Security Automation Consultant

Entelligence LLC
United States
10 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) ARM Architecture Authentication Protocols Cloud Computing Security CompTIA Security+ Cyber Security Data Validation Identity and Access Management Intrusion Detection and Prevention Python (Programming Language) Parsing Runbook
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Security Log Security Information and Event Management Scripting Mitre Att&ck Software Troubleshooting QRadar Cyber Threat Analysis Cybercrime Microsoft Sentinel Cortex XSOAR Platform Splunk Security Orchestration, Automation & Response

Job description

  • Design, implement, and optimize SIEM and security analytics solutions across enterprise customer environments
  • Onboard, integrate, and validate security log sources and telemetry from cloud, endpoint, network, identity, and other security technologies
  • Develop and tune detection content, correlation rules, hunting queries, and security analytics
  • Normalize, parse, map, and validate security data to ensure accurate and reliable detection capabilities
  • Analyze false positives and tune detections to improve alert fidelity and signal-to-noise ratio
  • Identify detection gaps and develop threat-informed detection coverage
  • Develop Python-based tooling and automation to support detection engineering, log validation, enrichment, and SOC workflows
  • Integrate SIEM, SOAR, EDR, threat intelligence, identity, ITSM, and other cybersecurity platforms
  • Partner directly with customers and SOC teams to understand security requirements and improve detection and investigation capabilities
  • Support the deployment, configuration, integration, and optimization of Cortex and other enterprise security platforms
  • Develop dashboards, reporting, technical documentation, runbooks, and engineering standards
  • Present technical findings, recommendations, and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in SIEM engineering, detection engineering, security engineering, security operations, or a related cybersecurity discipline
  • Hands-on experience engineering SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, Elastic, Cortex XSIAM, or similar technologies
  • Experience onboarding log sources, validating security telemetry, parsing data, and normalizing security events
  • Experience developing and tuning correlation rules, detection content, hunting queries, and security analytics
  • Experience analyzing false positives and improving detection quality and threat coverage
  • Strong understanding of SOC operations, incident response, threat detection, and security analytics
  • Python or scripting experience supporting security engineering, automation, data validation, enrichment, or analyst workflows
  • Experience integrating enterprise security technologies using APIs and other platform interfaces
  • Understanding of Linux/Unix systems, networking, authentication protocols, and enterprise security architectures
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with enterprise customers and technical stakeholders, * Experience working in cybersecurity consulting, professional services, MSSP, or other customer-facing security engineering environments
  • Experience implementing, deploying, or optimizing SIEM/security platforms across multiple customer environments
  • Experience with Cortex XSIAM, Cortex XSOAR, or other Palo Alto security technologies
  • Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or Elastic
  • Experience with MITRE ATT&CK-based detection engineering and threat-informed defense
  • Experience with detection-as-code methodologies, version-controlled detection content, or CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with threat hunting and threat intelligence integration
  • Experience integrating EDR, IAM, ITSM, cloud security, and other enterprise security platforms
  • Experience with SOAR, security orchestration, playbooks, and security automation
  • CISSP, GIAC/SANS, Security+, or related cybersecurity certifications

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive base salary

  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

  • Vacation, sick time and paid holidays

  • Matching 401(k) program

About the company

Since 1997, Entelligence has provided mission critical project delivery capacity for uninterrupted growth and long-term market leadership to the industry’s biggest enterprise IT brands. Our commitment to close working partnerships and a proven approach for sustainable success is why Entelligence is Always Ready to help the world’s technology leaders quickly deliver their most advanced IT solutions to their most important customers.

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