Novacoast Federal has an immediate opening for a Secret Cleared mid to Senior level Security Engineer that is experienced with Microfocus / NetIQ Sentinel for a Part-time contract position one day per week. The candidate must report onsite in the DoD San Diego location. The position will start with 2 full weeks paid training followed by 8-10/ week of consistent work for the first year. This role has the opportunity to become full time.
This role does require a minimum of a Active Secret level clearance.
The candidate will be the SME for the Microfocus Sentinel tool that was recently installed, and will be responsible for optimization, patching, and general care and feeding of the Sentinel tool.
Position Requirements:
- Intermediate Linux and Windows OS skills.
- Have a good understanding of Windows Active Directory.
- Experience as a System Administrator, network engineer, or Security Analysis.
- Experience with SIEM rule development and creation.
- Experience as a SOC Analyst, Security Content Developer and/or Security Engineer a plus.
- Advance Cyber security experience, CISSP a plus
- Knowledge of Network communication concepts.
- Ability to present technical information to non-technical audience.
- Strong writing, analytical and communication skills.
- Advance problem evaluation and solving abilities.
- Experience with SIEM log analysis from a diverse set of network, host, and identity data sources
- Provide best practices to enhance customer experience with our SIEM product (Sentinel).
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced technical environment and support a SIEM platform with frequent product releases and regular maintenance updates
- Ability to apply the MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks to security operations.
Submit your resume today for immediate consideration!
Job Types: Part-time, Temporary, Contract
Pay: $90.00 - $100.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 per week
Experience level:
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- San Diego, CA 92136: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Cybersecurity: 3 years (Preferred)
- NetIQ: 3 years (Preferred)
- SIEM: 3 years (Preferred)
- Microfocus Sentinel: 3 years (Preferred)
Security clearance:
Work Location: In person