Staff SOC Engineer - Security Telemetry & Detection Platforms

Qualifications

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in arts/sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience – Required
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) or professional industry certification Preferred
• Work Experience:
• 6+ years of progressive experience in security/infrastructure engineering or SOC engineering focused on SIEM/EDR, telemetry pipelines, and detection content
• Demonstrated success deploying and operating SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and data pipeline solutions at enterprise scale, including RBAC, API integrations, and platform hygiene
• Hands‐on experience engineering data ingestion pipelines and normalizing logs from operating systems, AWS, Azure, and network sources
• Strong technical background and tacit understanding of detection engineering, OCSF modeling, SPL optimization, CIM mapping, and content tuning to reduce ingest volume and improve signal to noise
• Licenses & Certifications:
• Relevant platform certifications (e.g., Splunk Core/Cloud, Cribl Certified Observability Engineer, CrowdStrike CCFA/CCFR) – Preferred
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, GSEC, GCDA, Cloud+) – Preferred
• Skills & Abilities
• Proven ability to collaborate across security operations, architecture, infrastructure, and product teams; strong stakeholder communication and documentation skills – Required
• Ability to map and document complex systems and processes, including data lineage and schema/field mappings – Required
• Familiarity with NIST frameworks, MITRE ATT&CK, and secure by design practices; experience with control validation and metrics/KPIs for continuous improvement – Required
• Experience supporting 24/7 SOC operations, including on call participation and multi region ingestion scenarios – Required
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills; competency with analysis and diagramming tools (e.g., Lucidcharts, Visio, Excel) – Required
• Experience integrating security telemetry into CI/CD pipelines and applying version control, testing, and staged releases for detections and pipeline changes – Preferred
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and experience with SOAR (e.g., Tines) and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform) - Preferred
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• What you can expect from RGA:
• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
• We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.
• Compensation Range:
• Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.
• RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.