splunk ES or Microsoft Sentinel).
Python, PowerShell, Splunk ES, Microsoft Sentinel, SIEM
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Security Engineer, Detection
Reston, Virginia, United States
$123k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
1+ YOE1+ year experience in security assessments or design reviews, 1+ year coding experience, experience with security engineering and protocols, and expertise in threat detection and analysis.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), GKE, Cloud IAM, Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP)
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Remote Sensing & Nuclear Activity Detection Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$185k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Salas O'Brien
Salas O'Brien: Provides integrated engineering design and technical consulting services.
20+ YOEActive Q or Top Secret clearance, 20+ years nuclear detection/remote sensing/non-proliferation experience including DOE SRS tritium operations, bachelor’s in engineering, deep knowledge of nuclear signatures and sensing modalities, strong modeling and technical writing.
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Hyperspectral imaging, AI/ML
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Threat Detection & Response Engineer, Senior (High Level Clearance Required)
Arlington or Pensacola
$119k-$203k/yr RemoteFull Time
ICF
ICFNASDAQ: ICFI: Provides strategic consulting and technology services to global organizations.
10+ YOEActive high-level security clearance,10+ years cybersecurity/IT experience, expertise in threat detection, incident response, network analysis, big data technologies, dashboard development, and analytics.
GreenPlum, Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, SQL, KQL, Kibana, Splunk, Databricks Intelligence Platform, Python, JavaScript, Linux/Unix, Windows
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Threat Detection Security Engineer
Arlington or Richmond
HybridFull Time
CoStar Group
CoStar GroupNASDAQ: CSGP: Global provider of commercial and residential real estate data.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree required, 4+ years security engineering experience, incident response and detection expertise, experience with Microsoft/Azure security tooling, Python scripting, MITRE ATT&CK knowledge, strong communication and documentation skills.
MITRE ATT&CK, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft EOP, Kubernetes, Python
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Director, Detection Engineering and Automation
Chicago or Reston or White Plains
$169k-$281k/yr HybridFull Time
TransUnion
TransUnionNYSE: TRU: Provides global credit reporting and risk management information solutions.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years cybersecurity experience with detection engineering, SIEM/EDR/SOAR, cloud detection (AWS/GCP/Azure), MITRE ATT&CK knowledge, 3–5 years people leadership, Bachelor's in Computer Science/Information Security required, strong metrics and cross-functional skills.
SIEM, EDR, SOAR, AWS, GCP, Azure, MITRE ATT&CK
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Machine Learning Engineer, Detection and Tracking
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Helsing
Helsing: AI-powered software and autonomous hardware for democratic defense missions.
5+ YOE5+ years applied ML/computer vision experience; production experience training and deploying detection and tracking models; proficiency in Python and PyTorch; experience across full model lifecycle and optimizing models for edge deployment; U.S. citizenship and security-clearance eligibility.
YOLO, DETR, Faster R-CNN, SORT, DeepSORT, ByteTrack, TensorRT, ONNX, Python, PyTorch, Rust, C++, MLflow, Weights & Biases, CVAT, Label Studio, NVIDIA Jetson, Altra, HX-2
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Threat Detection Specialist, Trust and Safety - USDS
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$99k-$179k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok USDS Joint Venture
TikTok USDS Joint Venture: Operates and secures TikTok services for U.S. users.
3+ YOE3+ years in Trust & Safety/intelligence/content policy; experience using LLMs or AI/ML tools, collaborating with Product/Engineering, strong investigative and analytical skills.
LLMs, SQL, Python, computer vision, NLP
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Security Engineer, Public Sector
New York City or St. Louis or Washington
$164k-$342k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Scale AI
Scale AI: Provides data and infrastructure for training artificial intelligence models.
5+ YOETop Secret clearance required; 5+ years in detection engineering/incident response/security ops preferred; production-grade coding in Python/NodeJS/TypeScript; experience with detection pipelines, SIEM/EDR/SOAR, cloud security telemetry, and digital forensics.
NodeJS, TypeScript, Python, Kubernetes, SIEM, EDR, SOAR, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Security Engineer
Bellevue or Menlo Park or Washington or New York City
$271k-$347k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
15+ YOE15+ years managing security risk; experience with distributed systems, access control, encryption, intrusion detection, system design, threat modeling, engineered controls, and communicating technical risk to senior leadership.
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Detections Engineer
Rosslyn, Virginia, United States
$170k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Shift5
Shift5: Secures onboard operational technology for defense and transportation fleets.
BS/MS in CS/CE/EE/Data Science or equivalent; proficiency in Python and/or Rust (C/C++ ok); experience with Git, GitHub Actions, Docker, Linux CLI; strong data analysis, ML basics, OS and cybersecurity anomaly detection knowledge.
Python, Rust, C, C++, Git, GitHub Actions, Docker, Linux CLI
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Senior Research Engineer, Threat Intelligence
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$140k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
SecurityScorecard
SecurityScorecard: Provides continuous cybersecurity ratings and risk monitoring for organizations.
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience in threat intelligence, detection, or security research; production engineering skills with Python/TypeScript/Node; experience with STIX/TAXII, YARA/Sigma, cloud (AWS), and building data/pipeline systems.
Python, TypeScript/Node, STIX 2.1, TAXII 2.1, MISP, MITRE ATT&CK, YARA, Sigma, STIX Patterning, AWS, Golang, Splunk, Kinesis, NetFlow, CEL, OPA, SQL, CI/CD
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Senior Fire Engineer
New York or Washington
$137k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
Arup
Arup: Global professional services firm for the built environment.
10+ YOEDegree in fire protection or related field, 10+ years fire protection experience, PE desired, experience with ICC codes, suppression/detection design, performance-based fire engineering, project management, and FDS/AutoCAD/Revit/Microsoft Office proficiency.
Microsoft Office, FDS, AutoCAD, Revit
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Senior Fire Engineer in New York, New York, United States
New York City or Washington
$137k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
Arup
Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy for the built environment.
10+ YOEBachelors or Masters in fire protection engineering or related, 10+ years fire protection experience, PE desired, experience with IBC/IFC/IMC, suppression/detection design, performance-based fire engineering, project management, and client-facing skills.
Microsoft Office, FDS, AutoCAD, Revit
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Senior Fire Engineer in New York, New York, United States
New York City or Washington
$137k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
Arup
Arup: Provide engineering and design services for the built environment.
10+ YOEDegree in fire protection or related engineering, 10+ years fire protection experience, PE preferred, code consulting (ICC), suppression/detection design, fire modeling, project management and client-facing skills.
Microsoft Office, FDS, AutoCAD, Revit
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AI/ML Test Engineer
Springfield, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Modern Technology Solutions
Modern Technology Solutions: Provides AI/ML test and evaluation services to government customers, supporting operational mission requirements.
4+ YOEU.S. citizens with active TS/SCI and CI polygraph; 4+ years supporting AI/ML testing, integration, or operational evaluation; familiarity with automated evaluation pipelines, data validation, drift detection, and troubleshooting; bachelor's in IT/STEM or equivalent experience.
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Security Engineer
Kansas City or Atlanta or Clayton or New York or Los Angeles or Birmingham or Boston or Chattanooga or Charleston or Dallas or Denver or Edwardsville or Fort Lauderdale or Fort Worth or Houston or Jefferson City or Miami or Nashville or Park City or Philadelphia or Phoenix or Raleigh or Seattle or San Francisco or Salt Lake City or Wilmington or Washington
$120k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
Polsinelli
Polsinelli: Am Law 100 law firm providing comprehensive legal services.
2+ YOE2-4 years security engineering experience in on-premises environments, Bachelor's in CS/CE/IS or equivalent, experience with metrics/events/logging, detection engineering, scripting (Python, PowerShell), Microsoft Active Directory and Azure.
Splunk, Microsoft Active Directory, Azure, SIEM, Python, PowerShell, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, NIST Cyber Security Framework, CIS Controls
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Senior Security Engineer
Austin or Boston or Charleston or Charlotte or Chicago or Dallas or Durham or Harrisburg or Houston or Irvine or Kansas City or Los Angeles or Miami or Nashville or New York or Newark or Palo Alto or Pittsburgh or Portland or Raleigh or San Francisco or Seattle or Washington or Wilmington
$112k-$209k/yr HybridFull Time
K&L Gates
K&L Gates: Global law firm providing comprehensive legal and regulatory counsel.
7+ YOE7+ years cybersecurity/security engineering experience; expertise in cloud and hybrid security, DevSecOps, detection engineering, automation, incident response; Bachelor\u0002s or equivalent; relevant certifications preferred.
PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, Microsoft Graph, Azure, Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, Purview, Splunk, CrowdStrike, SIEM, EDR/XDR, MITRE ATT&CK
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Lead Cybersecurity Engineer – Senior
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$150k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
MKS2 Technologies
MKS2 Technologies: Delivers cybersecurity and IT solutions to government agencies.
8+ YOE5+ Mgmt8+ years cybersecurity engineering experience with 5+ years leading security engineering initiatives; experience with SIEM, cloud and endpoint security tools; strong detection engineering, alert tuning, and security architecture skills.
Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, QRadar, LogRhythm, AWS, Azure, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Tenable, Rapid7, Nessus, SIEM, SOAR, NIST, FISMA, RMF, Zero Trust