Detection Engineer | Detection Engineer (m/w/d)

Job Summary

This role involves enhancing the security posture of a major group's digital infrastructure by specializing in threat detection and response within the Cyber Defense Center. The Detection Engineer is responsible for continuously developing and documenting security use cases, expanding logging policies, and refining detection rules to improve visibility into IT processes. A key part of the job is actively identifying and closing gaps in detection coverage, assessing the relevance of existing use cases, and monitoring the general threat landscape to provide actionable recommendations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in IT security, familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and CIS, and practical experience developing searches and alerts using SPL (Splunk Search Processing Language). This position requires strong analytical and communication skills, autonomous work, and fluency in both German and English.