SIEM/SOAR Support Specialist

Kearney & Company is seeking a SIEM/SOAR Support Specialist to join our growing team! This Consultant role supports the SIEM/SOAR Program Leadership team in executing security logging, monitoring, orchestration/automation, and audit/compliance activities for enterprise financial systems. The Support Specialist assists with system log onboarding to SIEM/SOAR, continuous monitoring, documentation development, evidence preparation for audits, and operational improvements to alerting and incident workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support SIEM/SOAR onboarding of enterprise system logs and track integration progress, dependencies, and issues under direction from the Program Lead.
• Assist in validating logging, monitoring, and audit requirements; document design constraints and gaps and help with remediation recommendations.
• Contribute to day-to-day SIEM/SOAR operations, including log ingestion, detection tuning, analytics, automation playbooks, and performance checks
• Help develop and maintain documentation (SDDs, playbooks, CONOPS, architectures) and dashboards/evidence repositories for audits.
• Support audit compliance activities by preparing evidence, addressing findings, and aligning monitoring capabilities to FISCAM/NIST control requirements.
• Assist with incident monitoring, alert triage, escalation documentation, and response coordination across stakeholders.
• Help integrate cloud-native logging and visualization tools and support AI/ML enhancements to improve alert fidelity and automated response.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, security monitoring, SIEM/SOAR engineering, or a closely related support function.
• At least two (2) years federal or DoW experience.
• Hands-on familiarity with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, Azure Sentinel, IBM QRadar) and SOAR technologies.
• Working understanding of logging/monitoring, audit controls, correlation rules, and compliance frameworks (NIST, FISCAM, SOC, RMF).
• Strong communication and documentation skills; ability to support cross-functional teams and coordinate tasks under senior guidance.
• Active U.S. Secret clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 25%
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud-native SIEM/SOAR solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP) and basic automation/orchestration tooling.
• Experience contributing to audit support activities or IT control testing
• Familiarity with DoW or federal cybersecurity governance processes and audit methodologies (GAO FISCAM).
• Exposure to creating architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and operational playbooks.
• Certifications relevant to SIEM/SOAR or cybersecurity operations (e.g., Splunk Certified, GIAC Detection Analyst, Security , CISSP, CISA, CISM)
  
  

Overview

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your “first easy decision.” Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers." ,"

The expected salary range for this position is between $80,000 and $140,000. This range is representative of base pay only and does not include straight time pay for hours worked over 40 per week, company contributions towards paid benefits, and/or bonuses. Actual compensation (meeting or exceeding the range) will be determined based on specific experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other factors permitted by law. This position is eligible for bonuses (when applicable).

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account
• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances
• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
  
  

EEO Notice

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EEO Notice

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Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, genetic information, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, any medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, disability, protected veteran status, relationship or association to a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulation. Click here for more information on Kearney’s EEO Policy.

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