Principal Security Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, May 26, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Working remotely in a full-time capacity, the Principal Security Engineer will architect, deploy, configure, and manage SIEM instances for clients while developing security use cases and alert configurations.
Key responsibilities
- Architecting, administrating, and maintaining SIEM instances for clients and internal use
- Evaluating client applications and prioritizing critical data sources based on security value
- Providing guidance on log collection methods and assisting clients with forwarding security logs to SIEM platforms
Required qualifications
- Hands-on experience managing, configuring, and deploying SIEMs, with CrowdStrike NextGenSIEM experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of information security best practices and current threat detection methods
- Solid foundation in IT, including system administration of Windows and networking technologies
- Experience with Query Languages such as KQL, SPL, and YARA-L
- Proficiency in managing Splunk, MS Sentinel, or Google Sec-Ops SIEM environments
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