Sr. SIEM Consultant (Splunk, Sentinel, SecOps, Exabeam) | On-Site, Bangalore

Our consultants are skilled technical and consultative resources expected to be strong in both technical and soft skills. A Consultant must be a proven self-starter 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. Establish & maintain productive and respectful relationships with the delivery team, practice management, and client management team. You will actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects and internal initiatives. Deliver timely engagements and works closely with Practice Directors to drive training and education, career development, performance development, and collaboration across the team In line with Optiv’s commitment to quality, you will confirm that work is of the highest quality as per Optiv’s quality standards, by reviewing the work provided by other members.

How you'll make an impact

• Able to solo deliver or act as "point" for complex projects
• Acts as technical escalation point to assist other consultants.
• Lead in capacity planning and HW specification recommendation efforts.
• Lead in all Technology deployment activities, connector configuration, custom rule development, workflow configuration and development, and third-party system integration.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing and bug-related engineering efforts.
• Design, implement and educate on specific technology build processes, code migration, and source control use.
• Provide knowledge transfer and post production support activities as necessary.
• Effective team communicator.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional associations such as ISSA.
• Obtain and maintain top tier vendor certification.
• Complete administrative project tasks like time and expense entry, status reporting, and project completion reporting.
• Acts as contributor in Optiv communities for solutions of focus

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree and approximately 5-7 years of related work experience.
• Approximately 4-7 years of technical architecture experience
• Strong Consulting experince
• Mandatory 4+ years of Experince in SIEM (Splunk, Sentinel, SecOps, Exabeam)
• Desirable experience within one or more of the following Security Architecture and/or Enterprise Architectural Frameworks (e.g. SABSA, TOGAF, O-ESA).
• Knowledge of general security concepts and methods such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, privacy assessments, incident response, security policy creation, enterprise security strategies, architectures and governance.
• Strong understanding of networking (TCP/IP, OSI model), operating system fundamentals (Windows, UNIX, mainframe), security technologies (firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.) and application programming/scripting languages (C, Java, Perl, Shell).
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance issues affecting clients related to privacy and data protection, such as PCI DSS, GLBA, Basel II, EU Data Protection Directive, International Cross Border, and U.S. State Data Privacy Laws.
• Working knowledge of operating systems, virtual machine environments, mainframe security packages, and relational database management systems.
• Expert knowledge of using Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel
• The successful candidate must hold related professional certifications such as the CISSP, CISM, and/or CISA.

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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