Cybersecurity Engineer II | SIEM and EDR (Remote)

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer II to design, implement, and optimize security monitoring and endpoint detection across the enterprise. You will develop detection use cases, tune automation, and investigate complex security challenges to strengthen operations.

Collaborate with SOC, Cyber Resiliency, and engineering teams to improve visibility and reduce risk using Cortex XSIAM, Splunk, and CrowdStrike. Strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of cybersecurity work experience.
• 1+ years handling SIEM or EDR platforms (Cortex XSIAM, Splunk, CrowdStrike).
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
• Able to identify gaps in logging and detection and propose solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize security monitoring and endpoint detection capabilities.
• Develop and tune detection use cases with automation and correlation logic.
• Collaborate with SOC, Cyber Resiliency and engineering to improve visibility and reduce risk.

Skills

Cybersecurity

SIEM/EDR

Networking Fundamentals

Cross-functional communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cortex XSIAM

Splunk

CrowdStrike

Job description

Position Purpose:

The Home Depot is seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Engineer II with expertise in SIEM and EDR platforms such as Cortex XSIAM, Splunk, CrowdStrike, or similar technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing security monitoring and endpoint detection capabilities to enhance the organization's threat detection and response posture. You will develop and fine-tune detection use cases, create automation and correlation logic, investigate complex security challenges, and collaborate closely with SOC, Cyber Resiliency, and engineering teams to improve visibility, reduce risk, and strengthen cybersecurity operations. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with an analytical mindset and a passion for advancing detection capabilities and operational excellence.

Required Skills:

• 2+ years of cyber security work experience
• 1+ years of SIEM or EDR specific work experience with platforms such as Cortex XSIAM, Splunk, CrowdStrike, etc.
• Good understanding of networking infrastructure concepts, technologies, and protocols
• Capable of identifying gaps in logging/monitoring/endpoint protection and recommending solutions
• Able to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical constituents
• Solid people, team, and communication skills

Preferred Skills:

• Security+ and SIEM Vendor Certification (any vendor) and EDR Vendor Certification (any vendor) or equivalent certifications
• Incident Response / SOC work experience
• Experience working with cloud-based solutions, such as Azure, GCP
• Experience with Linux/Unix Administration
• Experienced with writing formal reports

Key Responsibilities:

• 100% Deliver Execution & Problem Solving - Collaborate with Enterprise Technology to configure and integrate cybersecurity systems that mitigate risk; Troubleshoot and quickly resolve escalated incidents; Design, build, configure, maintain, monitor cybersecurity threat defense capabilities and user access management; Coordinate integration and collaboration with managed security providers; Investigate and recommend corrective actions related to incidents

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position typically reports to Manager or Sr. Manager
• This position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

• No travel required.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 2+

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results