Security Engineer SIEM And SOAR

Accenture; Philippines; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus & 13th month

HMO & Life Insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Training and certifications

Parental benefits

ESPP

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Accenture Philippines is seeking a cybersecurity professional to design, engineer, and optimize next-generation monitoring and response capabilities. You’ll work with SIEM and SOAR technologies to enhance threat visibility and automate responses, collaborating with global clients on Cloud and on-premise security initiatives.

The role requires hands-on SIEM/SOAR expertise, a strong analytical mindset, and a bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of cybersecurity experience with strong hands-on SIEM and/or SOAR engineering.
• SOC experience is highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize SIEM solutions (Splunk, Sentinel, Google SecOps, QRadar, ArcSight).
• Develop correlation rules, dashboards, alerts, and reports to improve threat visibility.
• Build and maintain automated incident response playbooks using Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, or IBM Resilient.
• Integrate security telemetry from cloud, endpoints, networks, and applications; automate triage and response.

Skills

SIEM engineering

SOAR engineering

Threat detection

Incident response

Cloud security

EDR/XDR

Firewall tech

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST CIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

Google SecOps

QRadar

ArcSight

Cortex XSOAR

Splunk SOAR

IBM Resilient

Job description

Job Description:

Protect, Detect, and Automate Cyber Defense

Join Accenture's Cybersecurity team and play a key role in designing, engineering, and optimizing next-generation security monitoring and response capabilities. If you are passionate about SIEM, SOAR, security automation, and threat detection, this is your opportunity to work with global clients and cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies.

What You'll Do

SIEM Engineering

• Design, implement, and optimize SIEM solutions such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Google SecOps, QRadar, and Elastic.

• Develop and enhance correlation rules, dashboards, alerts, and reports to improve threat visibility.

• Integrate security telemetry from cloud, endpoints, networks, and applications.

• Improve data ingestion, normalization, and parsing to increase detection accuracy and reduce noise.

SOAR & Security Automation

• Build and maintain automated incident response playbooks using platforms such as Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR, or IBM Resilient.

• Automate alert triage, threat intelligence enrichment, and response actions.

• Partner with SOC analysts and threat hunters to streamline investigations and reduce response times.

• Integrate SOAR platforms with ticketing systems, threat feeds, and security controls.

Security Operations Support

• Support incident response through actionable detections and automation-driven insights.

• Perform root cause analysis and develop engineering solutions to address recurring threats.

• Collaborate with compliance and audit teams to strengthen security controls.

• Create documentation and provide enablement sessions for SOC and IT teams.

What We're Looking For

Required Experience

• 3–8 years of cybersecurity experience, with strong hands‑on experience in SIEM and/or SOAR engineering.

• Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment is highly preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with at least one SIEM platform:

  • Splunk

  • Microsoft Sentinel

  • Google SecOps

  • QRadar

  • ArcSight

• Experience developing SOAR playbooks, workflows, and security automations.

• Scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.

• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, CIS Controls, or similar cybersecurity frameworks.

• Familiarity with EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, firewall technologies, and cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Why Join Accenture?

At Accenture, you'll work on impactful projects using emerging technologies while collaborating with some of the industry's top cybersecurity professionals.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary package

• Performance bonus and 13th Month Pay

• Day 1 HMO and Life Insurance coverage

• Flexible working arrangements*

• Company-sponsored training, upskilling, and certifications

• Expanded maternity and paternity benefits*

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Inclusive and collaborative work culture

*Terms and conditions apply.

Be Part of an Inclusive Workplace

At Accenture, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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