Senior Advisor - SIEM Platform Management - Dell Secureworks

Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a global cybersecurity leader that protects customer progress with Secureworks® Taegis™, a cloud-native security analytics platform built on 20+ years of real-world threat intelligence and research, improving customers’ ability to detect advanced threats, streamline and collaborate on investigations, and automate the right actions.

We enjoy competitive compensation and benefits packages, and reward and recognize our employees for exceptional results. A constant focus on continued learning and growth keeps our team members engaged and excited about “what’s next.” We offer flexible work options when available, and emphasize the importance of work-life balance. We know that when our people are rewarded, recognized, and rejuvenated, we win as a team.

Essential Requirements

•5+ years of experience in cyber security
•University education, degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Network and Security
•Detailed knowledge of security technologies and trends.


Desirable Requirements

•Previous experience with SIEM (Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, LogRhythm etc.) administration and content development
•Possess active industry certifications such as Comptia Security+, SSCP, GCIH, GCIA or related
•Working knowledge/experience of network systems security principles and applications
•Fundamental understanding of defense strategies

Key Responsibilities

Our future colleague will be expected to leverage Splunk in order for:

•Standard Log Sources On-Boarding, by taking part in the planning, testing and implementation of the new device or host deployment projects and providing the SIEM requirements for its successful on-boarding
•New Log Source Type On-Boarding Projects, by providing assistance on onboarding new appliances/servers into the SIEM platform, providing requirements and verifying that the on-boarding has been done successfully
•Configuration Back-up, by creating an automatic back-up task or on demand based on an agreed schedule with the Customer and performing weekly reviews of the back-up mechanisms
•Maintaining the SIEM platform up to date by downloading, testing and performing platform updates
•Third party Security Feed testing and integration
•Risk/Compliance statistical reports of the current logging status for the whole environment, or for specific groups or departments.
•Creating and implementing SIEM data retention policy, based on Customer requirements
•Expanding the SIEM Infrastructure, by providing the required change details in a timely manner to the Customer
•Integrate the SIEM platform with 3rd party technologies, when applicable (e.g. Tripwire)
•Threat Use Case Planning, by identifying the threat use cases that are of upmost importance to the organization by means of reviewing Enterprise risk management, cyber risk assessment reports and 3rd party Security feeds
•Threat Use Case Design, which will include an understanding of attacks through attack trees, recognizing threats via indicators, and the gathering of intelligence for research and planning purposes
•Threat Use Case Builds, by specifying an alert description, criticality, applicable log sources, log events and thresholds for the alert, response phases and objectives and the alert workflow
•Correlated SIEM rule proposal and subsequent creation, based on identified threat use cases
•Threat Use Case documentation and hands-on training on proposed correlated rules
•Interfacing with the SIEM vendor for the purposes of support case management

Secureworks, a Dell Technologies company, is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Secureworks are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Secureworks will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.