Cyber Security Consultant
McLean, VA
Job Id:
132765
Job Category:
Cyber Security
Job Location:
McLean, VA
Security Clearance:
None
Business Unit:
Piper Companies
Division:
Piper Enterprise Solutions
Position Owner:
Leif Langbacka
Piper Companies is seeking a Remote Cyber Security Consultant (SOAR) to join an international leader in cybersecurity services. The Consultant will play a pivotal role in assisting with log migration and detection strategy for clients.
Responsibilities of the Consultant include:
- Collaborate with the technical lead to develop a log ingestion strategy.
- Contribute to the detection strategy based on industry best practices.
- Document a detailed step-by-step process for ingesting high-quality log sources.
- Monitor and optimize log sources for maximum efficiency.
- Create high-quality correlation rules to enhance threat detection.
- Tune log sources and correlation rules for optimal performance.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SIEM, correlation, and log source ingestion.
- Identify opportunities for automation to improve analyst alert handling.
- Work closely with internal and external teams to ensure product adoption.
- Create technical documentation detailing SIEM aspects of the engagement.
Qualifications for the Consultant:
- 6+ years of experience in deploying and integrating SIEM solutions in enterprise to large enterprise-level environments.
- Experience with Security Operation Centers tooling and processes.
- Experience in coordinating and conducting event collection, log management, event management, compliance automation, and identity monitoring activities using SIEM platforms.
- Ability to create and develop correlation and detection rules within a SIEM to support alerting capabilities.
- Experience with a variety of SIEM technologies such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, etc.
- Proven ability to suggest detection strategies based on customer requirements.
- Strong skills in Regular Expressions.
- Ability to understand logs and locate/understand third-party documentation when necessary.
- Familiarity with reports on the status of the SIEM, including metrics such as the number of logging sources, log collection rate, and other performance metrics.
- Knowledge of Security Analysis & Response, including endpoint, network, and cloud-based environments, is a plus.
- Relevant bachelor's degree or industry-recognized qualifications (CISSP, GIAC, SIEM Vendor Qualification, etc.).
Compensation for the Cyber Security Consultant:
- Salary Range: $145,000 - $165,000
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave as required by law, and Holidays
- This job opens for applications on 12/20. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.