Principal Engineer

1 Week ago • 8 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

Our principal engineers are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. A principal engineer must be driven and proactive with the ability to problem-solve, communicate, participate in diverse project teams from a technical perspective, and interface effectively with customers, vendor partners, and colleagues. Key responsibilities include acting as a subject matter expert for onboarding SIEM components, analyzing security event data for attack patterns, creating automated log correlations, and working with threat intelligence teams to interpret IOCs. You will also be responsible for creating technical documentation, partnering with anomaly detection and incident responders, and developing SIEM correlation rules to detect new threats. Additional duties involve managing SIEM appliance/software, creating innovative solutions for automation, configuring backups, and managing SIEM user accounts.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 8+ years of experience in SIEM
  • Strong presentation and verbal communication skills
  • Work with internal teams and client teams
  • Ensure customer environment security
  • Test and configure new products/technologies
Good to have:
  • Experience in a large enterprise environment analyzing security event data
  • Experience creating automated log correlations in SIEM
  • Working experience with Threat intelligence teams
  • Understanding of monitoring devices (firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.)
  • Ability to recognize patterns indicating complex cyber-attacks
  • Manage SIEM user accounts
  • Add/Remove log sources and troubleshoot issues
  • Perform software upgrades, updates, and patches
  • Mentor and train SIEM Engineer II employees
  • Attend vendor-specific meetings and conferences
Perks:
  • Commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
  • Work/life balance
  • Professional training resources
  • Creative problem-solving opportunities
  • Volunteer opportunities ('Optiv Chips In')
  • Ability and technology for productive remote work (where applicable)

Job Details

Our principal engineers are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. A principal engineer must be driven and proactive with the ability to problem-solve, communicate, participate in diverse project teams from a technical perspective, and interface effectively with customers, vendor partners, and colleagues.

How you’ll make an impact:

  • Subject matter expert for onboarding SIEM components for existing and new clients.
  • Experience in a large enterprise environment, of analyzing security event data for attack patterns and understanding attacker tactics.
  • Experience in creating automated log correlations in a SIEM to identify anomalous and potentially malicious behavior.
  • Working experience with Threat intelligence teams to be able to interpret IOC’s and use them efficiently for alerting.
  • Experience using multiple online sources in order to identify new threats.
  • Understanding of monitoring devices such as firewalls, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, web applications, AV, WAF, Proxy and operating system logs
  • Create technical documentation around the content deployed to the SIEM.
  • Ability to partner with anomaly detection and incident responders to improve data quality and reduce false positives.
  • Ability to recognize patterns and inconsistencies that could indicate complex cyber-attacks.
  • Experience in developing SIEM correlation rules to detect new threats beyond current capabilities.
  • Manage appliance or virtual appliance OS and SIEM software.
  • Create innovative solutions to automate and reduce timeframes for operational changes as well as the initial installation of the platform.
  • Create rules for compliance and audit requirements and create and manage Watch Lists for current threats.
  • Configure backups, verify custom reports, manage log source groups, and validate log sources with the client.
  • Review and apply any newly available and applicable SIEM and/or appliance/virtual appliance software or policy updates monthly.
  • Perform formal Health Check and administrative password change.
  • Perform formal Architectural Review.
  • Create custom rules/rule modifications and custom reports/ report modifications as needed.
  • Manage SIEM user accounts (create, delete, modify, etc.).
  • Add /Remove log sources. Troubleshoot issues with log sources or systems with the vendor, and report system defects as needed.
  • Manage product enhancement/feature requests with vendors as needed.
  • Perform software upgrades, updates, and patches as needed.
  • Create client-specific Watch Lists if necessary.
  • Perform technical account management duties for specific top-tier, strategic clients.
  • Responsible for major SIEM client environmental changes including upgrades.
  • Create custom documentation for internal and external needs.
  • Responsible for mentoring and training of SIEM Engineer II employees
  • Attend vendor-specific meetings and conferences for business and professional development.
  • Responsible for testing and configuring new products and technologies.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related field is required.
  • 8+ years of experience in SIEM.
  • Strong presentation and verbal communication skills.
  • Work with internal teams and client teams.
  • Work with service teams to secure various technologies.
  • Ensure the security of the customer's environment.
  • Responsible for testing and configuring new products and technologies.
  • Assist with designing and documenting work processes within the SOC.
  • The role demands the availability for US working hours (5PM (IST) to 3AM (IST))
  • This role is Work from Office role.

What you can expect from Optiv

  • A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
  • Work/life balance
  • Professional training resources
  • Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
  • Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
  • The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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We work alongside clients to manage cyber risk and equip them with perspectives and programs to accelerate business progress. Our real-world experience, deep vertical expertise and diverse teams enable us to face any challenge with confidence. We put you at the center of our unmatched ecosystem of people, products, partners and programs to design and implement agile solutions. Our adaptive approach continually assesses risk in the context of cyber and broader objectives to secure today's business and fortify it for the future.

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