# Specialist Detection Engineer

Our client, operating within the banking and retail sectors, is seeking a Principal EDR Manager to provide technical leadership across its cyber defence capabilities. This permanent role will focus on the engineering, optimisation and strategic development of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platforms, helping to strengthen security visibility, detection and incident response across enterprise, cloud and hybrid environments. Key Responsibilities: Act as the technical subject matter expert for Microsoft Defender XDR and CrowdStrike Falcon Design, implement, maintain and optimise enterprise EDR and XDR capabilities Develop, tune and maintain high-fidelity detection content across EDR, XDR and SIEM platforms, including Microsoft Sentinel Support SOAR integration and automation to improve incident response and security operations Conduct advanced threat hunting and investigations using KQL and Defender Advanced Hunting Align detection logic with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, threat intelligence and emerging attacker behaviour Lead platform configuration, upgrades, policy development, health monitoring and performance improvements Provide tec

- **Id**: 4095976
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/matchtech-specialist-detection-engineer>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bristol, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T21:05:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T21:05:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3213
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Security Operations

## Company

- **Id**: 2073484
- **Name**: Matchtech
- **Domain**: matchtech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 39
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 57
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 75000
- **Max**: 75000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 99629

## Technologies

- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Crowdstrike** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Defender** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Sentinel** — Optional: no
- **MITRE ATT&CK** — Optional: no
- **SIEM** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T21:05:53Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 3 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 60
- **Reasons**: conf:4, agency, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T01:27:39Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 99629
- **Is top pay**: no

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