SIEM Engineer - Exabeam | Remote, USA

The SIEM Engineer at Optiv Security's Managed Security Services (MSS) team is responsible for managing and maintaining client security systems within a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center. This role involves developing procedures, implementing processes, and mentoring other engineers. Key responsibilities include providing support for Microsoft Sentinel and Exabeam clients, acting as an escalation point, assisting with client onboarding, and ensuring SLA compliance. The engineer will implement, configure, and maintain SIEM products, developing and tuning content like correlation rules, dashboards, and reports to detect malicious activity.

Must Have

• Provide support for Microsoft Sentinel and Exabeam Clients.
• Act as a point of escalation for other Engineers and provide guidance and mentoring.
• Assist with client transition and onboarding.
• Implement, configure, and maintain SIEM software and appliance-based products.
• Develop, deploy and tune SIEM content such as correlation rules, dashboards, reports and models.
• 4+ years professional experience managing and maintaining SIEM systems.
• 1+ year professional experience writing SIEM content specifically for Microsoft Sentinel or Exabeam.
• Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel and/or Exabeam.
• Well-versed in building correlation rules using security logs.
• In-depth knowledge of security logging for Linux, Windows, major EDRs, Firewalls, & Active Directory.
• Experience with installing and configuring Microsoft Sentinel and/or Exabeam.
• Ability to aggregate and analyze logs from various deployed security devices.
• Experience with creating custom: content, dashboards, reports, and alerts.

Good to Have

• Experience working with Internal and client Ticketing and Knowledge Base Systems (e.g., ServiceNow).
• General security knowledge (GSEC, CISSP, CCSE, CISA, CEH, Cisco Security, Security +, or other security certifications).
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems.
• Understanding of server grade applications such as: DBMS, Exchange, DNS, SMTP, IIS, Apache, SharePoint, Active Directory, Identity Management, Patch Management, LDAP, SQL.
• Experience with various SIEM security products such as: Splunk, LogRhythm, QRadar, and infrastructure components such as proxies, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP.
• Familiarity with RegEx.

Perks & Benefits

• A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through 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)

The SIEM Engineer works in Optiv Security’s 24x7x365 Security Operations Center as a member of the Managed Security Services (MSS) team. The employee will be responsible for creation of procedures, implementation of processes and development of SIEM Engineers for managing and maintaining security systems for client environments. Experience and knowledge of SIEM and other Security Technologies is essential. The candidate will work closely with Management, Principal Engineers, Senior Engineers, Solution Architects, Threat Analysts and other internal teams, vendors and clients to complete high profile, critical services to existing Managed Security Service clients. Serve as a primary responder for Managed Security customer systems, taking ownership of client issues and tracking through resolution.

How you'll make an impact:

• Provide support for Microsoft Sentinel and Exabeam Clients.
• Act as a point of escalation for other Engineers (Associate SIEM Engineer & SIEM Engineer) and provide guidance and mentoring.
• Assist with client transition and onboarding serve as primary point of contact for Managed Security Service clients.
• This will require documentation of Account Governance processes and responsibility for report generation and notification to senior leadership about potential client Service Level Agreement (SLA) issues.
• Explain and demonstrate how to use Exabeam or Microsoft Sentinel, products to both technical and relatively non-technical personnel.
• Provide remote consulting services via interactive client sessions to assist with implementation of multiple product vendors and technologies.
• Implement, configure, and maintain SIEM software and appliance-based products in large enterprise and Government environments.
• Develop, deploy and tune SIEM content such as correlation rules, dashboards, reports and models.

What we're looking for:

• 4+ years professional experience managing and maintaining SIEM systems.
• 1-2 years professional experience working with networks and network architecture.
• 1+ year professional experience writing SIEM content specifically for Microsoft Sentinel or Exabeam.
• Ability to deal confidently with complex technical problems.
• Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Sentinel and/or Exabeam (Search, Collectors, Advanced Analytics/New Scale Analytics).
• Well-versed in building correlation rules using security logs to detect malicious activity with high fidelity.
• In-depth knowledge of security logging for Linux, Windows, major EDRs, Firewalls, & Active Directory.
• Experience with installing and configuring (settings) Microsoft Sentinel and/or Exabeam (Search, Collectors, Advanced Analytics/New Scale Analytics).
• The ability to aggregate and analyze logs from various deployed security devices.
• Experience with creating custom: content, dashboards, reports, and alerts.
• Shift flexibility, including the ability to provide on call support (24/7) when needed.
• Experience working with Internal and client Ticketing and Knowledge Base Systems for Incident and Problem tracking as well as procedures. (i.e., ServiceNow etc.) preferred.
• General security knowledge (GSEC, CISSP, CCSE, CISA,, CEH, Cisco Security, Security +, or other security certifications) preferred.
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems preferred.
• An understanding of a wide array of server grade applications such as: DBMS, Exchange, DNS, SMTP, IIS, Apache, SharePoint, Active Directory, Identity Management, Patch Management, LDAP, SQL, and others preferred.
• Experience with various SIEM security products such as: Microsoft Sentinel, Exabeam, Splunk, LogRhythm, QRadar, and infrastructure components such as proxies, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP etc. preferred.
• Familiarity with RegEx preferred.
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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

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About Us

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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