Cyber Security Engineer (MDR / XDR)

About the role

Sygnia is a global cyber readiness and response team offering a 24/7 fully managed MDR service powered by Velocity XDR. It is looking for a Cyber Security Engineer in Singapore who will primarily support enterprise clients in the Philippines, working closely with their local IT and security teams. The role leads the implementation of the Velocity XDR product and ensures clients' cyber security needs are met.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the onboarding of new clients to the MDR services, working with their IT and security teams.
• Develop detection scenarios and alerts for the Velocity XDR solution.
• Oversee client-set Velocity KPIs, adjust and maintain them, and track the platform's impact on networks, endpoints, applications and cloud environments.
• Improve Velocity monitoring capabilities and keep up with the latest cyber threats.
• Provide technical support and guidance to clients, including implementing security best practices and compliance with industry standards.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience as a Cyber Security Engineer.
• Proven experience in MDR / SOC / MSSP environments (e.g., SOC/MSSP Integrator, Tier 3 Analyst, Detection Engineer).
• Experience implementing SIEM, EDR and/or XDR platforms, including onboarding and operations.
• Hands-on experience with log ingestion, data source onboarding and integrations across endpoints, servers, network and cloud.
• Very high proficiency in English; ability to work with stakeholders in the Philippines; Filipino or another major Philippine language is a strong advantage but not required.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and independent work skills.

Required skills

• Linux command-line tools, system administration and troubleshooting.
• Relational databases, preferably SQL.
• Basic Python scripting for automation, enrichment or tooling (significant advantage).
• Advantages: experience with email security, WAF, NAC, firewalls, IAM, cloud security controls, OT environments and advanced knowledge of the threat landscape.