Senior Information Security Engineer

As a Senior Information Security Engineer, you will be responsible for the creation and management of insider threat detection content as well as active monitoring and incident response. This position requires a deep understanding of security log file analysis to conduct thorough investigations into potential security incidents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct investigations into security incidents, providing expert analysis, determining root causes, assessing potential impacts, and overseeing resolution or escalation processes
• Design, implement, and maintain threat detection solution to monitor, detect, and respond to insider security events and incidents
• Identify and implement strategic enhancements to processes and workflows, ensuring operational efficiency and the strengthening of the organization’s security posture
• Work closely with Incident Response, physical security, network and application security teams to develop and implement security controls, mitigations, and incident response plans across a complex environment
• Prepare and present comprehensive reports for senior leadership on incidents, security risks, and post-incident analysis, ensuring transparency and communication across the organization
• Maintain thorough documentation of all implemented detections, processes, investigations and incidents
• Develop and optimize queries, dashboards, and alerts to ensure accurate and timely identification of potential security threats
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate with various security tools and data sources for comprehensive visibility and correlation
• Consult with the business and operational infrastructure personnel regarding new and existing technologies
• Perform regular health checks and fine-tuning of the detection tools to ensure optimal performance and scalability
• Design, implement, and manage automated security workflows, playbooks, and response actions using SOAR tool

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience in Security Engineering, Information Security, Infrastructure Support, or a combination of all
• Strong experience using the Intelligence Cycle, Cyber Kill Chain, and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.
• Proven experience in Cyber Security Operations (Monitoring, Detection, Incident Response, Forensics).
• Experience configuring and maintaining SIEM Technologies./ Experience with content engineering inside SIEM platforms (e.g., rule creation, advanced correlation searching, etc.).
• Understanding of logging for common platforms and devices, including Windows, Linux and network equipment
• Extensive experience with cybersecurity tools (e.g. SPLUNK-ES, Network Security Solutions, endpoint protection)

This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule

The pay range is $135,800 - $183,800.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is noted above, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience. Verisign offers a discretionary bonus which is based on individual and company performance, and certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.