J. METHMAL
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SIEM/EDR/XDR Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting

Ongoing detection engineering practice across SentinelOne, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR/XSIAM, Microsoft Sentinel, FortiSIEM, and QRadar — reducing noise and surfacing real threats faster.

Overview

Across three SOC and MSSP roles, I've onboarded log sources, written and tuned detection rules, and run proactive threat-hunting exercises mapped to MITRE ATT&CK across a stack of fifteen-plus SIEM/EDR/XDR platforms. The focus is always the same: cut through alert noise, shrink time-to-detect, and make sure the right incidents reach the right responders fast.

Highlights

  • Created and tuned detection use cases across SentinelOne, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cortex XDR, and Microsoft Defender for MSSP clients.
  • Onboarded new log sources and authored fine-tuned detection rules in Cortex XSIAM.
  • Used AttackIQ breach & attack simulation to validate detection coverage against MITRE ATT&CK techniques.
  • Collaborated on use-case development to improve SIEM/EDR detection accuracy for healthcare and banking clients.

Open to security research collaborations & freelance engineering work

Let's strengthen your security posture — or build something new.

Whether it's detection engineering, a compromise assessment, or a full-stack build — I'm always glad to talk shop.