Senior Cloud Security Engineer

$80,001 - $120,000/Yr

SAIC

Full-time - Senior

Onsite

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to perform Cloud Security Engineering and Administration duties for our team providing Cybersecurity services for a major state and local government customer located in Texas. This position is part of a 24x7x365 security operations team and involves technical leadership in Azure Portal and Sentinel SIEM engineering, as well as supporting incident response functions. The role includes ownership of technical aspects of running and maintaining a SIEM, providing consultative advice, and mentoring less experienced cloud security specialists.

Responsibilities

• Perform Cloud Security Engineering and Administration duties.
• Lead technical efforts in Azure Portal and Sentinel SIEM engineering.
• Support incident response functions including preparation, detection, response, and recovery from cybersecurity incidents.
• Author and tune correlation rules for SIEM.
• Develop and maintain PowerBI dashboards and reports.
• Manage Azure resources in support of the SIEM.
• Automate tasks related to threat intelligence and incident detection/response.
• Provide coaching and guidance for junior SOC personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a relevant field.
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in cybersecurity.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Log Analytics, and Azure portal administration.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to obtain Cybersecurity First Responder certification within 180 days of employment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with ITIL, ITIL Foundation or higher certification.
• Unix/Linux and/or Windows System Administration experience.
• Familiarity with syslog-based logging client-side configurations.
• Experience with EnCase Digital Forensics/Investigator and Endpoint Security solutions.
• ISC2, SANS/GIAC, and other industry-recognized cybersecurity certifications.

Benefits

• On-the-job training of the customer operating environment and service provider tools.
• Strong teamwork-based environment.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Reimbursement for selected technical training and certification.