Elastic Security Engineer: SIEM & Threat Detection (Onsite)

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer (Elastic) to design and implement secure network architectures, maintain security systems, and lead security operations on campus. You will analyze requirements, develop security protocols, and collaborate with IT teams to deploy defenses effectively.

Ideal candidates have 6–7 years of experience, a CS/IT degree, and strong Elastic Security and SIEM skills, with on-site presence in Atlanta.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Overnight travel required; on-site daily service delivery hours.
• Six to seven years of job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement secure network architectures and security policies.
• Perform risk analysis, vulnerability scanning, and testing; respond accordingly.
• Identify and mitigate vulnerabilities affecting information assets.
• Evaluate and recommend information security tech acquisitions.
• Develop and conduct security training and instruction.
• Maintain security systems in compliance with regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Elastic Security

SIEM

Threat Detection

Endpoint Security

Security Operations

Incident Response

Detection Rules

Machine Learning

Elastic Agent

Fleet Server

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Logstash

Beats

NIST CSF/800-53/CIS

Security Integrations

SOAR

Python

PowerShell

REST APIs

Terraform

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Threat Intelligence

MITRE ATT&CK

Cloud Security

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT or related

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD

REST APIs

Job description

Georgia Tech is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer (Elastic) to design and implement secure network architectures, maintain security systems, and lead security operations on campus. You will analyze requirements, develop security protocols, and collaborate with IT teams to deploy defenses effectively.

Ideal candidates have 6–7 years of experience, a CS/IT degree, and strong Elastic Security and SIEM skills, with on-site presence in Atlanta.