Expert-Level Senior SIEM Engineers / Technical Eng. IV

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Job description

Expert-Level Senior SIEM Engineers / Technical Eng. IV

Buffalo, NY ( Hybrid 3 days onsite & 2 days remote)

12+-month Contract

Web Cam Interview

$85-$95/Hr on W2

NOTES FROM MANAGER (REQUIRED SKILLS):

We are searching for experienced senior SIEM engineers to temporarily augment our new SIEM engineering team.

Must have expert-level experience engineering and implementing SIEM technologies such as Splunk, Qradar, Securonix, or Sumo logic.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in the implementation and configuration of the bank's SIEM platform, ensuring it meets security and compliance requirements

Collaborate with the SIEM team to develop and maintain correlation rules, reports, and dashboards to enhance the effectiveness of the SIEM platform

Participate in vulnerability assessments and penetration testing activities, contributing to the remediation of identified vulnerabilities

Stay up to date with the latest security technologies, threats, and industry best practices, sharing knowledge with the team to enhance the overall security posture of the organization

Collaborate with other IT teams and departments to promote security awareness and provide guidance on secure coding practices and data protection

Work closely with Technology management, senior Engineers, and support teams on a regular basis to implement and manage the design, development, and execution of technical solutions that meet or exceed current and future needs of the organization.

Responsibilities may include infrastructure review, implementation, and design, creation of support and architectural documentation, standards, policies, analysis, and testing.

Regularly and independently interact with business partners of varying associate and management levels to ensure clarity of the problem/opportunity and elicit business requirements.

Seek to expand knowledge and understanding of Financial Services trends, practices, and technologies on a continuous basis.

Follow and promote use of industry best practices, standards and procedures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Combined minimum of 8 years higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture.

Strong understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

Minimum of 8 years professional experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure design technologies, data management and interchange, system design and/or development for complex applications.

Ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into structured high quality implementations using any variety of industry standard approaches.

Advanced technical skills.

Advanced analytical skills.

Advanced troubleshooting skills.

Advanced problem-solving skills.

Verifiable knowledge and advanced expertise in industry and/or vendor technologies.

Able to meet with clients of varying levels to gather, document, and analyze system specifications and requirements, work closely with integrators, developers, and testers in the fast-paced environment.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in team environment.

Ability to use effective facilitation skills and techniques to elicit and review requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders and group size.

Understanding of how the people, processes and technology within an organization interact in relationships and patterns to create a feasible solution on projects of medium to high complexity.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Effective influencing skills.

Process-oriented.

Logical thinker.

Strong knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies.

Ability to complete complex tasks with minimal supervision.

Adaptable.

Able to learn quickly in a rapid pace environment.

Please ask the candidate to provide responses for ALL of the questions below to confirm they have ALL of the required skills/experience, & send w/ the initial submittal (please reply ASAP as submittals to our client are time sensitive):

LinkedIn profile link?

Do you reside in or near the Buffalo, NY area or open to relocation out of pocket to Buffalo, NY withing 1-2 weeks to be onsite from day 1 for a hybrid work model (required)?

Yrs. of IT exp. overall?

Yrs. of exp. as a senior SIEM Engineer (EXPERT-LEVEL REQUIRED)?

Yrs. of expert-level exp. engineering and implementing SIEM TECHNOLOGIES such as SPLUNK, QRADAR, SECURONIX, OR SUMO LOGIC (EXPERT-LEVEL REQUIRED) - ( please specify yrs. of exp. for each skill listed )?

Yrs. of exp. working specifically for banks and/or financial institutions?

Do you possess a combined minimum of 8 years higher education and/or work experience in systems design, management and/or architecture?

Do you possess exceptional communication skills (verbal/written/presentation)?

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