Security Architect - Consultant

Novalink Solutions LLC; West Columbia (TX); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Novalink Solutions LLC is seeking a Security Architect - Consultant for a fully remote, 1-year contract. You will lead planning, design, deployment and operations of enterprise SIEM/XDR capabilities for a 24x7 SOC serving multiple agencies and tenants.

The role requires extensive experience with Cortex XSIAM/XDR, Cribl and automation using Python/Bash, plus strong incident response and security architecture. CJIS and background checks are required during hiring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or information security or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in IT or security, with large environments or deployments.
• Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XDR.
• Experience engineering SIEM in multi-tenant, 24x7 SOC.
• Cribl data modeling, log pipelines, parsing and ingestion.
• Automation using Python and Bash; telemetry troubleshooting.
• Strong security architecture, incident response and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, deploy and operate enterprise SIEM/XDR capabilities.
• Onboard tenants, configure access, data segregation and dashboards.
• Develop detections, rules, analytics, threat-hunting queries and alerts.
• Manage log pipelines, Cribl modeling and ingestion optimization.
• Create runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge articles for analysts.
• Support SOC analysts through troubleshooting and escalations.

Skills

XSIAM

XDR

SIEM engineering

Cribl

Python

Bash

Incident response

Multi-tenant

Automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT or InfoSec

Tools

Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM

Cortex XDR

Cribl

Job description

West Columbia, United States | Posted on 11/04/2026

• Actual Job Title Security Architect - Consultant
• Job Type FT Contract
• Contract duration 1 year
• Date Opened 11/04/2026
• Target Date 11/10/2026
• City West Columbia
• State/Province South Carolina
• Country United States
• Number of Positions 1

Job Description

MANDATORY SCREENING REQUIREMENTS: THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED AND NON-NEGOTIABLE. NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE GRANTED. CANDIDATES WHO CANNOT PASS THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR HIRE. ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS A FULL CREDIT CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK DURING THE INITIAL HIRING PROCESS. ONCE ONBOARD, THEY MUST OBTAIN AND RETAIN ANNUAL CJIS CERTIFICATION AS PART OF THE ONGOING EMPLOYMENT PROCESS.

OTHER: THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN A MONTHLY ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING THE 24X7 SOC. AFTER-HOURS MAINTENANCE, INCIDENT ESCALATION SUPPORT AND OPERATIONAL HANDOFFS MAY BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN A MONTHLY ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING A 24X7 SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER SERVING MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES. OTHER AFTER-HOURS WORK MAY BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED.

PRIMARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE SIEM AND XDR CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING:

PALO ALTO CORTEX XSIAM AND CORTEX XDR PLATFORM ENGINEERING, CONFIGURATION, OPTIMIZATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING

MULTI-TENANT AGENCY ONBOARDING, TENANT-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION, ROLE-BASED ACCESS, DATA SEGREGATION, DASHBOARDS AND REPORTING

DETECTION ENGINEERING, CORRELATION RULES, ANALYTICS, THREAT-HUNTING QUERIES, WATCHLISTS, SUPPRESSION LOGIC AND FALSE-POSITIVE REDUCTION

SECONDARILY ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF LOG MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY DATA PIPELINES, INCLUDING:

CRIBL DATA MODELING, LOG PIPELINE DESIGN, ROUTING, PARSING, NORMALIZATION, ENRICHMENT, FILTERING, REPLAY AND INGESTION

ONBOARDING AND HEALTH MONITORING OF CLOUD, ENDPOINT, NETWORK, IDENTITY, SAAS AND CUSTOM APPLICATION TELEMETRY

LOG VOLUME, RETENTION, PERFORMANCE AND COST OPTIMIZATION WHILE MAINTAINING SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

INTEGRATIONS WITH TICKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATION, IDENTITY, THREAT INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AS NEEDED

DEVELOP, TEST, DEPLOY AND MAINTAIN AUTOMATED RESPONSE WORKFLOWS AND PLAYBOOKS FOR ENRICHMENT, TRIAGE, CONTAINMENT, ESCALATION, NOTIFICATIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT AND INCIDENT RESPONSE.

CREATE AND MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL RUNBOOKS, STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, ESCALATION MATRICES, TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDES, ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAMS, DATA-FLOW DOCUMENTATION, USE-CASE CATALOGS AND ANALYST KNOWLEDGE ARTICLES.

SUPPORT TIER 1 THROUGH TIER 3 SOC ANALYSTS AND INCIDENT RESPONDERS THROUGH PLATFORM TROUBLESHOOTING, DETECTION TUNING, THREAT HUNTING, TECHNICAL ESCALATION, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND SHIFT HANDOFFS.

MONITOR AND REPORT ON INGESTION HEALTH, PLATFORM AVAILABILITY, ALERT VOLUMES, DETECTION COVERAGE, FALSE POSITIVES, SERVICE LEVELS, MEAN TIME TO DETECT, MEAN TIME TO RESPOND AND TENANT-SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL METRICS.

ENSURE HIGH AVAILABILITY, RESILIENCE, BACKUP, RECOVERY, LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLLED CHANGE PROCESSES FOR SIEM, XDR AND SUPPORTING LOG PIPELINE SERVICES.

COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, ANALYSTS AND AGENCY STAKEHOLDERS TO ALIGN SOLUTIONS WITH BUSINESS GOALS, INDUSTRY-STANDARD FRAMEWORKS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL RISK TOLERANCE.

Experience engineering and supporting SIEM capabilities for multi-tenant environments and 24x7 Security Operations Center operations.

Experience developing and tuning detections, correlation rules, analytics, threat-hunting queries, dashboards, reporting and alert suppression logic.

Strong experience creating and managing complex playbooks

CRIBL DATA MODELING, LOG PIPELINE DESIGN, PARSING, NORMALIZATION, ENRICHMENT, ROUTING AND INGESTION.

Experience developing automation, integrations, playbooks and response workflows using scripting languages such as Python and Bash.

Experience onboarding and troubleshooting telemetry from cloud, endpoint, network, identity, SaaS, Linux, Windows and custom application sources.

Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure system design and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE OPERATING CORTEX XSIAM AND CORTEX XDR IN A LARGE, MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT.

Hands-on Cribl administration, data modeling and log pipeline optimization experience.

Experience supporting Tier 1 through Tier 3 SOC analysts, threat hunting, incident response and 24x7 operational handoffs.

Familiarity with industry-standard security and compliance frameworks and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation.

Palo Alto Cortex, Cribl or other relevant SIEM/security platform cert.

Requirements

Required Skills

Skill Type

Skill Name

Bachelor's Degree in an Information Technology or Information Security related field; 8+ years of relevant work may be substituted in lieu of education

5+ years of experience in supporting large IT environments and/or system deployments

Palo Alo Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XDR Design, implementation, administration, and operational support

Experience engineering and supporting SIEM capabilities for multi-tenant environments and 24x7 Security Operations Center operations

CRIBL Data Modeling, Log Pipeline Design, Parsing, Normalization, Enrichment, Routing and Ingestion experience

Experience developing automation, integrations, playbooks and response workflows using scripting languages such as Python and Bash

Experience onboarding and troubleshooting telemetry from cloud, endpoint, network, identity, SaaS, Linux, Windows and custom application sources

Enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure system design and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks

Preferred Skills

Skill Type

Skill Name

CISSP, Security+ or GIAC certification

Palo Alto Cortex, Cribl or other relevant SIEM/security platform certification