Remote SIEM Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Remote SIEM Engineer (Cortex XSIAM) to join a premier cyber security organization. The SIEM Engineer will work with clients to determine a suitable detection strategy, helping to protect customers from threats, by designing and implementing correlation rules.

Responsibilities of the SIEM Engineer include:

Work with technical lead to develop log ingestion strategyContribute to detection strategy based on industry best practicesDetail step-by-step process to ingest high-quality log sourcesPerform log source monitoring and optimizationCreate high-quality correlation rulesTune log sources and correlation rulesBe an Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SIEM, Correlation, and Log Source IngestionRecognize opportunities where automation can improve analyst alert handlingCollaborate with internal and external teams to ensure product adoptionCreate technical documentation detailing SIEM aspects of the engagementTravel to customer meetings and workshops as needed (10%)

Qualifications for the SIEM Engineer include:

6+ years of deploying and integrating (SIEM) to enterprise to large enterprise-levelCoordinating and conducting event collection, log management, event management, compliance automation, and identity monitoring activities using (SIEM) platformsThe ability to create and develop correlation and detection rules, within a (SIEM) to support alerting capabilitiesExperience working with and deploying a variety of SIEM technologies (i.e. Splunk, IBM QRadar)Strong Regular Expression skillsAbility to understand logs, locating and understanding 3rd party documentation where neededFamiliarity with reports on the status of the SIEM to include metrics on items such as number of logging sources - log collection rate, and other performance metricsKnowledge of Security Analysis & Response a plus, including both endpoint, network & cloud-based environmentsExperience with Security Operation Centers tooling and processes

Compensation for the SIEM Engineer includes:

Salary: $120,000 – $160,000 Full benefits: Healthcare, Dental, Vision, 401k, Flexible work schedule