Security Architect - Consultant - Fully REMOTE but Preferred LOCAL or Near by South Carolina

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE WHO CAN WORK ONSITE OVER HYBRID AND OVER FULL-TIME REMOTE (ON-SITE AS NEEDED).

• provide technical expertise and experience in creating efficient automation workflows.
• Develop, implement automations and optimize existing automations in response to security alerts and incidents.
• Build and maintain integrations with the SOAR platform.
• Create custom scripts when required to provide functionality not supported out of the box integrations.
• Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting steps related to the SOAR and integrations.
• proactively Coordinate with engineering, SOC, and IR support as needed to meet goals.
• other duties as needed.

Additional skills/duties:

• Experience with dashboard creation and reporting.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills for agency-facing engagement.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience creating automations within the Cortex XSOAR platform.
• Knowledge of security monitoring use cases and incident response support.
• Resources local to columbia, south carolina or surrounding city in south carolina are preferred

Required Education/Certifications:

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR INFORMATION SECURITY RELATED FIELD
• EIGHT YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU OF EDUCATION
• FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SUPPORTING LARGE IT ENVIRONMENTS AND/OR SYSTEM DEPLOYMENTS
• 5+ years of experience with automation platforms or SOAR solutions.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar).
• Understanding of REST APIs, JSON, and YAML.
• Familiarity with mitre att & ck framework
• Experience in working in multi-tenancy environment; Experience in multi-agency or enterprise service projects.

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• CISSP, CISA, CISO or equivalent advanced security certification.
• Additional relevant certifications (e.g., CEH, OSCP, GPEN).
• VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS IN SOAR OR AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES.