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Security Engineer II – Security Clearance
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
76 days ago
Salary
$80.9K - $168.1K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Security Engineer II – Security Clearance
Akamai Technologies
• Design, implement, and optimize SIEM solutions to meet evolving business needs • Build and manage SIEM workflows and connectors, ensuring seamless integration of various data sources • Develop, test, and tune Kibana Security detection rules • Investigate Kibana Security alerts and document findings, scope, and recommended actions • Analyze telemetry across identity, endpoint, network, and cloud data sources • Improve alert fidelity through tuning, exception management, and rule lifecycle maintenance • Map detection logic to MITRE ATT&CK and maintain investigation guidance • Build dashboards, saved searches, and queries to support investigations and operational visibility • Partner with SecOps, IR, IAM, cloud, and infrastructure teams to improve detection coverage and response quality • Identify data quality gaps, field mapping issues, and logging deficiencies that affect detection quality
Job Requirements
- 5 years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, threat detection, or incident response
- Experience with Elastic Security / Kibana or a similar SIEM platform
- Demonstrated experience writing and tuning detections using KQL, EQL, ES|QL, SPL, or similar query languages
- Possess knowledge of common log sources such as authentication, endpoint, network, and cloud audit logs
- Familiarity with cloud security concepts, especially AWS
- Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, alert triage, and false positive reduction
- Working knowledge of scripting in Python or Bash
Benefits
- Healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- Company holidays
- Vacation (in the form of PTO)
- Sick time
- Family friendly benefits including parental leave
- Employee assistance program focusing on mental and financial wellness
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