Senior SIEM Engineer, SM

This is a remote position available to any qualified applicant in the United States.

Cognizant (Nasdaq – 100: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading professional services companies redefining clients’ business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 194 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

On the Corporate Security team at Cognizant, we challenge ourselves every day to continuously meet the highest standards of security. Our purpose is to deliver extraordinary security and risk management capabilities to protect and enable Cognizant’s trusted global business while creating client value and competitive differentiation. From oversight and coordination of security efforts to compliance and risk management, the Corporate Security team’s responsibilities span across multiple partners and clients in the marketplace to defend against today’s threats. Come join us and help build more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future!

Summary

The Senior SIEM Engineer position will be a part of a team of SIEM Engineers for the Global Cyber Operations Team with a focus on Health Sciences. The Sr. SIEM Engineer will be responsible for establishing, configuring, and operating SIEM services for multiple environments. Additionally, as a member of the Global Cyber Operations Team, the Sr. SIEM Engineer will assist as needed with technical responses to various cyber incidents impacting the organization, advise on critical initiatives, programs, and projects to create improvements in detection, response, and containment capabilities and create business value in an agile manner.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will possess and develop strong technical skills and will have the ability to handle high-profile matters and to work under pressure with minimal supervision. The employee may be asked to participate in a variety of industry working groups and task force operations and could periodically be required to travel for training and work assignments as needed.

Architect SIEM solutions in a highly available, redundant, distributed computing environment. Lead end to end SIEM implementation and integrations in a variety of computing environments. Analyze complex customer networks and develop deployment architecture. Coordinate with customers to deploy collectors and agents in the on-premise and cloud networks for data collection and forwarding. Work with the customers to design and implement secure data flow into different SIEM environments while following industry standard best practices. Develop content, use cases, data models, dashboards, and connectors to support custom user requirements. Troubleshooting end to end network and infrastructure issues during data onboarding. Deploy and integrate SOAR solutions with the customer infrastructure for response orchestration. Engage with customers, internal product development teams to gather user requirements and suggest new product features and help improve existing product features. Train and enable SOC and business partners to meet the security needs with efficiency and focused resilience.

Basic Qualifications

At least 10+ years of IT and Security Experience At least 5+ years of SIEM experience, specifically around management and implementation of SIEM technologies Splunk Admin Certification or equivalent certification Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree Splunk Architect or equivalent certification Security Industry Standard Certifications such as CISSP, Security +, CEH, etc. Previous experience and/or knowledge of monitoring cloud environments and cloud security

Salary And Other Compensation

Applications for this role will be accepted until October 20, 2024.

The annual salary for this position is between $95,000 - 165,000, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 401(k) plan and contributions Long-term/Short-term Disability Paid Parental Leave Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

The Cognizant community:
We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Cognizant is a global community with more than 345,000 associates around the world. We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen. We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right. We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

About us:
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer: 
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.