SIEM Principal Engineer

NCC Group
1 year ago
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The Opportunity

A successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day support and operations of several SIEM solutions within our Leeds based SOC. Roles and responsibilities for this role include, but may not be limited to: 

Maintaining the NCC Group SOCs SIEM platforms 

Onboard and manage SIEM event sources and transition through to live SOC Managed Services. 

Assisting in the development of new SOC infrastructure to assist in SIEM and surrounding SOC requirements. 

Providing guidance and support to SOC personnel regarding SIEM operations, concepts, and development. 

Collaborating with our Analytics Development capability to create and deploy new detection mechanisms (both traditional analytics and machine learning techniques). 

Providing SIEM expertise to support Security Analysts during incidents and investigations. 

Collaborating with other teams to help develop and drive improvements/progression. 

A successful candidate would be able to provide security advice to customers to help them develop their security awareness and infrastructure. Working for a Security Partner requires a surrounding knowledge and experience of security awareness, incidents response, and management. 

The Challenge

As a Principal SIEM Engineer, you will be a subject matter expert in SIEM technologies, responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing SIEM solutions. Your role involves advanced technical contributions and providing guidance to other engineers. Key behaviours and responsibilities include: 

Technical Leadership: Serve as the go-to expert for SIEM architecture, design, and implementation, offering guidance to the engineering team. 

Implementation: Deploy and configure SIEM tools, integrating data sources and creating correlation rules to identify and respond to security incidents. 

Optimization: Continuously refine SIEM configurations, rules, and alerts to enhance threat detection accuracy and reduce false positives. 

Research: Stay informed about emerging threats and vulnerabilities, applying that knowledge to improve the organization's security posture. 

Collaboration: Collaborate with other security and IT teams to ensure seamless integration of SIEM solutions within the broader technology ecosystem. 

Training: Provide training and knowledge sharing sessions to enhance the skills of SIEM engineers and analysts. 

Documentation: Create detailed technical documentation for SIEM solutions, including architecture diagrams and operational procedures. 

Essential Skills

At NCC Group we are passionate about passionate people; someone who wants to join in our mission of making the world safer and more secure, whilst learning new skills and advancing their career forward.

In terms of technical and behavioral capabilities, we are looking for individuals who have experience in the following areas:

Minimum Requirements 

Splunk Enterprise Certified Administrator 

Desirable Requirements 

Splunk Cloud Certified Administrator 

Splunk Cloud Certified Architect

CompTIA Certifications (Security+/ Network+/ Linux+) 

Crest, GIAC or CISSP Certification 

Degree in related field. 

Other relevant certifications. 

Behaviors

Detail-Oriented: Pay close attention to details when configuring and monitoring SIEM tools to ensure accurate threat detection and incident response. 

Proactive: Demonstrate a proactive approach to monitoring and responding to security events, taking the initiative to investigate and escalate as needed. 

Learning Mindset: Exhibit a strong desire to learn and stay current with SIEM technologies, cybersecurity trends, and emerging threats. 

Collaboration: Work well within a team environment, communicating effectively with colleagues from different departments and sharing insights to improve security posture. 

Critical Thinking: Apply logical and analytical thinking to assess security incidents, troubleshoot issues, and make informed decisions. 

Adaptability: Embrace changes in technology and processes, adapting to new challenges and learning quickly in a dynamic security landscape. 

Professionalism: Conduct oneself with professionalism, integrity, and ethical behaviour in all interactions and situation 

Please do not hesitate to apply.

About NCC Group

The NCC Group family has over 2,000 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.

We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.

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