Cloud SIEM Engineer

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Title: Cloud SIEM Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leadership and Development: Collaborate and influence a team of talented developers in a collaborative and high-performing work environment. Set and achieve clear objectives, provide clarity and regular feedback, and contribute to performance evaluations to enhance the team's capabilities. Promote professional growth by organizing training sessions and encouraging employees to pursue relevant certifications and industry advancements.
2. AWS Detection Engineering: Understand and help drive Detection Engineering efforts in SIEM or SOAR as appropriate within AWS environments, using technologies such as AWS GuardDuty, AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, AWS CloudFront, KMS, AWS SecurityHub, CSPM, DSPM, SSPM, and CIEM technologies to help defend the bank's platform and workloads.
3. SIEM and SOAR Software Solution Architecture and Design: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including cybersecurity experts, IT operations, and business units, to understand security requirements and business goals. Architect and design scalable and resilient SIEM and SOAR solutions that can effectively handle diverse data sources and complex security analytics use cases. Conduct regular reviews and refinement of the architecture to accommodate changes in the threat landscape and business needs.
4. Development and Implementation: Provide expertise to augment the SIEM and SOAR development teams in coding, testing, and deploying custom applications to enhance the capabilities to detect advanced threats. Implement integrations with various data sources, security tools, and external threat intelligence feeds to enhance threat detection and response capabilities. Ensure compliance with coding standards, security best practices, scalability, resiliency concepts, and data privacy regulations throughout the development lifecycle.
5. Security Incident Management: Develop and refine strategies for proactive threat detection, incident identification, and efficient response and remediation. Conduct thorough analysis of security incidents, ensuring root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to prevent future occurrences. Collaborate with the Incident Response team to enhance incident handling and escalation procedures.
6. Performance Optimization and Scalability: Continuously monitor the performance of the SIEM and SOAR systems and identify areas for optimization and enhancement. Evaluate and implement appropriate infrastructure upgrades to support increasing data volumes and maintain optimal system performance. Conduct load testing and performance tuning exercises to ensure the SIEM and SOAR platforms can handle ever-expanding peak operational loads.
7. Compliance and Policy: Ensure adherence to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal security policies in all aspects of SIEM development and operation. Collaborate with the Compliance team to fulfill audit requests and participate in security assessments and penetration testing exercises.
8. Research and Innovation: Stay informed about the latest cybersecurity threats, trends, and emerging technologies relevant to SIEM and SOAR development and security operations. Evaluate new SIEM and SOAR tools, Detection Engineering technologies, and techniques to improve the organization's security posture and stay ahead of potential threats. Stay informed about Cloud detection and response security controls.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of proven experience in SIEM and security operations (e.g., Splunk ES, Anvilogic, Palo Alto Cortex, Crowdstrike, MS Sentinel, Google Chronicle).
• 3+ years of experience with Splunk, certifications preferred.
• 3+ years of experience with detection and response-based security controls in at least one Public Cloud environment (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Understanding of Threat Modeling and Detection Engineering best practices.
• Proficient programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or C++, with a solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with threat intelligence feeds, cybersecurity frameworks, and incident response methodologies.
• Strong leadership abilities, with experience in influencing technical teams and driving successful outcomes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical mindset, and a proactive approach to addressing security challenges.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK, Cloud Formation, Terraform).
• Experience with Git-based source code management.
• Experience in Agile teams.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent experience.

Skills:

• Influence
• Result Orientation
• Solution Design
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Strategy Development
• Access and Identity Management
• Critical Thinking
• Cyber Security
• Information Systems Management
• Risk Management
• Collaboration
• DevOps Practices
• Financial Management
• Solution Delivery Process
• Test Engineering

This job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of seven days from the date it was posted.

Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 40