Technical Engineer

Are you a Technical Engineer looking to join one of the top companies in the Banking industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in systems design, management, or architecture?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work remotely with our client in Buffalo, NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Serves as a specialist in a group of technologies and services supported within technology.
• Work closely with Technology management, senior Engineers, and support teams on a regular basis to implement and manage the design, development, and execution of technical solutions that meet or exceed the organization's current and future needs.
• Responsibilities may include infrastructure architecture and design, research and development of new or expanded systems, technology standards and policies, thorough analysis of user requirements and operational constraints, unit testing and system integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Regularly and independently interact with business partners of varying associate and management levels to clarify the problem/opportunity and elicit business requirements.
• Coordinate vendor interactions or vendor resources as needed.
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers, technicians, and integrators.
• Review documentation, proposals, and changes proposed by less experienced staff.
• Seek continuously expanding knowledge and understanding of Financial Services trends, practices, and technologies.
• Follow and promote industry best practices, standards, and procedures.
• Maintain a good aptitude and working knowledge of Bank applications, systems, and development environments.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of vendor technologies and services used by the Bank.
• Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with its Risk Appetite.
• Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the client's brand.
• Maintain the client's internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points and any issues raised by external regulators, as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.
• Lead the design and architecture of the bank's SIEM infrastructure, ensuring its effectiveness, scalability, and alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Implement, configure, and optimize SIEM solutions to collect, correlate, and analyze security event data from various sources, such as network devices, servers, applications, and endpoints.
• Develop and maintain SIEM use cases, correlation rules, alerts, and reports to identify and prioritize security incidents and potential threats.
• Collaborate with other Cybersecurity and Security Engineering teams to investigate and resolve complex security incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend remediation actions.
• Stay current with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends, and proactively assess their potential impact on the bank's SIEM infrastructure.
• Lead SIEM-related projects, including system upgrades, enhancements, and integration with other security tools and technologies.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior SIEM engineers, promoting team knowledge sharing and skill development.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as IT operations, compliance, and risk management, to ensure the Bank's security posture aligns with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in incident response exercises, tabletop simulations, and other security-related drills to enhance the bank's incident response capabilities.
• Responsibilities may include infrastructure architecture and design, research and development of new or expanded systems, technology standards and policies, thorough analysis of user requirements and operational constraints, unit and system integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Regularly and independently interact with business partners of varying associate and management levels to clarify the problem/opportunity and elicit business requirements.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $53.20 - $88.65/hr.

Hours: 40 hours/week.

Length: Temp (6 months).

Sounds like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems design, management, or architecture.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years professional experience in a technical engineering position involving infrastructure design technologies, data management and interchange, system design or development for complex applications.
• Good understanding of the system development and infrastructure lifecycle and architecture, vendor best practices, IT Service Management, and systems design.
• Ability to translate complex business and functional requirements into structured, high-quality implementations using any variety of industry standard approaches.
• Advanced technical skills.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Verifiable knowledge and advanced expertise in industry or vendor technologies.
• Able to meet with clients of varying levels to gather, document, and analyze system specifications and requirements, and work closely with integrators, developers, and testers in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others in a team environment.
• Ability to use effective facilitation skills and techniques to elicit and review requirements from diverse stakeholders and group sizes.
• Understanding how an organization's people, processes, and technology interact in relationships and patterns to create a feasible solution on medium to high complexity projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective influencing skills.
• Process-oriented.
• Logical thinker.
• Good knowledge of server/client and virtual technologies.
• Ability to complete complex tasks with minimal supervision.
• Adaptable.
• Able to learn quickly in a rapid-paced environment.
• Senior Splunk Architecture and Engineering Experience.
• Senior Splunk SIEM Design and Architecture.
• Data Modeling and Parsing Expertise.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be needed to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.