(USA) Senior SIEM Engineer

Walmart•Herndon, VA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior SIEM Engineer role requires knowledge of Security Operations Center processes, major intrusion types, cyber risk policies, and relevant data analytics tools. This position is responsible for managing the lifecycle of SIEM rules, reports, and dashboards to identify actionable threats, and for maintaining SIEM infrastructure by monitoring its efficiency and effectiveness. The engineer will educate and partner with internal teams such as Compliance, Cybersecurity Risk Assessment, and Infrastructure to ensure appropriate threat monitoring, and will collaborate with other SIEM engineers on architecture and engineering design. The role involves applying architectural principles to decompose product architecture, define specifications, and ensure nonfunctional requirements like reliability and security are met. Key responsibilities also include identifying automation opportunities to improve operational response, maintaining documentation, and performing routine infrastructure maintenance tasks like backups and patch management. The engineer will assist in designing modular and extensible product solutions, understanding disaster recovery nuances, and undertaking infrastructure coding automation. Network operations involve monitoring performance, suggesting metrics, and setting alert thresholds. The position also requires developing and testing code using various languages and methods, managing cloud services by assessing performance, drafting specifications, and resolving integration issues. Furthermore, the Senior SIEM Engineer will establish security and compliance baselines, conduct technical security awareness training, control software design processes, and support reviews to mitigate risks. The role emphasizes demonstrating expertise, building stakeholder relationships, identifying business needs, and ensuring compliance with company policies, values, and ethical standards, while fostering an inclusive culture and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 3 years’ experience in SIEM Engineering or related area at a technology, Retail, or data-driven company.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in SIEM Engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Security+, GISF, GSEC, CISSP, CCSP, or GCDA
Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects
Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and joining us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

Manage the lifecycle of SIEM rules, reports, and dashboards to present actionable threats.
Manage SIEM infrastructure by monitoring metrics for efficiency and effectiveness.
Educate and partner with internal customer teams for example Compliance Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Infrastructure to ensure appropriate threat monitoring.
Collaborate with other SIEM engineers on architecture and engineering design.
Assist in decomposing the product architecture into multiple components and modules and define architectural specifications for each module.
Create Apply the right architectural pattern across the module as indicated in the architectural plan to obtain the right result.
Define the architecture blueprint for the various components within a product solution.
Analyze system performance impacting the complete product for nonfunctional requirements like reliability operability performance efficiency and security.
Analyze data and metrics to identify areas of automation to drive faster response to operational issues.
Maintain up-to-date documentation on deployments processes and standard operating procedures runbooks with a goal minimize runbooks by automation.
Perform routine maintenance tasks for infrastructure systems such as backups patch management and hot fixes.
Escalate any issue that occurs in the backup media.
Audit desktops for compliance with IT policies.
Conduct regular database integrity checks to ensure minimal data loss.
Assist in creation of simple modular extensible and functional design for the product solution in adherence to the requirements.
Evaluate tradeoffs while designing across multiple components in a system based on the business requirements.
Convert HLD to create detailed design for specific modules components of a product system.
Understand nuances of designing for disaster recovery.
Undertake infrastructure coding automation.
Monitor network performance and highlight areas for further review to optimize network performance.
Suggest metrics to monitor network performance effectively.
Monitor current performance data to ensure adherence to defined SLOs for multiple network applications systems.
Determine thresholds for the monitoring metrics and trigger alerts based on those thresholds.
Write code to develop the required solution and application features by using the recommended programming language and leveraging business technical and data requirements.
Test the code using the recommended testing approach.
Assess the performance of cloud solutions based on expected business needs usage and traffic.
Draft specifications for cloud solutions to address usage performance and security requirements.
Develop implementation plans for cloud solutions.
Develop processes for the review of metrics associated with the implementation of cloud solutions.
Resolve escalated issues related to the implementation of cloud solutions.
Establish security and compliance baseline and understand per project risks.
Educate team on the topics of secure programming and deployment by conducting technical security awareness training.
Formally control the software design process and validate utilization of secure components.
Support adhoc reviews of software design to ensure baseline mitigations for known risks.
Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development execution and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs and building commitment for perspectives and rationales.
Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders identifying business needs determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices monitoring progress and results recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities and adapting to competing demands organizational changes and new responsibilities.
Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission values and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans using the Open Door Policy and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.
Demonstrates and encourages respect for all, builds a high performing team, seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences, creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform, drives a positive associate and customer member experience for all, identifies attracts and retains the best team members.
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities, promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer member and company, and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments.
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners, works collaboratively and cross functionally to achieve objectives, and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance, models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture, supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates customers and the world around us.
Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies and sets expectations for others to do the same, promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of nonretaliation, listens to concerns raised by associates, takes action and encourages others to do the same, holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble self-aware honest and transparent.
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer member first and consistently applying an omni merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers members.
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customer member insights and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the teams strategy.
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve, demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset, seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, fosters an environment that supports learning innovation and learning from mistakes and intelligent risk-taking, and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates)
Annual or quarterly performance bonuses
Stock