Security Operations Next-Gen SIEM Analyst 100% Remote, Work Location With-in the United States contr

Working Title: Security Operations Next-Gen SIEM Analyst

Title/Level: Network Security Engineer 3

Location: 100% Remote, Work Location With-in the United States.

Contract role

Job description:

This project will optimize the agency's CrowdStrike SIEM and related CrowdStrike services to improve threat detection, monitoring, and response capabilities. The contractor will expand and tune telemetry, integrate additional high-value log sources, enhance security dashboards, and support the rollout of additional CrowdStrike services. The effort will increase visibility into endpoint and security risk, improve signal quality and correlation, and provide security leadership with clear insight into security operations effectiveness and overall risk posture.

Expected Outcomes:
• Expanded and optimized CrowdStrike SIEM telemetry coverage
• Integration of additional high-value log sources
• Improved dashboards for operational and executive visibility
• Enhanced detection fidelity and monitoring effectiveness
• Clearer insight for leadership into endpoint risk and security operations performance

Duties to Be Performed:
• Assess current CrowdStrike SIEM configuration, telemetry coverage, and log ingestion
• Enable and tune additional CrowdStrike telemetry to improve visibility and signal quality
• Identify and integrate new high-value log sources into CrowdStrike SIEM
• Develop and refine security dashboards aligned to SOC and executive use cases
• Assist with technical enablement and rollout of additional CrowdStrike services
• Validate data quality, parsing, and correlation within the SIEM
• Coordinate with Security Operations, IT Operations, and system owners
• Identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities in monitoring and detection
• Provide weekly status updates and monthly executive-level progress summaries
• Deliver supporting documentation and recommendations to sustain improvements

Deliverables:
• Summary of work performed and capabilities delivered
• Documentation supporting all telemetry enablement, log integrations, and dashboard implementations
• Measurable improvements in monitoring, detection, or visibility
• Recommendations for future enhancements or next-phase efforts

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

8

Required

Demonstrated skill with documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer

8

Required

Experience with Stakeholder Engagement, and Executive Communication

8

Required

Experience in SIEM Detection Engineering and Alert Optimization

8

Required

Experience in Log Source Integration and Data Normalization

3

Required

Hands-On Experience with CrowdStrike SIEM and Dashboard Development

5

Preferred

Hands-On Experience with SIEM and Dashboard Development

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