Lead Software Engineer

Virtusa; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa in San Jose, CA seeks an experienced SIEM engineer to lead the implementation or migration to a modern SaaS SIEM platform. You will oversee log onboarding, architecture, detection content, queries, dashboards, and integrations, and support testing, cutover, go-live, and steady-state SOC operations.

This role demands 10+ years in SIEM, security monitoring, or security operations, with proven leadership of enterprise migrations or greenfield deployments, hands-on SIEM expertise, and strong

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years of SIEM engineering or related security operations experience.
• Proven leadership of enterprise SIEM migrations or greenfield deployments.
• Hands-on SIEM expertise with strong query and detection skills, plus scripting for automation.
• Experience integrating diverse telemetry and knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation or migration to a modern SaaS SIEM platform, including log onboarding, architecture, detection content, queries, dashboards, and integrations.
• Support testing, cutover, go-live, and the transition to steady-state SOC operations.

Skills

SIEM Implementation

SIEM Migration

Log Collection

Log Parsing

Log Normalization

Correlation Architecture

Detection Engineering

SIEM Query Writing

Dashboard Development

Security Analytics

Threat Hunting

Security Telemetry Integration

Python

PowerShell

APIs

MITRE ATT&CK

Job description

Lead the implementation or migration to a modern SaaS SIEM platform, including log onboarding, architecture, detection content, queries, dashboards, and integrations. Support testing, cutover, go-live, and the transition to steady-state SOC operations.

Requirements: Requires 10+ years of experience in SIEM engineering, security monitoring, detection engineering, or security operations, with proven leadership of enterprise SIEM migrations or greenfield deployments. Candidates should have hands-on SIEM expertise, strong query and detection skills, experience integrating diverse telemetry, scripting and automation capabilities, and knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK.

Key Skills: SIEM Implementation, SIEM Migration, Log Collection, Log Parsing, Log Normalization, Correlation Architecture, Detection Engineering, SIEM Query Writing, Dashboard Development, Security Analytics, Threat Hunting, Security Telemetry Integration, Python, PowerShell, APIs, MITRE ATT&CK