Security Operations Engineer

Overview Texas GovLink, Inc. is an Austin-based firm which has been a leading provider of technical and business professionals to clients in Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Security Operations Engineer to be a key resource on a technical services team. Texas GovLink offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (TGL shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan. Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check. Texas GovLink is an equal opportunities employer. Responsibilities Engineer, maintain, and tune SIEM platforms (Google SecOps, Gravwell), including correlation rules, dashboards, enrichment logic, and detection content. Configure, tune, and optimize IDS/IPS technologies (Corelight, Tipping Point, Cisco Firepower), including signature development and false‑positive reduction. Perform packet capture (pcap) analysis to validate alerts, identify malicious traffic, and support investigations using Netwitness or Corelight. Conduct network traffic analysis to detect anomalies, lateral movement, and command‑and‑control activity. Strong understanding of network security architecture, including distributed sensors (Corelight), packet capture systems (NetWitness), and log pipelines (CRIBL, Gravwell, Google SecOps). Operationalize threat intelligence feeds within SOC platforms and customers, converting indicators into detection logic, correlation rules, and automated enrichment workflows. Continuously tune detection content based on intelligence‑driven insights, improving alert fidelity and reducing false positives across statewide monitoring. Develop and maintain orchestration playbooks within Cyware, integrating SIEM, EDR, threat intelligence, and ticketing systems to support statewide monitoring expansion and rapid incident handling. Support SOC operations by providing detection engineering, log onboarding, and data normalization. Develop and maintain network security monitoring infrastructure, including sensors, collectors, and log pipelines. Collaborate with Incident Responders to provide network‑level evidence, context, and threat validation. Produce engineering reports, tuning documentation, and platform health assessments. Implement detection logic aligned with MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, and emerging adversary behaviors. Produce engineering documentation, tuning reports, platform health assessments, and detection coverage maps using data from Firepower, TippingPoint, Corelight, NetWitness, Microsoft Sentinel, and Google SecOps. Qualifications Minimum Requirements: 5+ years SOC operations experience. Hands‑on experience with IDS/IPS platforms, specifically Cisco Firepower and Tipping Point, including signature tuning, false‑positive reduction, and threat‑driven detection improvements. Advanced packet capture (pcap) and network analysis skills using Corelight, NetWitness, and CRIBL pipelines to identify anomalies, malicious traffic, and lateral movement. Experience maintaining and tuning EDR platforms, including CrowdStrike Falcon and SentinelOne, and integrating EDR telemetry into SIEM and orchestration workflows. Threat intelligence application expertise. Develop detection logic aligned with adversary TTPs. Preferred Qualifications: 6+ years experience operationalizing threat intelligence by converting indicators and TTPs from Recorded Future, ThreatMon, GreyNoise, Google Threat Intelligence, VirusTotal, and Mandiant into SIEM rules, IPS signatures, and automated enrichment logic. Perform packet-level analysis to validate alerts and identify malicious activity. Serve as an escalation SOC analyst to support other SOC analysts and incident responders with enriched network‑level intelligence. Proficiency with Google SecOps and Cyware (SOAR) orchestration, including building automated workflows that integrate SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne), threat intelligence, and Jira ticketing for SOC automation (4+ years preferred). Security certifications (CISSP, CEH, GISF, GSEC, CySA+, Sec+). #J-18808-Ljbffr Allied Consultants (Texas)