SecOps Observability Engineer

Summary

Join GuidePoint Security, a rapidly growing cybersecurity firm, as a security professional. You will leverage your expertise in observability products like SIEM and SOAR to detect threats, respond to incidents, and monitor security events within a Security Operations Center (SOC). This role requires hands-on experience with log management, data ingestion, and alert tuning. Strong communication and reporting skills are essential for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. GuidePoint offers a remote-first work environment (U.S. based), comprehensive health insurance, dental insurance, paid time off, and other benefits.

Requirements

• Have experience with one or more products: Observo, Tableau, CrowdStrike NG-SIEM, Splunk, Google SecOps, Palo Alto XSIAM, Elastic, etc
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Have a minimum of 4 years in an enterprise level security consultative role building and assessing Information Security architectures and programs
• Have prior experience in a corporate operational or technical leadership role

Responsibilities

• Have hands-on experience with observability products such as SIEM (Security Information & Event Management, SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response), and data stream management tools like Cribl
• Possess in-depth knowledge of log management, monitoring, and alerting techniques
• Set up, modify, and tune alerts within the SIEM to ensure critical threats are identified properly
• Understand data ingestion, transformation, and enrichment workflows for integrating various log sources, network telemetry, and security event data into observability platforms
• Work with and understand log parsing, aggregation, and normalization
• Work in a Security Operations Center (SOC), with direct involvement in threat detection, incident response, and security event monitoring. Have a strong understanding of SOC workflows and processes
• Communicate strongly and efficiently within the SOC. Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors
• Produce clear, concise reports and documentation related to security incidents and system performance

Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option