Analyst cyber

Job Description:

Company Description:

McDonald's growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3Ds (Delivery, Digital and Drive Thru). McDonald's will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in or takeaway.?

McDonald's Global Technology is here to power tomorrow's feel-good moments.??

That's why you'll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae-dipped fry at a time.?Using AI, robotics and emerging tech, we're digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we're reshaping all areas of the business, industry and every community that is home to a McDonald's restaurant.?We face complex tech challenges every day. But that's where our diverse and talented teams come in. They're made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, and they thrive in the space where feel-good meets fast-paced.??

Check out the McDonald's ?Global Technology Technical Blog ( ?to learn how technology and our global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.?

Department Overview

The Detection Engineering team within Global Cyber Security enables threat detection, system integration, and response automation across McDonald's digital ecosystem. The Infrastructure & Integration pillar designs and manages log pipelines, RBAC, and security architecture to support detection and response operations.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

The Senior Analyst - Detection Engineering designs and maintains log source integrations, RBAC controls, and telemetry infrastructure supporting SIEM and SOAR operations. The role serves as a technical lead on onboarding and troubleshooting efforts and mentors junior staff. Architects automation workflows and response logic to streamline security operations and reduce analyst workload. This role provides technical leadership for SOAR integrations, response playbooks, and system-to-system orchestration.

Architects automation workflows and response logic to streamline security operations and reduce analyst workload. This role provides technical leadership for SOAR integrations, response playbooks, and system-to-system orchestration. Leads Detection development, from use case intake and design through validation and production deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain infrastructure supporting log ingestion.

• Develop and enforce RBAC policies across security platforms.

• Collaborate on onboarding new log sources.

• Drive reliability and standardization across telemetry pipelines.

• Support architectural changes and incident resolution.

• Design and implement SOAR-based automation workflows.

• Lead the development of response playbooks across toolsets.

• Define standards for automation reliability and modularity.

• Integrate APIs across detection, ticketing, and endpoint systems.

• Lead development of detection logic across multiple data sources.

• Map detection content to MITRE ATT&CK and threat models.

• Design frameworks for detection testing and validation.

• Review detection coverage gaps and define technical improvements.

• Mentor engineers on automation, detection logic, tuning, and optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

• 5+ years of experience with log management, SIEM/SOAR, and platform integration.

• Familiarity with auth/RBAC and API-based data ingest.

• Bash scripting and Python

• Linux and Windows experience

• Incident Handling experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to cloud telemetry sources (e.g., GCP, AWS).

• Proficiency with automation/scripting.

• Team mentorship experience.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $129,800.00 - $165,490.00 per year

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.?

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald's long-term incentive plan.

McDonald's is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald's provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald's provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Requsition ID: 2303