Security Architect - Consultant - Fully REMOTE but Preferred LOCAL or Near by South Carolina
Columbia, Maryland, United States of America
Contract
1 week ago
$95 USD
Key skills
PythonBashPowerShellCommunication
About this role
Will close to submissions on 05/05 at 5:00PM EST.
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online - potential for a 2nd round onsite as needed
Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Fully Remote
Candidate Location: No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates.
Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online - potential for a 2nd round onsite as needed
Duration of the Contract: 12 months
Possibility for Extension: Yes
Work Location: Fully Remote
Candidate Location: No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates.
Daily Duties / Responsibilities:
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID AND OVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).
- provide technical expertise and experience in creating efficient automation workflows.
- Develop, implement automations and optimize existing automations in response to security alerts and incidents.
- Build and maintain integrations with the SOAR platform.
- Create custom scripts when required to provide functionality not supported out of the box integrations.
- Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to the SOAR and integrations.
- proactively Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and IR support as needed to meet goals.
- other duties as needed.
Additional skills/duties:
- Experience with dashboard creation and reporting.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills for agency-facing engagement.
Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):
- Experience creating automations within the Cortex XSOAR platform.
- Knowledge of security monitoring use cases and incident response support.
- Resources local to columbia, south carolina or surrounding city in south carolina are preferred
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 with automation platforms or SOAR solutions.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar).
- Understanding of REST APIs, JSON, and YAML.
- Familiarity with mitre att & ck framework
- Experience in working in multi-tenancy environment; Experience in multi-agency or enterprise service projects.
Preferred Education/Certifications:
- CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.
- Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
- VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS IN SOAR OR AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES.