Detection and SOAR Engineer, Mandiant Consulting, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mandiant Consulting, Google Cloud in Australia seeks a Mid-level Detection and SOAR Engineer to support the CDC with SIEM/SOAR maintenance, content creation, and incident response playbooks. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive detections, automation, and governance across security operations.

You will maintain operational readiness of SIEM and SOAR platforms, tune detections, and integrate APIs to enable efficient incident response for clients across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in detection engineering, SOAR automation, or related role.
• 3 years of experience with SOC/CSIRT or incident response teams.
• Experience with detection tuning and creation leveraging SIEM/EDR/NDR tools.
• Experience with scripting SIEM solutions in Python or Powershell.

Responsibilities

• Identify challenges in customer CDC and plan improvements.
• Advise on technologies relied upon by the client CDC, CSIRT, and SOC.
• Create/modify SIEM use cases and SOAR playbooks (Python).
• Engage with client stakeholders to drive security issue resolution.
• Provide expertise for SIEM, SOAR, and SOC technologies to aid incident response.

Skills

Detection engineering

SOAR automation

SOC/CSIRT collaboration

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

Powershell

Python scripting

Sigma open signature format

Job description

Detection and SOAR Engineer, Mandiant Consulting, Google Cloud

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Australia, and do not require Google’s sponsorship for a visa.

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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:In-office locations: Canberra ACT, Australia; Melbourne VIC, Australia; Sydney NSW, Australia.Remote location(s): Australia.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in detection engineering, SOAR automation, or a related role.
• 3 years of experience working with SOC/CSIRT or other incident response related teams.
• Experience with detection tuning and creation leveraging various security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, or NDR tools).
• Experience with scripting Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions (e.g., writing queries, searches, alerts, dashboards) in Python or Powershell.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications in one or more of the following: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+; CISCO (CCNA); ISC2 (CISSP); SANS (GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GPEN).
• Experience with SOAR and its dependencies, managing and maintaining SOAR platforms, as well as integrating APIs into automation playbooks.
• Experience with content engineering inside SIEM platforms (e.g., rule creation, advanced correlation searching, etc.).
• Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L or similar SIEM query languages, with an understanding of SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding.
• Understanding of logging for common platforms and devices, including Linux and network equipment.

About the job

In this role, you will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams like Mandiant Architects, Mandiant Analysts, Client Information Technology (IT) resources, and other business resource owners. You will be responsible for enabling the technology and tools required to effectively accomplish daily tasks within a Cyber Defense Center (CDC). This includes maintaining operational readiness of the client Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform, creating detection content and automations to support the daily tasks within the CDC. In addition, you may be responsible for setting appropriate configurations of the SIEM and SOAR or related response technologies required for a client's SOC to maintain effective incident detection and response capabilities.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

Responsibilities

• Identify challenges in customer Cyber Defense Centers (CDC) and formulate strategies for improvement, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion.
• Advise on technologies relied upon by the client CDC, Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), and SOC.
• Create and modify SIEM use cases written in both technology specific query language and Sigma open signature format. Create and modify SOAR playbooks written in Python.
• Engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.
• Provide expertise for SIEM, SOAR and other SOC technologies that assist in incident response.

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