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Allen Control Systems

Cybersecurity Engineer

Austin, TXfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

ACS is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to design and operate detection and security monitoring on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. You will own log source onboarding, author detection rules, and drive the organization's shift toward a mature, compliance-ready security posture while working with IT and engineering teams.

What you'll do

  • Implement, configure, and operate CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM as the core detection platform
  • Author, tune, and maintain CQL searches, correlation rules, and dashboards while minimizing false positives
  • Onboard new log sources including connectors, data pipelines, and third-party integrations
  • Parse and normalize telemetry against CrowdStrike Parsing Standard or ECS
  • Operate across Falcon's EDR, identity, and cloud telemetry to build comprehensive environment visibility
  • Partner with IT and engineering to identify and close detection gaps

What they're looking for

  • CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM implementation and operations
  • CQL (CrowdStrike Query Language) proficiency
  • Log onboarding and data pipeline management
  • Detection rule authoring and tuning
  • Log parsing and normalization
  • AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud security
  • SOAR platforms (Falcon Fusion, Tines, Torq, XSOAR)
  • Git and CI/CD for detection-as-code

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Equity package
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Work on mission-critical defense systems with real-world impact
  • Opportunity to join a fast-growing defense technology company
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Allen Control Systems

Allen Control Systems builds autonomous defense systems, including gun turrets and drone-defense technology, using computer vision, control systems, and robotics. The company is hiring across software engineering, mechanical engineering, testing, and operations roles to support product development and scaled production.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a detection rule you authored in production—what was the threat model, and how did you tune it to reduce false positives?
  • Describe your hands-on experience configuring CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, including which modules (EDR, identity, cloud) you've worked with.
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