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Senior UEBA Security Engineer

Remote-MO, United States

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Position Purpose:

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) Engineer to lead the implementation, and optimization of advanced security analytics solutions. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in threat detection, data analysis, and behavioral analytics, driving initiatives to enhance the organization’s security posture through proactive monitoring and anomaly detection. This role requires a deep understanding of security analytics, behavioral baselining, data integration, and threat detection methodologies. This role will serve as a key technical leader, mentor, and strategic advisor within the cybersecurity team to enhance threat detection and overall security posture.

  • Solution Design & Leadership: Architect and maintain scalable UEBA solutions, integrating with SIEMs, data lakes, and other security technologies.
  • Design & Implementation: Deploy and configure UEBA platforms to monitor and analyze user and entity behaviors across IT and cloud environments. 
  • Anomaly Detection: Develop and refine behavioral analytics models to detect complex threats, including insider threats, lateral movement, and account compromises.
  • Data Integration: Collect and integrate data from multiple sources, including SIEMs, authentication logs, endpoint systems, and network devices, to enrich security analytics.
  • Incident Investigation: Provide in-depth analysis and investigation of alerts triggered by anomalous behavior.
  • Incident Response Support: Provide expert guidance and technical analysis for security incidents involving anomalous user and entity behavior.
  • Threat Hunting: Assist in proactive threat hunting efforts using behavioral insights from the UEBA platform.
  • Optimization: Continuously fine-tune analytics models to reduce false positives and improve detection capabilities.
  • Mentorship & Collaboration: Guide and mentor junior engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and technical skill development.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with security operations, threat intelligence, and leadership teams to define UEBA strategies and implement use cases.
  • Reporting & Documentation: Develop dashboards, reports, and detailed documentation for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science).
Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on …
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Job Profile

Regions

North America

Countries

United States

Restrictions

Holidays MO Remote position

Benefits/Perks

Competitive benefits Competitive pay Comprehensive benefits Comprehensive benefits package Flexible approach Hands-on experience Health insurance Holidays Mentorship Paid Time Off Stock purchase Stock purchase plans Tuition reimbursement Workplace flexibility

Tasks
  • Automation
  • Collaboration
  • Data Analysis
  • Data integration
  • Engage with stakeholders
  • Integrate data from multiple sources
  • Mentor junior engineers
  • Mentorship
Skills

Access Analysis Analytical Analytics Automation AWS Azure Behavioral analytics Benefits Business Cloud Cloud environments Cloud Security Collaboration Cybersecurity Data analysis Data Integration Data Lakes Data Normalization Data Pipelines Decision making Documentation Education Event Management Flexibility Health Insurance Health outcomes Incident Response Insurance Investigation Leadership Machine Learning Management Mathematics Mentorship Methodologies Microsoft Sentinel Monitoring Network Operations PowerShell Project Management Python Reporting Scripting Security Security analytics SIEM Solution Design Splunk Stakeholder engagement Statistics Teams Technical Analysis Technology Threat Detection Threat Intelligence UEBA

Experience

4-6 years

Education

AS Bachelor's Bachelor's degree Business Business Field Computer Science Education Engineering Equivalent Equivalent experience Insurance IT Management Mathematics Statistics

Certifications

CISSP GIAC

Timezones

America/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9