Security Engineer (SIEM / EL3 Logging)

Location: Remote Required Clearance: Public Trust Required Education: Bachelors Required Experience: 8 years Position Description The Security Engineer (SIEM / EL3 Logging) is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security monitoring, logging, and incident response capabilities for the FSA IAM systems. This role ensures advanced event logging (EL3), Security Event and Incident Management (SIEM), and overall security compliance to protect sensitive identity data and support rapid threat detection. Responsibilities The Security Engineer ensures the IAM solution meets Event Log Management and Advanced Logging (EL3) requirements, proper encryption standards for data at rest (AES-256 with SHA-256) and data in transit (latest TLS protocols), and FISMA compliance. They lead Security Incident Management, manage remediation efforts for security findings, support Ongoing Security Assessments (OSA), and maintain Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) in CSAM. Key responsibilities include implementing and enhancing SIEM processes to detect and respond to threats in real time, managing security controls and inheritance statements, addressing Continuous Diagnostics and Monitoring (CDM) results, handling Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) findings, tracking remediation efforts, and ensuring the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) scorecard meets or exceeds required ratings. The role also supports broader compliance activities, including supply chain risk manag