Deloitte

Security Operations Lead

Deloitte$100K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of cybersecurity or security operations experience.
  • 3+ years experience with Palo Alto security technologies.
  • Hands-on experience deploying XDR capabilities for threat detection.
  • Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XDR or comparable platforms.
  • Cloud security engineering background or similar.
  • Experience conducting cybersecurity risk assessments.
  • Direct experience with high-level client stakeholders, including CIOs.

Responsibilities

  • Support the implementation of automated threat detection services.
  • Perform security operations to analyze and respond to incidents.
  • Collaborate with client stakeholders for operational support.
  • Provide regular updates and align priorities with clients.
  • Enhance detection and response processes within the security environment.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package for project delivery professionals.
  • Inclusive culture that values unique perspectives.
  • Opportunities for continuous professional development and mentorship.
  • Participation in an annual discretionary incentive program.
Full Job Description
Work You'll Do

As a PROJECT - Security Operations Lead on the Cyber Defense & Resilience team, you will:
  • Support the implementation of extended detection and response services to enable automated, real-time threat detection, investigation, and response across multiple security layers.
  • Perform security operations activities to help monitor, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity events and incidents.
  • Work closely with client stakeholders in a staff augmentation capacity to support day-to-day security operations needs.
  • Communicate regularly with the client to provide updates, align on priorities, and address operational needs.
  • Contribute to the ongoing improvement of detection, investigation, and response processes across the security environment.
The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Cyber Defense & Resilience offering assists clients in defending against advanced threats by transforming security operations, monitoring technology, data analytics, and threat intelligence. Helps manage and protect dynamic attack surfaces and provides rapid crisis and cyber incident response, ensuring clients can be ready for, respond to, and recover from business disruptions.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:
  • 5+ years of total cybersecurity or security operations experience.
  • 3+ years experience with Palo Alto security technologies.
  • Hands-on experience deploying or implementing XDR capabilities for threat detection.
  • Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XDR, or comparable XDR platforms if approved by the client.
  • Experience as a cloud security engineer or in a comparable cloud security role.
  • Experience conducting or supporting cybersecurity risk assessments.
  • Experience working directly with clients and senior stakeholders, including CIO or C-suite audiences.
  • Strong communication, executive presentation, and relationship-management skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Up to 25% travel
  • Ability to successfully complete a background check.
  • Ability to work primarily on-site in the Tallahassee area or meet client-specific on-site requirements.
Preferred:
  • Experience with TEAGIS, a Secureworks product.
  • Experience with vulnerability management.
  • Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies, frameworks, and reporting practices.
  • Palo Alto or other XDR-related certifications.
  • Experience with comparable XDR platforms, such as CrowdStrike or SentinelOne.
  • Experience with cyber threat hunting, endpoint protection, or security operations center environments.
  • Experience supporting public-sector or highly regulated clients.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

Our people and culture

Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ways of thinking, ideas, and perspectives, and bring more creativity and innovation to help solve our clients' most complex challenges. This makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.

Our purpose

Deloitte's purpose is to make an impact that matters for our people, clients, and communities. At Deloitte, purpose is synonymous with how we work every day. It defines who we are. Our purpose comes through in our work with clients that enables impact and value in their organizations, as well as through our own investments, commitments, and actions across areas that help drive positive outcomes for our communities. Learn more.

Professional development

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

As used in this posting, "Deloitte" means Deloitte & Touche LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.

Requisition code: 361099

Job ID 361099

About Deloitte

Deloitte is a multinational professional services network that provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services. The company was founded in London in 1845 and has since grown to become one of the largest professional services firms in the world. Deloitte has over 330,000 employees in more than 150 countries and territories. The company's mission is to help clients achieve their goals and make an impact that matters in their businesses and communities.
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