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# Senior Information Security Engineer

- **Company:** Synctiv
- **Location:** Leuven, Belgium
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Audit Trail, Cyber Security, Linux, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Linux System Administration, Systems Development Life Cycle, Regular Expressions, Shell Script, Security Information and Event Management, Syslog, Data Logging, Mitre Att&ck, Cyber Warfare, Splunk
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.be/jobad/be8d34735dc9b7e643f77c356759f8ab86

## About the Role

Strong analytical mindset and structured approach to problem-solving
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Team-oriented, collaborative, and eager to learn in a SOC environment
Experience in cybersecurity, threat detection, or strong background as a macOS/Linux systems engineer
Knowledge of shell scripting and regex is a plus
Familiarity with security monitoring, SOC environments, or SDLC is an advantage
Proactive, quality-driven, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
Agile methodology experience
Exposure to SIEM tools (Splunk is a plus but not required)
What's offered
A supportive SOC team with strong knowledge sharing culture

## Description

We are looking for a Senior Information Security Engineer (Detection Engineer) to join a dynamic Security Operations Center (SOC) team within a large enterprise environment.
You will play a key role in strengthening cyber defense capabilities by designing, building, and improving detection use cases across macOS and Linux environments, helping to proactively identify and respond to security threats.
You will work at the heart of the SOC, where security events are centralized, analyzed, and transformed into actionable insights.
Your mission
Design, develop, and maintain detection use cases for macOS and Linux systems
Analyze security logs (syslog, audit logs, EDR telemetry, etc.) and translate them into meaningful detections
Improve and fine-tune existing detection rules to reduce false positives and increase accuracy
Collaborate closely with SOC analysts to align detection logic with real-world threat scenarios
Contribute to expanding logging and monitoring coverage across systems
Use frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK to structure detection strategies
Work with Splunk (training provided)


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