Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Paradyme, a CATHEXIS Company is a rapidly growing government technology leader that puts service first, for its customers, its team and the communities it supports. We harness DevSecOps and Agile development processes to deliver exceptional results for digital transformations. Based in Tysons Corner, VA, our award-winning culture sets it apart through its team's deep commitment to service and collaboration with its customers, each other and the community. Learn more at PARADYME

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer in support of a critical Law Enforcement customer. The person in this role will support a 24x7x365 Watch Floor team and safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an organization's information assets. This position can be located in either Huntsville, AL or Clarksburg WV.

Top-Secret Clearance with the capability of obtaining SCI/CI-Poly (if needed) is required.

Job Description:

Develop, upgrade, and enhance the enterprise Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) strategy and tool implementation via Splunk, design data flow diagrams and alert feed architectures to ensure seamless alert integration
• Develop and maintain SIEM architecture, including data sources, log management, and alerting mechanisms
• Configure tools, settings, alerts, and notifications to improve the enterprise security and resilience capabilities, including implementation of Security Orchestration and Automation for Response (SOAR) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) capabilities.
• Develop content for rule implementation on network border devices (firewalls, routers, switches, IDS/IPS, Taclanes, etc.)
• Monitor security events and alerts, conducting detailed analysis to identify potential security incidents
• Participates in response activities to all major enterprise outages. Provide technical guidance and support to junior analysts and other team members. Stay current with the latest SIEM technologies, cyber threats, and best practices
• Work and collaborate with incident response teams to investigate and remediate security incidents.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in an IT-related or cybersecurity discipline.
• Possess a minimum of 10 years IT related experience; preferably minimum of 5 years in cybersecurity.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Splunk.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with Crowdstrike EDR or Palto Alto XDR.
• Experience in developing and tuning SIEM and EDR use cases, correlation rules, and alerts
• Strong understanding of network protocols, system logs, and security event correlation
• Experience working with incident response teams for triaging and analysis.

Desired Skills:

• Experience using Microsoft Sentinel
• GIAC certification(s) preferred

Physical Requirements: These are the essential physical requirements needed to successfully perform the job.

• Sedentary work.
  • Requires sitting up to 8 hours per day.
  • May require lifting up to 5 pounds unassisted.
  • Fine repetitive motor skills with hands, wrists, and fingers in coordination with eyes.
• Hearing, speaking, and vision: Adequate to perform job duties and communicate in person, via video, and telephone. Includes reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Other: Work may be performed in an office environment, which may involve frequent contact with staff and the public. Work may be stressful at times.

Paradyme, a CATHEXIS Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact HR@paradyme.us