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Sr. Security Automation & Detection Engineer (SIEM/SOAR)

Reliable Software ResourcesUnited States🇺🇸United StatesPosted 25 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Leverage your expertise in security automation and SIEM/SOAR technologies to make a significant impact within a reputable company, enjoying the flexibility of a remote work environment. This role is perfect for a proactive security engineer eager to advance their skills and contribute to innovative solutions. Apply today to explore this exciting opportunity!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Remote
Location
United States
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Yesterday
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Job Description

 

 

 

Role: Senior Security Automation & Detection Engineer (SIEM/SOAR)

Location: Remote + Occasional Travel

 

Job Description:-

  • Logging
    • Experience with deploying log pipeline solutions (e.g., Bindplane, Cribl, Databahn, forwarder agents) and troubleshooting performance 
    • Experience using webhooks and an understanding of common cloud & security tooling platforms such as AWS, Azure, Microsoft Defender, Crowdstrike, and more.
    • Experience using and/or understanding security logs, understanding the difference between security and operational logs, and the fields that matter from a security perspective within security logs
    • Ability to understand common logging formats (syslog, JSON, KV, CEF, etc.)
    • Experience with creating parsers to normalize log data from disparate formats, ensuring that downstream security needs are met 
    • Ability to create monitoring/health dashboards across a variety of solutions for scenarios such as silent log sources
  • Detections
    • Ability to author and tune risk based alerts and machine based learning techniques (beyond what platforms natively support such as XSIAM or Google SecOps)
    • Experience in leading SIEM technologies such as Google SecOps or Palo XSIAM
    • Experience in upstream tools with detection suites like CrowdStrike, MSFT Defender, Wiz, Proofpoint, Obsidian
  • SOAR
    • Experience in leading SOAR platforms such as Google SecOps SOAR, Palo Alto XSOAR (Demisto), Swimlane, Splunk SOAR (Phantom), etc
    • Ability to design, build, and maintain automated playbooks/workflows that orchestrate detection, enrichment, and response actions
    • Ability to build and maintain custom integrations/connectors (Python, REST APIs) to extend platform functionality beyond out-of-the-box content
    • Experience building and maintaining scheduled Jobs (recurring/batch automation independent of case-triggered playbooks)
    • Ability to build custom HTML widgets/visual reporting tied to automation and case data
    • Experience with the marketplace/content ecosystem - evaluating, deploying, and customizing pre-built integrations vs. building from scratch

 

 

Educational Qualifications:

  • Required - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or closely related or equivalent.
  • Preferred - Master’s degree in Management Information Systems (MIS), Computer Science, Big Data or Analytics or equivalent.

 

Travel:

·   Open to travel based up on the nature of the engagement.

 

 

Thanks & Regards

Srikanth Donkani

Resource Manager | Reliable Software

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Reliable Software employment does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or any other basis as covered by federal, state, or local law.

Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit and business needs.

 

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