Senior Security Engineer (SIEM/XDR)-SOC

About Gartner IT:

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients.  We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner.  Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team. 
 

About the role:

This role supports Gartner’s growing Security Operations team. As a Sr. Security Engineer, you will support the team in a multitude of disciplines, including Incident Response, Investigations, and project efforts to uplift our capabilities. You'll assist with managing risk to Gartner’s reputation, protecting customers’ data and providing cyber security analysis and incident response expertise. You will play a key role in defending Gartner’s network and intellectual properties. Our team is filled with lifelong learners who are consistently researching ways to better defend and stay ahead of the threats of tomorrow. We are a collaborative, flexible group, where good ideas are brought forth and acted upon, whether they come from the most experienced or the newest members of the team.
 

What you will need:

• Previous experience conducting analysis and investigation of cybersecurity incidents
• Experience using SIEM or XDR for log analysis and alert creation
• Extensive experience utilizing security tools such as EDR (including live response), web proxy, WAF and email security tools
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) skills
• Ability to query using various query languages such as SPL, SQL, KQL.
• Threat hunting experience preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively and possess excellent prioritization skills.
• Ability to automate tasks and code solutions to repetitive problems  (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Previous red/purple team experience (practical or lab based) is a plus
   

What you will do:

• Investigate security events and incidents and work from triage to remediation
• Work closely with key stakeholders and cross functional teams to identify, respond to, and remediate information security issues
• Assist with building and implementing tools to automate security monitoring and tasks
• Threat Hunting- Hunt for bad, misconfigurations, and other anomalous activity
• Drive automation initiatives, enhancing analyst capabilities and workflows while eliminating monotonous tasks
• Develop innovative and cutting-edge detection content aligned with ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, and various other cyber security frameworks
• Bring your own ideas and solutions to a fast-paced, growing, and evolving team centered around operational excellence
• Provide rotational on-call support for weekend emergencies (rarely), ensuring uninterrupted security coverage and prompt incident response
• Effectively collaborate with team members spread across multiple geographies, ensuring seamless communication and coordination for successful outcomes

Who you are

• 3-5 years of relevant Information Security or SOC experience.
• Bachelor’s in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or commensurate experience in Information security is preferred
• Passion for security and solving tomorrow’s problems
• Willingness to learn new technology platforms
• Strong team player
• Certifications like GCIH, GCFA or equivalent are a plus
• Able to work proactively in a time sensitive operations environment
• Innovation mindset – Takes opportunities to make existing processes more efficient and thinks “automation first”

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

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At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer? 

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. 

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

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