Security Architect # 26-13212

Duration: 12 months contract (with possible extension)

Scope of the project: The position will work as a consulting Detection engineer within the Division of Information Security. This role will focus on creating, tuning, and maintaining new and existing detection rules within the State monitoring environment. Engaging directly with state agencies to promote, support, and improve adoption of centralized security services is a key focus. The engagement is expected to be needed for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Responsibilities:

• Review and tune current detection rules within the SIEM.
• Perform Gap analysis of the current detection coverage.
• Develop detection rules/solutions to cover found Gaps.
• Monitor threat intelligence sources for new use cases.
• Work with SOC analysts to create and tune rules.
• Work with the State Threat Hunter to identify and remediate detection coverage gaps.
• Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to the SOAR and integrations.
• Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and agency staff as needed to meet goals.
• Other duties as needed.

Additional skills and duties:

• Proven experience with detection tuning/development.
• Experience with dashboard creation and reporting.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience with the Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM platform.
• Deep understanding of Windows/Linux artifacts.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills for agency facing engagement.
• Experience in working in multi tenancy environment
• Experience in multi-agency or enterprise service projects.

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 Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar).
• Understanding of Sigma, YARA, and other industry standard detection languages.
• Familiarity with MITRE Telecommunication&CK framework

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.

Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).

• Vendor Certifications In Detection Engineering.

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