Wazuh SIEM/XDR Engineer

Job Description
Cybersecurity Wazuh SIEM/XDR Engineer

Contractor (contract to hire)

Remote (Company is in San Diego, CA)

Cybersecurity: No security clearance is required.

• Applicants must be US citizens or green card holders.
• Remote work is acceptable, but the work schedule must align with Pacific Time hours.
• The role involves providing 24x7x365 monitoring support, analyzing network traffic and SIEM alerts, responding to cyber incidents, and contributing to security documentation.

Requirements

• Required qualifications include:
• Experience with Wazuh SIEM and XDR.
• A bachelor's degree and a minimum of 4 years of experience or 8 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• One of the following certifications: CND, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, or SSCP.
• Experience in a Security Operations Center, network event analysis, or threat analysis.
• Knowledge of cloud computing and traditional computing technologies.
• Preferred qualifications include:
• Knowledge of network architecture, design, and security.
• Ability to analyze malware analysis reports and identify anomalous code.
• Skill in detecting intrusions and conducting trend analysis.
• Knowledge of adversarial tactics and cyber-attack stages.
• Knowledge of packet-level analysis.