Senior Security Platforms Architect — Cortex XSIAM Lead

NTT DATA, Inc.; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a Principal Security Platforms Engineer to steer the Cortex XSIAM platform and related security platforms within an MSSP context.

You will own architecture, onboarding, and automation while guiding detection engineering and platform optimization across SOC teams. Bring 10+ years in security engineering or architecture, expertise in cloud security (Azure/AWS/GCP), and hands-on XSIAM/XDR experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Cyber Security, CS or related field.
• Experience with Cortex XSIAM architecture and operations.
• On-call and leadership experience in security engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform architecture reviews and strategic evolution of security platforms.
• Onboard and integrate new security capabilities and detections.
• Mentor SOC engineers and analysts and guide incident response.

Skills

Cortex XSIAM

SIEM & XDR

Python

PowerShell

REST APIs

KQL

XQL

MITRE ATT&CK

Cloud security

Azure

AWS

GCP

Mentoring

Leadership

Stakeholder

Education

Bachelor's degree

Information Technology

Cyber Security

Computer Science

Tools

Broker-VMs

Job description

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a Principal Security Platforms Engineer to steer the Cortex XSIAM platform and related security platforms within an MSSP context.

You will own architecture, onboarding, and automation while guiding detection engineering and platform optimization across SOC teams. Bring 10+ years in security engineering or architecture, expertise in cloud security (Azure/AWS/GCP), and hands-on XSIAM/XDR experience.