Security Engineer III, Splunk Content Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Work you'll do

As a Security Engineer III on the Government & Public Services team, you will be responsible for…

• Implementing automation to optimize workflows and improve security response uniformity across client environments
• Developing content for security platforms such as Splunk, Archer, Tanium, Trellix, FireEye, and CrowdStrike
• Building, implementing, and managing security information and event management correlation rules, logic, and content
• Tuning security information and event management rules and logic to reduce false positives, known errors, and expected network behavior
• Creating scheduled and ad hoc reporting, maintaining event schemas, and applying customized security severity criteria

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The team

Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Cyber Defense & Resilience offering assists clients in defending against advanced threats by transforming security operations, monitoring technology, data analytics, and threat intelligence. Helps manage and protect dynamic attack surfaces and provides rapid crisis and cyber incident response, ensuring clients can be ready for, respond to, and recover from business disruptions.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience in lieu of degree required. 
• Active Secret Clearance required. 
• Ability to work onsite in Herndon, VA up to 3 days a week.
• 2+ years of experience within the following:
• Developing, implementing, and managing security information and event management correlation rules and content
• Experience building and implementing event correlation rules, logic, and content in a security information and event management environment
• Experience tuning event correlation rules and logic to filter security events associated with known network behavior, false positives, and known errors
• Experience maintaining an event schema with customized security severity criteria
• Experience creating scheduled and ad hoc reporting with security information and event management tools
• Experience with security information and event management technologies and event collector deployments in Windows and Linux operating environments
• Ability to travel 15%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• Experience creating content for one or more of the following tools: Splunk, Archer, Tanium, Trellix, FireEye, or CrowdStrike
• Experience supporting cyber defense, security operations, or incident response environments
• Experience working with government clients or within regulated environments
• Experience automating security workflows and operational processes
• Experience leading technical workstreams or junior team members

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $97,900 to $163,100.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.