Senior Cyber Security Engineer - SIEM and Automation

Location: Hybrid work from hirify.global offices in Woodland Hills, California; Jersey City, New Jersey; or Houston, Texas. Estimated travel may be up to 25%. Relocation is not provided.

Salary: $168,000–$195,000 annually, plus eligibility for a discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides financial products and services in partnership with financial professionals and institutions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain SIEM detection use cases aligned with MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence.
• Translate threat scenarios into detection logic, correlation rules, and improved detection coverage.
• Define logging requirements and analyze telemetry across cloud, endpoint, network, and application layers.
• Integrate EDR, IAM, firewall, SaaS, and other data sources using APIs, agents, and log pipelines.
• Tune alerts, reduce false positives, and implement risk-based prioritization strategies.
• Optimize SIEM performance, scalability, and cost efficiency while developing dashboards and supporting SOAR integrations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–7+ years of experience in SIEM engineering, detection engineering, or security operations.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, Elastic, or comparable SIEM platforms.
• Strong understanding of Windows, Linux, cloud, and network-device log sources.
• Experience with SPL, KQL, Lucene, SQL, data-source onboarding, and log parsing.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, threat detection methodologies, and adversary tactics and techniques.

Nice to have

• Experience with SOAR platforms, security automation, and detection-as-code.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, and native cloud logging tools.
• Scripting or programming experience with Python or PowerShell.
• Security certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, CISSP, Splunk Certified, or Microsoft SC-200.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining office and remote work.
• Medical, dental, vision, mental health, and wellness support.
• U.S. 401(k) contributions, including matching and company contributions subject to plan terms.
• At least 24 paid time off days for eligible employees.
• Employee assistance, charitable donation matching, and up to 16 hours of annual volunteer time off.