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Apex Systems

Cloud Security Engineer

Apex Systems, Chicago, IL, United States


Cloud SIEM Engineer

Locations: Chicago, IL / Denver, CO / Washington, DC - 3X A WEEK ON-SITE

$80/hour on W2

W2 ONLY

Unable to work C2C

Join our team as a Cloud SIEM Engineer and play a crucial role in enhancing our security posture. We seek a dedicated professional passionate about security and innovation to help protect our assets from evolving cyber threats.

Key Qualifications:

  • Cloud Experience
    Proficient in AWS and/or Azure.

  • Tools
    Familiarity with WIZ for security posture management.

  • SIEM Experience
    Proficient in Splunk querying and tools like Microsoft Sentinel, IBM Qraded, Securonix, Exabeam Fusion, and LogRhythm SIEM. Experience with Anvilogic is a plus.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaboration
    Work as an Individual Contributor with a talented team to drive Detection Engineering in SIEM or SOAR within AWS environments, utilizing tools like AWS GuardDuty, CloudWatch, and SecurityHub.

  • Development
    Enhance SIEM and SOAR capabilities by coding, testing, and deploying custom applications. Integrate various data sources and security tools to improve threat detection and response.

  • Incident Management
    Develop strategies for proactive threat detection and efficient incident response. Analyze security incidents and collaborate with the Incident Response team to refine procedures.

  • Performance Optimization
    Monitor and optimize SIEM and SOAR systems, implementing upgrades to support growing data volumes and conducting load testing to ensure performance.