Security Engineer

VorTek Systems; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security services provider in Charlotte is seeking an experienced professional to provide expertise on Security Operations products. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of client-facing experience in security engineering projects and a strong understanding of complex security technologies. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years client-facing experience working on complex security engineering-based projects.
• Experience managing complex security technologies and solutions.
• Proven understanding of security services engagements.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise on Security Operations products and services.
• Engage with internal teams and client stakeholders.
• Execute services to meet client needs and practice obligations.

Skills

Team technology solutions design

Outstanding written and verbal communication

Proactive and self-motivated mindset

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Splunk

Crowdstrike

Job description

Responsibilities

Includes, but not limited to:

• Provide expertise on Security Operations product and services to our customers
• Proactively identify customer needs and requirements through data, customer engagement and other methods to recommend appropriate solutions and drive these solutions through implementation and adoption.
• Engage with internal team members and client stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery
• Stay educated on new product technology, tangential team capabilities, and other specific offerings or programs emerging within our company and within the practice industry
• Identify areas for continued advancement of strategies aligned with Industry direction, client need, practice scope and present solutions to leadership
• Execute services by ensuring client needs and practice obligations are met successfully
• Provide subject matter expertise on Security Operations specific platforms to ensure successful delivery of services to include technologies such as, but not limited to,
  • SIEM, UEBA, EDR/EPP, IDS/IPS, and SOAR
• Participate in the development of cross practice training or delegate trainings to team members on practice discipline capability, associated offerings, industry positioning and selling strategies
• Collaborate with peers to develop and optimize cross practice capabilities as appropriate
• Serve as a subject matter expert in maintaining, optimizing, and delivering security engineering solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5+ years client-facing experience working on complex security engineering-based projects and solutions services
• Experience managing complex security technologies and solutions
• Experience managing and reporting on multiple service delivery projects
• Strong fundamental understanding of technical security solutions and how they address customer risk exposure and solve key use cases
• Proven understanding of security services engagements, service team management
• Demonstrated experience building and maturing security operations platforms within enterprise organizations
• Expert knowledge of supported practice focused product and services
• Experience with engineering/deploying SIEM, EDR, and SOAR technologies
• Comprehensive knowledge of detection and response engineering

Required Skills

• Demonstrate a real passion for team technology solutions design and delivery
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and strong ability to build relationships with customers, partners and staff members
• Proactive and self-motivated mindset
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to resolve and close complex technical and selling situations while support competitive selling motions
• Ability to work effectively, add value as a team member
• Ability to train and disseminate information within an area or operation and work effectively within all levels of an organization, both internally and externally
• Ability to influence and lead all aspects of sales cycle and engage appropriate internal and external subject matter experts as needed
• Ability to engage and discuss technical and non-technical concepts and explain complex problems with a wide array of customer audience types including C-Suite, VP/Director,
• Willingness, drive and winning mindset to compete in customer opportunities
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to identify value in unstructured situations
• Emotional intelligence, flexible work style, and excellent diplomatic skills across all levels of the organization
• Attention to detail, organization, and follow up skills are critical
• Ability and Initiative to research and resolve problems with a positive attitude Excellent presentation skills and comfortable leading meetings and discussions
• Problem solving skills with the ability to serve as an escalation point and knowledgeable resource and direct resolution while accessing circumstances and current information to make informed and best decision
• Ability to develop and manage mentoring relationship by building trust, setting goals, respecting employees, promoting confidence and keeping the mentoring relationship on track
• Ability to clearly define roles and responsibilities, establish short-and long- term goals, use open and supportive communication, and collaboratively solving problems

Certifications Required

Preferred Certifications:

Industry certifications:

• CISSP
• CIAM
• CISM / CISA / CRISC
• GIAC (GSEC)

Vendor Solutions and product specific certifications or experience (or equivalent):

• Splunk/Securonix/Sumo Logic/Exabeam/Sentinel/QRadar
• Crowdstrike/Sentinel One/Tanium
• XSOAR (PAN)/Phantom(Splunk)/Swimlane/Torq
• Any MDR/MSSP security engineering experience