Checkout.com
fintech
Detection&ThreatEngineer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
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“Detection & Threat Engineer at Checkout.com. Skills: detection engineering, threat hunting, scripting, programming. Engineer threat detections. Define detection standards”
What You'll Achieve.
raise the security baseline; Reducing alert fatigue
Industry & Context.
logic refinement; correlation; contextual enrichment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
detection engineering, threat hunting, advanced SOC roles, modern attacker tradecraft, intrusion techniques, detection logic, SIEM platforms, scripting, programming, cloud detection experience, threat intelligence platforms, frameworks
Nice to Have
Sentinel
What You'll Do.
Engineer threat detections
Define detection standards
Conduct proactive threat hunting
Translate threat intelligence
Map detections to MITRE ATT&CK
Advise during high-severity security
Contribute to runbooks
Drive transition of capability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Security Operations; Partner closely with GRC; Partner closely with Engineering; Work as one team; Back each other to succeed
Full Job Description
Company Description We’re http://checkout.comCheckout.com http://Checkout.com. You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day. We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions daily for more than one billion global shoppers. Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale. If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started. The role You will own and evolve the company’s threat detection and threat-hunting capability. This role defines what “good” looks like for detection and increasingly engineers it directly as capability shifts into Cyber Security. This is not an alert-triage role. You are here to understand attacker behaviour, convert it into high-fidelity detection logic, and raise the security baseline for the entire organisation. You will partner closely with Security Operations, GRC and Engineering—setting standards, direction, and expectations—while progressively taking ownership of the most complex and high-value detection and threat engineering work. What you’ll be responsible for - Engineering high-fidelity threat detections across endpoint, identity, cloud, and SaaS - Defining detection standards, principles, and quality thresholds for Security Operations - Conducting proactive threat hunting based on attacker behaviour, not vendor alerts - Translating threat intelligence and incident learnings into durable, reus
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