Job Title:
Cloud Security Architect and Threat Detection Specialist
BAE Systems is seeking a talented individual to act as a SIEM specialist who can design and deploy SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) / SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation and Response) capabilities.
* Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee deployment / implementation activities ensuring that entry criteria are met, all planned activities are completed and that rollback plans are initiated where required.
* Identify use cases, plan development, deployment, testing and release into production.
* Produce, update and maintain corresponding playbooks for detection and automation content.
* Develop, test and deploy updated and new content across the monitored estate in liaison with the client.
* Maintain existing detection content to ensure it remains current and relevant to the monitored estate, and that false positives are kept to a minimum.
* Assess the effectiveness of new / updated rules and analytics to feed into future development activities.
* Review and approve all required documentation as part of a release or change including design, deployment, configuration and administration guides.
* Support attack, threat and exposure modelling to identify new attack paths and determine suitable detection content to detect path being exploited.
* Support threat hunting and content enrichment.
* Integrate solutions with vulnerability and asset and configuration management and other tools to enrich efficacy of the solution.
* Obtain authorisation for implementing releases and changes through the Change Management process.
* The strategic focus of the role is to ensure that the detection and monitoring technology remains optimised, current and tailored to the changing threat landscape, client risk position and technology in use.
Requirements:
* Technical:
* Strong knowledge of how Azure and AWS security functions work as security controls as well as detection tools to protect large cloud estates.
* Production of content and playbooks on Sentinel and Splunk to detect security breaches and recognise the importance of threat led Use Cases.
* Knowledge of SIEM/SOAR tools (Splunk and Sentinel at a minimum) and other appropriate tooling e.g. SOAR, Threat Intelligence, traffic analysis tools etc. to identify signs of an intrusion, and advise where new/improved tooling could enhance the SOC operation.
* Deep knowledge and experience of operational ICT service delivery management.
* Working with a range of security tooling/technology.
* Strong understanding of security architecture, in particular networking.
* Detailed understanding of threat intelligence and threat actors, TTPs and operationalising threat intelligence.
* Understand TCP/IP component layers to identify normal and abnormal traffic.
* Experience of Splunk (with ES) &/or Sentinel.
* Experience developing SIEM/SOAR content desirable.
Soft Skills:
* Client side consulting, including stakeholder engagement and the ability to communicate insights and concepts to others, including briefing skills and report writing.
* Coaching mindset – helping and mentoring the team.
* Security process development.
* Able to understand and adapt to different cultures and hierarchical structures.
* Self-starter and capable of independent working.
* Team player and adept at working in multi-disciplinary and diverse teams.
What We Offer:
We offer a range of benefits to support your career and wellbeing, including flexible working arrangements, opportunities for professional development and training, and a supportive team environment.
Hybrid Working:
We are embracing Hybrid Working, which allows you to work from home, another office or client site, some or all of the time, and work at different times of the day.
Diversity and Inclusion:
We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.
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