Optiv · 1 month ago
Sr. Engineer - DataDog SIEM | Remote, USA
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $127K/yr
4+ years expOptiv Security Inc. is a company specializing in cybersecurity solutions, and they are seeking a Senior DataDog Cloud SIEM Engineer. The role involves onboarding and maintaining DataDog Cloud SIEM environments and providing support to clients while working within the 24x7x365 Security Operations Center as part of the Advanced Fusion Center team.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a primary responder for AFC customer systems, taking ownership of client configuration issues and tracking through resolution
Act as a point of escalation for junior level Engineers and provide guidance and mentoring
Advise best practice on SIEM/MDR/SOAR 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 and configure SIEM/MDR/SOAR software and appliance-based products in large enterprise and Government environments
Develop and maintain security content and reporting
Perform knowledge transfers to clients regarding security and system configuration awareness
Qualification
Required
4-7 years professional experience maintaining SIEM or infrastructure systems in the Information Security field
Minimum 18-months hands-on experience in the DataDog Cloud SIEM
College degree or equivalent training with experience working in a Security Operations Center, Managed Security, or client network environment
Understanding of network architecture and implementation is a must; ideal candidate will have worked with network security analysis
Excellent time management, reporting, and communication skills
Superior IT problem-solving skills
Experience with SIEM content and reporting
Experience working with Linux OS
Experience writing/developing scripts (e.g. python, bash, ruby, powershell)
Experience working with Internal and client Ticketing and Knowledge Base Systems for Incident and Problem tracking as well as procedures. (i.e. Jira, Confluence, etc.)
Experience with various SIEM security products such as: Exabeam, Chronicle, Sentinel, LogRhythm, QRadar, Splunk, and infrastructure components such as proxies, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP etc
General security knowledge (GIAC, CISSP, CCSE, CISA, HBSS, NSA, CEH, Cisco Security, Security +, or other security certifications)
Knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems
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
Training and experience in one or more non-SIEM network security products to include: Enterprise endpoint security products, Network components such as Firewalls and Proxies to include Palo Alto / Checkpoint / Juniper / McAfee / Cisco / Blue Coat / Imperva or other similar network security products
CCNA, CCDA, CCSA, CCIE, CISSP, CEH, or MCSE
Familiarity with DevOps
Professional experience working with networks and network architecture
Ability to participate in on-call support
Demonstrated experience and success in a Managed Service client environment
Ability to work greater than 40 hours per week as needed
Benefits
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)
Company
Optiv
Optiv is a cyber security solutions provider in North America that help clients plan, build and run successful cyber security programs.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
CVC Capital PartnersSverica Capital
2023-05-31Debt Financing
2017-01-01Series Unknown
2016-12-05Acquired
Leadership Team
Julie Talbot-Hubbard
Senior Vice President, Cyber Protection and Identity
James Turgal
Vice President, Cyber Risk, Strategy & Board Relations
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