Detection Engineer

About Hunter Strategy

Hunter Strategy has a unique philosophy to technical project delivery. We treat all our customers like mission partners because they rely on our team to meet their objectives through complex software engineering, cloud operations, and cyber risk management solutions. Hunter Strategy was founded on the premise that IT is 21st century infrastructure - critically important but only instrumentally valuable. Accordingly, our teams look at problems with a single objective: the identification and enablement of the right capability to address the most vexing problems our Mission Partners face. We continue to support our partners' success by leveraging the right technology, with the right plan, and the right team to address tomorrow's challenges today.

Detection Engineer

Salary Range: $135,000 - $145,000 annually

Position Overview

The Detection Engineer is responsible for analyzing malware and adversary behavior, developing emulations, and creating detection logic to improve visibility and response across enterprise environments. This role supports detection engineering, threat hunting, and incident response by translating malware analysis and telemetry insights into actionable detections and high-quality technical reporting.
Responsibilities

·Perform static and dynamic malware analysis using tools such as Detect It Easy, System Informer, and API Monitor to build attack chains and support emulation development.

·Reverse engineer payloads and scripts to document execution behavior in detail.

·Write emulations in languages such as C++, PowerShell, C#, and others to emulate malware behavior identified during analysis.

·Develop detection logic based on emulations and malware analysis findings.

·Identify telemetry gaps in Sysmon, auditd, EDR, and other data sources to improve detection coverage.

·Produce high-quality technical reports with executive-level summaries of findings.

·Debug malware and emulations using tools such as x64dbg, WinDbg, or other debuggers.

·Analyze applications for vulnerabilities using reverse engineering and debugging tools.

·Correlate events across incidents and malware behaviors identified during malware analysis.

·Conduct hunt activities from a detection engineering perspective.
Educational Requirements / Qualifications

·Strong understanding of Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL).

·Proficiency in coding languages including C++, C#, Python, and Perl.

·Proficiency in scripting languages including PowerShell, JavaScript, and VBScript.

·Strong understanding of networking fundamentals.

·Strong understanding of Windows and Linux internals.
This posting is for a current vacancy and the employer intends to fill this position by June 30th, 2026.