Senior Threat Detection Specialist

About QBE   

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

• Lead the coordination and operation of the internal detection engineering function.

• Design and implement cyber detection rules and use cases to identify threats across our IT infrastructure.

• Identify and log visibility gaps, working to improve detection coverage and accuracy.

• Build and tune custom detection logic for complex environments and emerging threats.

• Monitor evolving attacker tactics (TTPs), integrating insights into detection and prevention strategies.

• Collaborate across Cyber Security, Engineering, and Global IT teams to enhance security posture and incident response.

About you

• Strong experience across both offensive and defensive cyber security disciplines.

• Deep understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), with expertise in the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

• Hands-on technical knowledge in cyber detection engineering, security tools, and infrastructure.

• Skilled in Detection-as-Code and experienced with SIEM query languages.

• Confident communicator with experience working alongside global technical teams and senior stakeholders.

• Proactive, collaborative, and driven by curiosity and continuous improvement.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

To learn more about benefits of working with us, click  Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: 

• Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

To learn more about our achievements, click here

Apply now and let’s make it happen!