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Security Architect - Consultant SIEM Engineer

Donato Technologies IncColumbia, SC🇺🇸United StatesPosted 20 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This remote Security Architect - Consultant role offers a fantastic opportunity to shape IT security strategies and develop expertise in SIEM technologies, with strong potential for contract extension. You'll thrive here if you possess a passion for cybersecurity architecture and enjoy contributing to critical security initiatives within a dynamic environment. Apply now to leverage your skills and grow your career!

Quick Overview

Work Type
Remote
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Req id

12751

Title

Security Architect - Consultant - SIEM Engineer

Agency/Office

IT - ADMIN

Location

4430 Broad River Rd Columbia SC 29210

Please ensure you attach the SC Cover Sheet (attached), a valid Right to Represent, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name. Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced. If you would like to use a sub vendor, only 1 level deep, please submit the Sub Vendor usage form.

The State of South Carolina is looking for a Security Architect - Consultant (SIEM Engineer)

Why is this position open: New Position to assist the Division of Information Security (DIS).

Will close to submissions on 07/22 at 5:00pm EST.

Interview Process: 1-2 Rounds of Virtual Interviews. In person availability for interviews preferred.

Duration of the Contract: 12 Months

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Work Location: Role is 100% Remote. Preference will be given to local candidates who can come to the office as needed for client and departmental meetings, trainings, and other onsite activities.

Candidate location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource no matter the frequency of onsite work.

Full job description attached and required and preferred skills are listed below.

Required Skills

Bachelor's Degree in an Information Technology or Information Security related field (8+ years of relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of education)

5+ years of experience support large IT environments and/or system deployments

Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Cortex, XSIAM, and Cortex XDR design, implementation, administration and operational support.

Experience engineering and supporting SIEM capabilities for multi-tenant environments and 24x7 Security Operations Center operations.

Experience developing and tuning detections, correlation rules, analytics, threat-hunting queries, dashboards, reporting and alert suppression logic.

Experience creating and managing complex playbooks

CRIBL Data Modeling, log pipeline design, parsing, normalization, enrichment, routing and ingestion.

Experience developing automation, integrations, playbooks and response workflows using scripting languages such as Python and Bash.

Experience onboarding and troubleshooting telemetry from cloud, endpoint, network, identity, SaaS, Linux, Windows and custom application sources.

Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure system design and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.

Preferred Skills

CISSP, Security+ or GIAC certification

Palo Alto Cortex, Cribl or other relevant SIEM/security platform certification

Hands-on experience operating Cortex XSIAM and Cortex XDR in a large, multi-tenant environment.

Hands-on Cribl administration, data modeling and log pipeline optimization experience.

Experience supporting Tier 1 through Tier 3 SOC analysts, threat hunting, incident response and 24x7 operational handoffs.

Familiarity with industry-standard security and compliance frameworks and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

THIS POSITION IS 100% REMOTE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN A MONTHLY ON-CALL ROTATION SUPPORTING A 24X7 SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER SERVING MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES. OTHER AFTER-HOURS WORK MAY BE REQUIRED AS NEEDED.

  • PRIMARILY Assist in the planning, design, deployment, administration and operational support of enterprise SIEM and XDR capabilities, including:

PALO ALTO CORTEX XSIAM AND CORTEX XDR PLATFORM ENGINEERING, CONFIGURATION, OPTIMIZATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING

MULTI-TENANT AGENCY ONBOARDING, TENANT-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION, ROLE-BASED ACCESS, DATA SEGREGATION, DASHBOARDS AND REPORTING

DETECTION ENGINEERING, CORRELATION RULES, ANALYTICS, THREAT-HUNTING QUERIES, WATCHLISTS, SUPPRESSION LOGIC AND FALSE-POSITIVE REDUCTION

  • SECONDARILY Assist in the planning, design, deployment and operational support of log management and security data pipelines, including:

CRIBL DATA MODELING, LOG PIPELINE DESIGN, ROUTING, PARSING, NORMALIZATION, ENRICHMENT, FILTERING, REPLAY AND INGESTION

ONBOARDING AND HEALTH MONITORING OF CLOUD, ENDPOINT, NETWORK, IDENTITY, SAAS AND CUSTOM APPLICATION TELEMETRY

LOG VOLUME, RETENTION, PERFORMANCE AND COST OPTIMIZATION WHILE MAINTAINING SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

INTEGRATIONS WITH TICKETING, CASE MANAGEMENT, NOTIFICATION, IDENTITY, THREAT INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AS NEEDED

  • Develop, test, deploy and maintain automated response workflows and playbooks for enrichment, triage, containment, escalation, notifications, case management and incident response.
  • Create and maintain operational runbooks, standard operating procedures, escalation matrices, troubleshooting guides, architecture diagrams, data-flow documentation, use-case catalogs and analyst knowledge articles.
  • Support Tier 1 through Tier 3 SOC analysts and incident responders through platform troubleshooting, detection tuning, threat hunting, technical escalation, knowledge transfer and shift handoffs.
  • Monitor and report on ingestion health, platform availability, alert volumes, detection coverage, false positives, service levels, mean time to detect, mean time to respond and tenant-specific operational metrics.
  • Ensure high availability, resilience, backup, recovery, lifecycle management and controlled change processes for SIEM, XDR and supporting log pipeline services.
  • Collaborate with security architects, engineers, analysts and agency stakeholders to align solutions with business goals, industry-standard frameworks, regulatory requirements and organizational risk tolerance.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

  • HANDS-ON PALO ALTO CORTEX XSIAM AND CORTEX XDR DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.
  • Experience engineering and supporting SIEM capabilities for multi-tenant environments and 24x7 Security Operations Center operations.
  • Experience developing and tuning detections, correlation rules, analytics, threat-hunting queries, dashboards, reporting and alert suppression logic.
  • Strong experience creating and managing complex playbooks
  • CRIBL DATA MODELING, LOG PIPELINE DESIGN, PARSING, NORMALIZATION, ENRICHMENT, ROUTING AND INGESTION.
  • Experience developing automation, integrations, playbooks and response workflows using scripting languages such as Python and Bash.

  • Experience onboarding and troubleshooting telemetry from cloud, endpoint, network, identity, SaaS, Linux, Windows and custom application sources.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, incident response, networking, access control, secure system design and industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

  • HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE OPERATING CORTEX XSIAM AND CORTEX XDR IN A LARGE, MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT.
  • Hands-on Cribl administration, data modeling and log pipeline optimization experience.
  • Experience supporting Tier 1 through Tier 3 SOC analysts, threat hunting, incident response and 24x7 operational handoffs.
  • Familiarity with industry-standard security and compliance frameworks and experience developing playbooks, runbooks, procedures and technical documentation.

Required Education/Certifications:

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