Comspark Group a global, innovation-driven technology firm operating across the USA, India, Canada, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt, with over 18 years of leadership in resource outsourcing and specialized in advanced technologies currently seeking senior, qualified professionals for the following role with one of our direct clients.
Job Title:Senior Cybersecurity Engineer – Security Tools & Automation(Remote)
Location: Columbia, South Carolina.
Contract: 12+ Months
Only Local to South Carolina Candidates, Must submit Local DL OR any alternate resident proof.
Need State/public sector Experience
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
• ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE SECURITY PLATFORMS, INCLUDING: SECURITY INFORMATION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (SIEM) EXTENDED DETECTION AND RESPONSE (XDR) VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS AND PROCESSES DATA LOSS PREVENTION (DLP) SOLUTIONS SECURITY AWARENESS AND TRAINING PLATFORMS
• SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND MATURATION OF THE ENTERPRISE VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING SCANNING, REPORTING, REMEDIATION TRACKING AND METRICS.
• BUILD, DEPLOY, CONFIGURE, AND MAINTAIN LINUX-BASED SECURITY SENSORS AND RELATED ENDPOINT MONITORING TOOLS.
• ASSIST IN THE INTEGRATION AND AUTOMATION OF DISPARATE SECURITY AND ENTERPRISE IT TOOLS USING SCRIPTING AND ORCHESTRATION TECHNOLOGIES.
• COLLABORATE WITH SECURITY ARCHITECTS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT ENTERPRISE SECURITY SOLUTIONS THAT ALIGN WITH LEADERSHIP’S BUSINESS GOALS, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL RISK TOLERANCE.
• DESIGN, DEPLOY AND MANAGE COUNTERMEASURES TO ADDRESS KNOWN SECURITY THREATS AND CONTRIBUTE TO MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR EMERGING THREATS TO ENTERPRISE DATA, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES.
• ENSURE CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF SECURITY CONTROLS ACROSS ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS; VALIDATE CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS.
• SUPPORT INCIDENT DETECTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES THROUGH MONITORING, LOG ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.
• DEVELOP TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AS NEEDED.
• PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED IN SUPPORT OF THE DEPART OF ADMINISTRATION’S DIVISION OF INFORMATION SECURITY.
REQUIRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR INFORMATION SECURITY RELATED FIELD
• EIGHT YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU OF EDUCATION
• FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING LARGE IT ENVIRONMENTS AND/OR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS
• 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING AND SUPPORTING ENTERPRISE SECURITY TOOLS (SIEM, CRIBL, XDR, VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT, DLP, ENDPOINT SECURITY
• 5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING AUTOMATION AND INTEGRATIONS USING SCRIPTING LANGUAGES SUCH AS PYTHON AND BASH.
PREFERRED SKILLS :
• HANDS-ON SIEM ADMINISTRATION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING EXPERIENCE.
• EXPERIENCE BUILDING AND DEPLOYING LINUX-BASED SECURITY SENSORS.
• FAMILIARITY WITH SECURITY FRAMEWORKS AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS SUCH AS NIST CSF, CJIS, IRS 1075, AND CMS MARS-E.
• RESOURCES LOCAL TO COLUMBIA, SC OR A SURROUNDING CITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA