Threat Detection Principal Engineer

Role Description

As a valued contributor to our team, you will apply your extensive and diversified knowledge of principles, advanced techniques, and theories to create unprecedented solutions related to monitoring and evaluating threats to Fannie Mae's cybersecurity. In this role, you will set up checks and warnings to alert management when suspicious activity is detected.

The Threat Detection Principal Engineer role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Stay current on Fannie Mae's information security activities and systems.
• Create cyber indicators to maintain awareness of systems and alert when abnormal behavior is detected.
• Improve existing indicators to detect more advanced threats.
• Monitor cyber threats in real-time.
• Work with Incident Response to investigate threats and attacks.

There is 1 opening for this position which can be based remotely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in threat detection and response, security operations, incident handling, and detection engineering within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience designing, maturing, or leading capabilities related to SIEM, EDR, UEBA, insider threat detection, security analytics, and response automation is strongly preferred.
• Experience applying AI/ML or advanced analytics to cybersecurity use cases, particularly in support of threat detection, alert triage, investigation, response, or workflow automation.
• Practical experience evaluating the effectiveness, limitations, and operational risks of AI-assisted security capabilities is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional efforts involving cybersecurity, engineering, data, and operations teams to implement scalable, measurable, and business-aligned security solutions.
• Experience establishing governance, validation, and performance measures for automated or AI-assisted security controls is also preferred.
• Background in modern threat landscapes, including external threats, insider risk, adversary behaviors, and emerging AI-enabled attack techniques, with the ability to translate those risks into effective detection and response strategies.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience.

Benefits

• Broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.