Cyber Security Data Engineer

Our client, a leading organization in the financial services industry, is seeking an Cyber Security Data Engineer to join their team. As an Cyber Security Data Engineer, you will be part of the Cyber Security Operations department supporting security monitoring, detection, and response initiatives. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and collaborative spirit, which will align successfully in the organization.

Pay Range: $55/hr - $62/hr w2

Looking only for W2 candidates local to NC

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data ingestion pipelines for onboarding security log sources into SIEM and cloud data platforms, including Azure Data Explorer and Log Analytics.
• Parse, normalize, transform, and enrich structured and unstructured log data using techniques such as regex, JSON parsing, schema mapping, and data validation.
• Partner with application owners, infrastructure teams, cloud teams, vendors, and security stakeholders to onboard new log sources and confirm end-to-end data flow.
• Validate log integrity, completeness, timeliness, and quality to ensure security telemetry is reliable and fit for monitoring, detection, response, and reporting use cases.
• Align onboarded data to organizational standards, schemas, naming conventions, and data governance expectations to support downstream analytics and automation.

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, data engineering, log management, or related technology disciplines.
• Hands-on experience onboarding, managing, and validating log sources in SIEM, cloud data platforms, or security analytics environments.
• Strong understanding of data parsing, normalization, transformation, and validation techniques, including regex, JSON, XML, CSV, and handling structured and unstructured data.
• Familiarity with common security telemetry sources, including network, endpoint, identity, application, cloud, and infrastructure logs.
• Experience with cloud platforms and associated logging, monitoring, and analytics services.

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment focused on cybersecurity and data engineering.
• Engage with cutting-edge cloud security data platform capabilities and emerging logging standards.
• Collaborate with global teams to develop scalable and efficient data pipelines.
• Enhance your skills in cybersecurity data engineering and threat detection.
• Contribute to critical security operations that protect organizational assets and information.

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay