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Danielle Nizich

Hauppauge,NY

Summary

Detection Engineer with experience building and tuning detections across SIEM and EDR platforms. Skilled in identifying adversary TTPs, onboarding clients, mentoring team members, and staying ahead of emerging threats.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Detection Engineer

CyberMaxx (formerly Cybersafe Solutions)
10.2021 - Current
  • Built and maintained detection rules across SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender, Elastic, M365, and AlienVault, creating ~80 custom watchlists annually and tuning ~250 requests per month to optimize SOC performance.
  • Analyzed threat intelligence weekly to identify adversary TTPs, and validate detections using Atomic Red Team framework.
  • Authored and distributed company-wide security advisories for two years, issuing weekly updates and immediate notices on emerging threats.
  • Collaborated with SOC analysts, Customer Success Managers, and Incident Response teams to deliver client-specific detection solutions.
  • Mentored and trained new team members on security platforms, detection processes, and documentation best practices to ensure consistency and knowledge transfer.

Civil Federal Processing Specialist – Level II

Cisive
04.2021 - 10.2021
  • Reviewed and verified completed case work from 3 associates for accuracy and factual completeness before client release.
  • Provided leadership and structure by managing cross-team projects, coaching new hires, documenting essential processes, and establishing operational best practices.

Civil Federal Processing Specialist – Level I

Cisive
02.2019 - 04.2021
  • Conducted ~400 pre-employment background checks per month with a 97% accuracy rate.
  • Researched and analyzed court documents across federal, civil, bankruptcy, foreclosure, judgment, lien, and sex offender cases.
  • Communicated regularly with government agencies including U.S. District Court clerks, Probation offices, Marshals, District Attorneys, and state agencies to resolve case-related issues.

Education

Cyber Security Fundamentals Certificate -

Champlain College
Burlington, VT
10.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
05.2018

Skills

    SIEM/EDR rule creation & tuning

    Threat intelligence analysis

    Adversary emulation (MITRE ATT&CK)

    SOC collaboration

Certification

CompTIA Network+ | CompTIA CySA+

Timeline

Detection Engineer

CyberMaxx (formerly Cybersafe Solutions)
10.2021 - Current

Civil Federal Processing Specialist – Level II

Cisive
04.2021 - 10.2021

Civil Federal Processing Specialist – Level I

Cisive
02.2019 - 04.2021

Cyber Security Fundamentals Certificate -

Champlain College

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Stony Brook University

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