Lead Cybersecurity Defense Engineer

Lead Cybersecurity Defense Engineer overseeing enterprise-grade detection, incident response, and security operations engineering. Establishes technical strategy for detection engineering, drives advanced defensive capabilities, mentors senior engineers, and influences architecture reviews and risk discussions. Responsibilities include defining detection standards and lifecycle management, mapping detections to MITRE ATT&CK, translating threat intel into systemic defensive improvements, and developing advanced response playbooks and decision frameworks for complex attack scenarios. Expected to guide MSSP oversight, optimize SOC operating models, and advance automation and SOAR architectures with a focus on MTTD/MTTR metrics and scalable security controls. Requires deep hands-on expertise in detection engineering, threat modeling, incident response, and security automation; strong leadership in technical direction without direct people-management responsibility. Job offers competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and a full-time schedule at Burlington/Edgewater Park corporate office with enterprise impact across the organization.