Senior Staff Detection Engineer

About the Position

Synopsys software engineers are key enablers in the world of Electronic Design Automation (EDA), developing and maintaining software used in chip design, verification, and manufacturing. They work on assignments like designing, developing, and troubleshooting software, leveraging the state-of-the-art technologies like AI/ML, GenAI, and Cloud. Their critical contributions enable worldwide EDA designers to extend the frontiers of semiconductors and chip development.

Responsibilities

• Determine the methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for new detection assignments, balancing telemetry coverage, attacker behavior, alert volume, and operational cost.
• Drive the insider risk and DLP detection project, extending the building block approach across multiple log sources as you help build user risk ranking.
• Own committed detections through production readiness by confirming target behavior, selecting supporting telemetry, testing detection logic, documenting expected false positives, and providing response guidance for Incident Response and Insider Threat teams.
• Tune existing detection content using investigator feedback, alert volume, and precision metrics to improve the quality and actionability of alerts.
• Use MITRE ATT&CK and the current threat landscape to identify coverage gaps and prioritize detections that address meaningful risks.
• Evaluate and apply AI-assisted workflows where they can improve detection development, enrichment, or triage, validating results before operational use.
• Coach detection engineers earlier in their careers on design decisions, testing discipline, tuning strategy, and production readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 6 years of related experience, or an advanced degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience in detection engineering, security operations, red teaming, insider threat, or incident response, with substantial experience building detection content.
• Experience building detection content in an enterprise SIEM. Elastic experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with security telemetry from EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, cloud platforms, DLP, or similar enterprise sources.
• Experience applying incident response, investigation, or security operations knowledge to detection design. Experience supporting insider threat or DLP programs is highly relevant, but deep detection engineering expertise is the primary requirement.
• Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and its application to detection design.
• Proficiency in Python or another relevant programming language, with familiarity with Detection as Code, CI/CD, and security automation.

Nice to Have

• None specified.

We Offer

• Comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits.
• Competitive salaries.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans.
• Time Away: In addition to company holidays, ETO and FTO Programs.
• Family Support: Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more.
• ESPP: Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24-month look-back.
• Retirement Plans: Save for your future with our retirement plans that vary by region and country.

About the Company

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

Application Process

1. Apply: Submit your resume, skills, and experience for consideration.
2. Phone Screen: A recruiter and/or hiring manager will reach out to learn more about you and share more about the role.
3. Interview: You will be invited to meet with the hiring team to measure your qualifications for the role.
4. Offer: When selected for the role, your recruiter will make you a verbal offer, followed by a written offer.
5. Onboarding: Complete necessary steps before your first day, including new hire documentation.
6. Welcome: Your manager, team, and a peer buddy will help you acclimate. Join activities and training to ramp up for a successful future at Synopsys!