Cortex Xsiam Engineer

🚨 We’re Hiring – Cortex XSIAM Engineer 🚨
📍 Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)
📄 Job Type: Contract

We are looking for an experienced Cortex XSIAM Engineer to join our team and support enterprise-scale security operations and SIEM transformation initiatives.

🔹 Key Requirements:
• 6+ years of experience with SIEM / SOAR platforms in large enterprise environments
• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM including log onboarding and integrations
• Strong expertise with XQL (XSIAM Query Language) for detection rules, dashboards, and threat hunting
• Experience integrating log sources using Broker VMs, XDR Collectors, and custom ingestion methods
• Knowledge of endpoint security with Palo Alto XDR and sensor monitoring
• Experience with Regex, JSON parsing, log normalization, and data modeling
• Familiarity with other SIEM platforms like Splunk or QRadar
• Understanding of SOC operations, threat detection, and incident response
🔹 Responsibilities:
• Lead log ingestion strategy and integrations within Cortex XSIAM
• Develop and optimize detection rules and correlation logic using XQL
• Build security dashboards and monitoring insights for SOC teams
• Tune alerts and improve detection coverage aligned with MITRE ATT&CK
• Collaborate with stakeholders and customers to improve security visibility and threat detection
🎯 Certifications such as Palo Alto Networks XSIAM Engineer / Analyst are a strong plus.