XDR Consultant - McLean, United States - Piper Companies

Description

Piper Companies is seeking a XDR Consultant

Remote role with some travel (4-5 visits annually) to client sites

Your Impact

•Deploy and configure XDR across customer environments, including endpoints and cloud environments

•Tune and optimize endpoint agents to maximize security effectiveness while minimizing operational impact

•Assist in building policies based on machine learning and behavioral analytics

•Analyze logs and events generated by XDR to identify, investigate, and mitigate security incidents

•Ability to communicate and lead effectively in a crisis situation with all levels of a customer's organization from Engineering/Operations to C Level staff

•Ability to document and templatize necessary documentation packages for customer(s)

•Ability to work on a team or lead a team depending upon the specific projects

•Ability to provide complex solutions in customer environments and execute/document said solutions by self or as a team leader

•Maintain knowledge of current cybersecurity threats and industry trends

•Other tasks and duties as needed to support the customer and/or business

Qualifications

•5+ years in a technical consulting or engineering role

•3 years experience deploying and managing XDR platforms, including expertise in endpoint agent deployment and configuration

•Strong understanding of endpoint security technologies, such as software firewalls, antivirus, anti-malware, and endpoint protection platforms

•Knowledge of machine learning and behavioral analytics principles, enabling the development and tuning of effective security policies

•Ability to analyze logs and events generated by XDR to detect and respond to security incidents

•Solid understanding of security concepts, frameworks, and best practices, with the ability to provide expert advice and guidance to customers

Desired Certifications

•ISC2 CISSP

•Palo Alto Networks Certification - PCDRA

•Public Cloud Certification - i.e. AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional, AWS

Compensation for the XDR Consultant include:

• Salary Range: $130,000-$180,000$65/hr.- $95/hr. depending on experience
• Full benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Cigna Healthcare, Dental, Vision