Remote Security Onion Specialist & Incident Investigator

Appsierra Group; United States; On-site; USD 173,000 - 336,000; Part time

Job summary

Appsierra Group is seeking a Security Onion Specialist for a remote contractor engagement. You will perform hands-on security monitoring, threat detection, and incident investigation using Security Onion, while documenting procedures and workflows. The role emphasizes independent work, rigorous analysis, and high-quality results across security tasks.

The engagement is remote with compensation discussed on an hourly basis, and the annualized figures reflect a typical workload across 48 weeks.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience using Security Onion for security monitoring, threat detection, or incident investigation.
• Practical understanding of network security monitoring, security alerts, logs, and incident investigation workflows.
• Ability to clearly document and explain technical procedures.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Complete assigned cybersecurity workflows and tasks using Security Onion.
• Use Security Onion for network monitoring, alert investigation, log analysis, threat detection, and incident response.
• Analyze security alerts, network traffic, logs, and other relevant security data.
• Record your screen while completing assigned workflows and demonstrate the steps taken.
• Create realistic technical prompts based on completed Security Onion workflows.
• Develop detailed rubrics for evaluating workflow execution and technical outputs.
• Document investigation steps, tools, features, and techniques used.
• Review task outputs for technical accuracy and alignment with project guidelines.
• Work independently while following defined quality and documentation standards.

Skills

Security Onion

Network monitoring

Threat detection

Incident investigation

Technical documentation

Tools

Security Onion

Job description

Appsierra Group is seeking a Security Onion Specialist for a remote contractor engagement. You will perform hands-on security monitoring, threat detection, and incident investigation using Security Onion, while documenting procedures and workflows. The role emphasizes independent work, rigorous analysis, and high-quality results across security tasks.

The engagement is remote with compensation discussed on an hourly basis, and the annualized figures reflect a typical workload across 48 weeks.