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      "content": "<div>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">The Managed Security Team at AHEAD monitors client environments and performs Incident Detection, Validation, and Reporting. The <strong>Dedicated Security Engineer</strong> will be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of our cloud-based SIEM Solutions and integrations with other technologies that support the Managed Security program’s success with a key AHEAD client. This is a client-facing, technical, hands-on position that requires someone with an understanding of the operations of a 24/7 SOC (Security Operations Center) and the needs of an enterprise cybersecurity team. We are looking for a candidate who has had a great deal of SIEM and security experience that will work closely with the client’s Security staff and with other highly technical members across multiple teams, both within AHEAD and the client, to continuously improve and enhance AHEAD’s Managed Security support to the customer. Incumbents will possess strong technical and analytical skills while providing accurate analysis of security related problems. They have a well-rounded networking background and are responsible for performing troubleshooting of client issues. This individual is user focused and works to resolve client needs in a timely manner. These needs may involve resolving hardware/software failures, investigating and responding to security threats, and making change requests to the security policy of company devices.</p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">The <strong>Dedicated Security Engineer</strong> is responsible for the day-to-day management of the client instance of the SIEM platform used by the Managed Security Team to monitor the client environment and detect security threats including: index lifecycle management, data ingestion, normalization, and enrichment, dashboard design and creation, detection use case creation and tuning, and more. The Dedicated Security Engineer is expected to be familiar with a wide range of security tools and understand basic security fundamentals.</p>\n</div>"
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