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We help companies prepare for and navigate cyber incidents with confidence, combining deep technical expertise with a business-driven mindset.\nOur services include strategic cybersecurity consulting, incident response, proactive security assessments, and Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Sygnia works with leading global enterprises, including Fortune 100 companies, across industries such as finance, healthcare, technology, and critical infrastructure.\nWith a team composed of elite cybersecurity professionals from military and commercial backgrounds, Sygnia delivers precision, speed, and impact when it matters most.\nThe Role\nSygnia is looking for aCyber Security Engineer with a strong technical background in cybersecurity to lead the implementation of Sygnia’s Velocity XDR platform and ensure our clients’ security monitoring and detection needs are met.\nAs a Cyber Security Engineer supporting Sygnia’s growing MDR operation in the United States, you will play a key role in in onboarding new clients, integrating their security environments with Velocity, developing and maintaining detection scenarios, analyzing client environments, and providing technical guidance throughout the customer lifecycle.\nThe ideal candidate combines strong hands-on technical skills with the ability to work directly with clients and internal teams. You should be comfortable working across complex enterprise environments, troubleshooting integrations, and translating technical requirements into effective security monitoring and detection capabilities.\nWhat You’ll Do\nLead the onboarding process for new clients joining Sygnia’s MDR services, working closely with client IT and security teams to ensure successful implementation and transition into ongoing monitoring.\nDevelop, configure, and maintain detection scenarios, alerts, and monitoring capabilities within Sygnia's Velocity XDR platform to support effective threat detection and response.\nAnalyze client environments and security requirements to determine the appropriate data sources, integrations, and monitoring capabilities needed to provide effective visibility.\nOversee and analyze Velocity KPIs and client-defined measurements, making adjustments based on evolving security requirements and tracking the impact of the platform across client networks, endpoints, applications, and cloud environments.\nTroubleshoot technical onboarding and integration issues, working with clients and internal teams to resolve challenges and maintain reliable security visibility.\nContinuously improve Velocity monitoring capabilities and stay current with emerging threats, attack techniques, and developments in the cyber threat landscape.\nProvide technical support and guidance to clients on Velocity and security monitoring-related issues, including recommendations for security best practices and improvements.\nCollaborate with MDR analyst, incident responders, product and platform teams, and other technical stakeholders to improve detection capabilities and the overall client experience.\nIdentify opportunities to improve monitoring, visibility, automation, and operational efficiency across client environments.\nRequirements\nWhat We’re Looking For\nAt least 5 years of hands-on experience as a Cyber Security Engineer or in a similar technical cybersecurity role.\nProven 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Platform.\nExperience working with OT or industrial control environments.\nExperience supporting global enterprise clients across multiple industries and technical environments.\nRelevant cybersecurity certifications or equivalent hands-on technical experience.\nWhy Sygnia\nWork directly with Sygnia’s proprietary Velocity XDR platform, built by cybersecurity professionals with real-world incident response experience.\nGain exposure to complex enterprise environments and real-world attacks across a diverse global client base.\nWork alongside experienced MDR analysts, incident responders, threat hunters, and cybersecurity experts.\nPlay a hands-on role in building and improving security monitoring and detection capabilities as Sygnia’s U.S. MDR operation continues to grow.\nWork on technically challenging problems that go beyond traditional SOC monitoring.\nDevelop your expertise across detection engineering, security integrations, threat detection, incident response, and enterprise 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