Virtusa Corporation

Lead Software Engineer

Virtusa Corporation$145K — $175K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in SIEM Engineering, Security Monitoring, Detection Engineering, or Security Operations.
  • Proven track record in leading enterprise SIEM migrations or greenfield deployments.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with various SIEM platforms.
  • Expertise in writing SIEM queries, developing dashboards, and creating correlation rules.
  • Experience in integrating diverse security telemetry sources into SIEM.
  • Strong scripting abilities, especially in Python and PowerShell, along with API knowledge.
  • Solid understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat detection methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the execution of SIEM implementation and migration efforts.
  • Design the architecture for log collection, parsing, normalization, and correlation.
  • Migrate essential log sources, detections, dashboards, reports, and integrations.
  • Create detection content, correlation rules, dashboards, and security analytics tools.
  • Craft complex SIEM queries for investigations, detections, and reporting purposes.
  • Onboard diverse logs from endpoints, firewalls, DNS, identity solutions, cloud, and other security tools.
  • Facilitate testing, cutover, go-live, and the transition to operational readiness.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Flexible working hours and remote work options.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • A collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge security technology projects.
Full Job Description
Role Summary: Cadence is seeking a SIEM Migration & Implementation Lead to drive the implementation and migration to a modern SaaS-based SIEM platform, including log onboarding, detection engineering, operational readiness, and SOC transition.

Key Responsibilities

Lead SIEM implementation and migration activities.

Design log collection, parsing, normalisation, and correlation architecture.

Migrate log sources, detections, dashboards, reports, and integrations.

Develop detection content, correlation rules, dashboards, and security analytics.

Write complex SIEM queries for investigations, detections, reporting, and threat hunting.

Onboard endpoint, firewall, DNS, identity, cloud, DLP, proxy, email, and application logs.

Support testing, cutover, go-live, and operational transition activities.

Required Experience

10+ years of SIEM Engineering, Security Monitoring, Detection Engineering, or Security Operations experience.

Proven experience leading enterprise SIEM migrations or greenfield deployments.

Strong hands-on experience with one or more SIEM platforms.

Strong expertise in SIEM query writing, dashboard development, correlation rule creation, and detection engineering.

Experience integrating and onboarding diverse enterprise security telemetry sources.

Strong scripting and automation experience (Python, PowerShell, APIs).

Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and threat detection methodologies.

Success Criteria

Successful migration of log sources, detections, dashboards, and reporting.

Improved security visibility and detection coverage.

Smooth transition into steady-state SOC operations.

About Virtusa Corporation

Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital business strategy, digital engineering, and information technology (IT) services and solutions. The company helps its clients transform their businesses through innovative technology solutions that enable them to improve customer engagement, increase operational efficiency, and drive revenue growth. Virtusa Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts. The company has over 20,000 employees and operates in over 30 countries around the world. Virtusa Corporation is committed to sustainability and has received numerous awards for its environmental and social responsibility initiatives.
Learn more about Virtusa Corporation
Size
22,883 employees
Market Cap
$1.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$44.6 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+22.3%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
NASDAQ

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