Cloud Security Engineer Job at Apex Systems in Washington

Cloud Security Engineer- Posture Management 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.