SIEM Application Engineer
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Job description
o Collaborate with security analysts and architects to design and implement SIEM solutions using Elasticsearch. o Optimize SIEM rules, alerts, and dashboards for efficient threat detection. · Collaboration: o Collaborate effectively with others to drive forward key security objectives o Presentation and documentation writing (to both technical and business audiences) · Query Optimization and Performance Tuning: o Write efficient Elasticsearch queries to retrieve relevant security events. o Monitor and manage the performance of the SIEM infrastructure. · Security Engineering: o Contribute to security engineering projects, transitions, and transformations. o Work closely with security operations and associated security incident response systems o Stay informed about emerging threats and security best practices.
Requirements
Essential: · Security and Compliance with Elastic Security o Set up access controls, authentication, and encryption using Elastic Security features. o Ensure compliance with data protection regulations. · Detection Rule Development: o Ability to create, test, and optimise detection rules to identify suspicious activities and potential threats based on the MITRE ATT&CK Framework · Performance Tuning with Elasticsearch and Logstash: o Fine-tune query performance using Elasticsearch indices and mappings. o Monitor Logstash pipelines and optimize resource utilization. · Kibana Visualization and Monitoring: o Leverage Kibana for data visualization, dashboards, and real-time monitoring. o Create custom visualizations to track data quality metrics and system performance. · Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related fields · 5+ years of engineering experience in delivering cybersecurity solutions · Experience in key cyber technologies such as SIEM technologies (Elastic preferred), vulnerability management, access management and other commonly used Enterprise security controls. Ideally from both a development and operational perspective.