Senior SIEM Engineer / Secret or Top-Secret Clearance / Remote

Job Title: Senior SIEM Engineer
Location: Remote (subject to change)
Possible Locations: Peachtreee City, GA or The Mark Center, Alexandria, VA
Salary : $110K-$120K
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025

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Description:
IBSS is seeking an experienced Sr. SIEM Engineer to support a DoD customer in the management of their Microsoft Sentinel and log analytics workspace environments.
They will be working with cross-functional teams across the enterprise to integrate all required technologies associated with federally mandated M-21-31 logging requirements and additional sources identified for the enterprise's security requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage SIEM solutions to support real-time threat detection and security monitoring.

• Develop and enforce best practices for SIEM configuration, log management, and data normalization to ensure compliance with security policies and regulations.

• Fine-tune and optimize correlation rules, alerts, and dashboards to improve threat detection accuracy and minimize false positives.

• Analyze security data and generate comprehensive reports to support forensic investigations and executive-level briefings.

• Create and implement advanced security use cases and playbooks to enhance incident response processes.

• Collaborate with the Security Operations Center (SOC) and IT teams to ensure effective log collection, aggregation, and monitoring from diverse data sources.

• Assist in threat-hunting initiatives by analyzing indicators of compromise (IOCs) and advanced persistent threats (APTs).

• Integrate threat intelligence feeds with the SIEM platform to enhance proactive detection of emerging threats.

• Monitor and manage the health, performance, and availability of the SIEM environment, troubleshooting issues as needed.

• Perform periodic gap analyses and audits of SIEM coverage to identify and mitigate blind spots in security monitoring.

• Coordinate with risk management and governance teams to ensure SIEM processes align with security frameworks and compliance standards.

• Maintain and improve documentation for SIEM architecture, configurations, and operational processes.

• Stay current with evolving security trends, threat intelligence, and SIEM technologies to drive continuous improvement.

• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and SOC analysts.

Required Skills /Education/ Certifications & Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in IT Security or Cybersecurity with a focus on SIEM technologies such as: MS Sentinel.

• Hands-on experience with implementing and managing SIEM platforms.

• Security or CISSP Certification.

• Expertise in writing and optimizing SIEM correlation rules, queries, and custom dashboards.

• Knowledge of common network protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, endpoint security, and cloud security.

About IBSS Corp.

Since 1992, IBSS, a woman-owned small business, has provided transformational consulting services to the Federal defense, civilian, and commercial sectors. Our services include cybersecurity and enterprise information technology, environmental science and engineering (including oceans, coasts, climate, and weather), and professional management services.

Our approach is to serve our employees by investing in their growth and development. As a result, our employees bring greater capabilities and provide exceptional service to our clients. In addition to creating career development opportunities for our employees, IBSS is passionate about giving back to the community and serving the environment. We strive to leave something better behind for the next generation.

We measure our success by the positive impact we have on our employees, clients, partners, and the communities we serve. Our tagline, Powered by Excellence, is a recognition of the employees that make up IBSS and ensures we deliver results with quality, applying industry best practices and certifications.

IBSS offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage with a company-paid deductible, paid time off, federal holidays, a matching 401K plan, tuition/professional development reimbursement, and Flex-Spending (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA) options.

IBSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Click https://www.eeoc.gov/poster to see that the EEO is the law. Please direct any inquiries to the HR Department email at HR@ibsscorp.com.

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