Key skills
SIEM engineeringSplunkPalo Alto XSIAMCrowdStrike NG SIEMSecurity certificationCorrelation searchesDashboardsLog analysisEndpoint security logsNetwork security logsCloud security logsIdentity logsApplication logsAmazon Web ServicesAzureGoogle CloudCloud Security
About this role
Deloitte's Cyber Defense and Resilience offering is seeking a SIEM Engineer to support security monitoring, detection engineering, and incident analysis across complex enterprise environments. This role will focus on building and optimizing SIEM content, improving alert fidelity, and helping clients strengthen cyber defense capabilities.
Responsibilities:
- Configure, maintain, and optimize SIEM content including correlation rules, alerts, dashboards, and reports
- Analyze security events and log data to identify suspicious activity, support investigations, and improve detection coverage
- Integrate and normalize log sources from endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and security platforms
- Partners with cybersecurity teams to support use case development, threat detection, incident triage, and response activities
- Document detection logic, operational procedures, and monitoring requirements to support consistent service delivery
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a degree in related technical field
- 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security operations, or SIEM engineering
- 3+ years of experience with at least one of the following: Splunk, Palo Alto XSIAM, or Crowdstrike NG SIEM
- Security certification such as Splunk certification, Palo Alto Networks certification, or CrowdStrike certification is required
- 2+ years' experience in the following areas: creating, tuning, and maintaining correlation searches, alerts, dashboards, and reports in a Security Information and Event Management platform
- 2+ years' experience in reviewing and analyzing logs from endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and application sources
- Active Secret clearance or higher
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- 2+ years' experience supporting enterprise monitoring in a Security Operations Center
- Experience onboarding and normalizing log sources in a Security Information and Event Management platform
- Experience mapping detections to MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- Experience with cloud security monitoring in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Hands-on experience with scripting or query languages used for detection and log analysis
- Security certification such as CompTIA Security+, or GIAC certification