Security Operations Next-Gen SIEM Analyst
Overview
Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Security Operations Next-Gen SIEM Analyst to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.
At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:
Highly competitive pay rates
Local support staff for responsive, personal service
Comprehensive benefits package, including:
Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
Life insurance
A 401(K) plan with company match
Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan
Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.
Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Responsibilities
This project will optimize the agency’s CrowdStrike SIEM and related CrowdStrike services to improve threat detection, monitoring, and response capabilities. The contractor will expand and tune telemetry, integrate additional high‑value log sources, enhance security dashboards, and support the rollout of additional CrowdStrike services. The effort will increase visibility into endpoint and security risk, improve signal quality and correlation, and provide security leadership with clear insight into security operations effectiveness and overall risk posture.
Expected Outcomes:
Expanded and optimized CrowdStrike SIEM telemetry coverage
Integration of additional high‑value log sources
Improved dashboards for operational and executive visibility
Enhanced detection fidelity and monitoring effectiveness
Clearer insight for leadership into endpoint risk and security operations performance
Duties to Be Performed:
Assess current CrowdStrike SIEM configuration, telemetry coverage, and log ingestion
Enable and tune additional CrowdStrike telemetry to improve visibility and signal quality
Identify and integrate new high‑value log sources into CrowdStrike SIEM
Develop and refine security dashboards aligned to SOC and executive use cases
Assist with technical enablement and rollout of additional CrowdStrike services
Validate data quality, parsing, and correlation within the SIEM
Coordinate with Security Operations, IT Operations, and system owners
Identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities in monitoring and detection
Provide weekly status updates and monthly executive‑level progress summaries
Deliver supporting documentation and recommendations to sustain improvements
Deliverables:
Summary of work performed and capabilities delivered
Documentation supporting all telemetry enablement, log integrations, and dashboard implementations
Measurable improvements in monitoring, detection, or visibility
Recommendations for future enhancements or next-phase efforts
**Location of job: 100% remote**
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years
Required/Preferred
Experience
8
Required
Demonstrated skill with documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer
8
Required
Experience with Stakeholder Engagement, and Executive Communication
8
Required
Experience in SIEM Detection Engineering and Alert Optimization
8
Required
Experience in Log Source Integration and Data Normalization
3
Required
Hands-On Experience with CrowdStrike SIEM and Dashboard Development
5
Preferred
Hands-On Experience with SIEM and Dashboard Development