Security Consultant, Mandiant

Google; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Detection Engineer to enhance security measures within their Cyber Defense Center. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and implement technologies that bolster incident detection and response capabilities. Your expertise in SIEM and EDR technologies will be crucial as you develop automation playbooks and improve alert fidelity. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Detection Engineering or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and improve issues in customer cyber defense centers.
• Create and modify SIEM use cases and detection logic.

Skills

Detection Engineering

EDR technologies

SIEM technologies

Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR)

Scripting languages (PowerShell, Python)

Cyber threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security

Tools

SIEM platforms

SOAR platforms

EDR tools

NDR tools

Job description

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a Detection Engineering or related role, working with EDR and SIEM technologies.
• Experience using multiple operating systems, directory service software, and document, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
• Experience with detection tuning and creation leveraging various security tools including SIEM, EDR, or NDR tools.
• Experience with Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR) platforms.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Search Processing Language (SPL), Kusto Query Language (KQL), YARA-L or similar SIEM query languages.
• Experience with content engineering inside SIEM platforms (e.g., rule creation, advanced correlation searching, etc.).
• Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell and Python).
• Understanding of logging for common platforms and devices, including Linux and network equipment.
• Understanding of SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding.
• Ability to engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.

About the job

In this role, you will be responsible for enabling the technology and tools required to accomplish daily tasks within a Cyber Defense Center (CDC). You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams such as Security Architects, Security Analysts, Client Information Technology (IT) resources, and other business resource owners, to define requirements and deliver recommendations focused on technologies required to support the client's CDC. In addition, you will be responsible for maintaining the operational readiness of client Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), creating detection content, identifying areas for improvement, and setting appropriate configurations of the SIEM or related response technologies required for a client's Security Operations Center (SOC) to maintain effective incident detection and response capabilities. You will be developing and supporting automation playbooks within a client's Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR) platform. You will work as a member of a technical team in a rapidly changing environment, administer a variety of information security technologies, learn new emerging technologies, and be passionate about protecting customer data and corporate assets from the threats facing multiple industries.

Responsibilities

• Identify issues in customer cyber defense centers and formulate strategies for improvement, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion.
• Create and modify SIEM use cases and detection logic, leveraging cyber threat intelligence, written in technology-specific query language or sigma open signature format.
• Provide expertise for SIEM and other SOC technologies that assist in incident response.
• Measure and improve alert fidelity through metrics creation, tracking, responding to tuning requests, implementing incident-specific detection logic, etc.
• Support development of automations and orchestration playbooks in client SOAR platforms.

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