Position Purpose:

The Home Depot is seeking a skilled Senior Cybersecurity Engineer with expertise on SIEM platforms such as Cortex XSIAM, Splunk, or similar tools. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of networking infrastructure, including core technologies and protocols. This role involves monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security events, as well as optimizing SIEM configurations to enhance threat detection and incident response capabilities.

Job Description:

Maintain day to day operational health monitoring of SIEM infrastructure and data feedsCoordinate or perform troubleshooting and break/fix efforts during service downtimeCollaborate with external teams to onboard new data sourcesApply event data to existing security use cases and modelsWrite custom extractions in RegExValidate appropriate extraction, parsing, and formatting in event dataCoordinate with technology teams to ensure appropriate log level configurationsReview and filter events to reduce unnecessary log ingestionConduct research to baseline normal activity and tune out noise from alertingTune security use cases and models to provide high fidelity alertingDevelop and configure dashboards for monitoring event trends and alertsConfigure reporting to provide key metrics and trends to leadershipCollaborate to develop new, custom security use cases, log correlations, and data modelsCollaborate to send alerting to Incident Management and/or SOAR platformsCollaborate to integrate automation with the SIEM platformCollaborate to ingest and apply enrichment data in the platformReview, test, and perform upgrades to SIEM platformMaintain updated service documentationCreate and maintain alert use case documentationProvide subject matter expertise for SIEM platform and processesPerform other related duties as assigned

               

Required Skills:

3+ years of cyber security work experience1+ years of SIEM specific work experience with platforms such as Cortex XSIAM, Splunk, etc.Good understanding of networking infrastructure concepts, technologies, and protocolsCapable of identifying gaps in logging/monitoring and recommending solutionsAble to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical constituentsSolid people, team, and communication skills

Preferred Skills:

CCSP, SSCP, GCDA, GSEC, or equivalent certificationsSIEM vendor specific certificationsExperience with PCI compliant environmentIncident Response / forensic work experienceExperience working with cloud-based solutions, such as Azure, GCPExperience with Linux/Unix AdministrationExperienced with writing formal reports

Key Responsibilities:

100% Deliver Execution, Plans & Align, Problem Solving - Design automation workflows and capabilities in support of data collection, investigation and incident response Develop threat hunting and data analysis strategy and capabilities Identify and propose new technologies, methodologies and/or approaches to detecting malicious activity Utilize indicators to scope and respond proactively to emerging threats Design, build, configure, maintain and monitor cybersecurity threat defense capabilities and user access management

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

This Position typically reports to Manager or Sr. ManagerThis Position has 0 Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

No travel required.

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be eighteen years of age or older.Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Minimum Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Preferred Education:

No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

3+

Competencies:

Action OrientedCollaboratesCommunicates EffectivelyCustomer FocusDrives Results