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At Ciena, the SIEM Engineer and Integrator plays a key role in maintaining and advancing security monitoring capabilities across enterprise infrastructure, SaaS platforms, and cloud environments. This position drives security visibility, data integration, and operational effectiveness through scalable security solutions and collaboration with internal stakeholders. The role supports ongoing improvement of security operations by expanding SIEM capabilities and enabling data-driven decision-making.
How you will make an impact:
Monitor and recommend improvements to SIEM visibility across infrastructure, SaaS platforms, cloud services, firewalls, IPS/IDS, WAF, proxies, Office 365, Azure , AWS.
Recommend solutions that address security visibility, data retention, and analytical requirements.
Execute data onboarding, enrichment, and deployment of detection logic to enhance security operations.
Coordinate with security and non-security stakeholders to implement security recommendations and integrations.
Administer, monitor, maintain, patch, and upgrade security infrastructure.
Automate workflows and streamline operational processes using Terraform and Ansible.
Troubleshoot security platform issues and recommend cost-efficient approaches for data filtering, routing, storage, and searchability.
The must haves:
Experience: 4+ years’ experience in Security or security-related fields.
Experience: 4+ years’ experience in SIEM management with a focus around program management.
Demonstrated attention to detail with analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Awareness of cybersecurity trends, issues, and hacking techniques.
Availability to work after hours when needed.
Self-motivation to complete tasks.
Ability to work within a team environment and coordinate with stakeholders inside and outside the security team.
Nice to haves:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent ability to document platforms and requirements.
Excellent time management and task prioritization.
At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience in security or security-related fields
- 4+ years of experience managing SIEM platforms, with a focus on program management
- Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills
- Awareness of cybersecurity trends, issues, and hacking techniques
- Availability to work after hours when needed
- Ability to work in a team environment and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to document platforms and requirements effectively
- Excellent time management and task prioritization skills
Ciena Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is often characterized as competitive or above-market in certain roles and regions, with references to market-aligned salary ranges and transparency around pay bands.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is frequently framed as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision, with indications that coverage can extend to dependents and is viewed as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as flexible and generous, including Flex/uncapped PTO in many cases and additional paid time for volunteering.
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Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems, services, and software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to enable our customers to deliver richer, more connected experiences for all users. At our core, Ciena is a company rooted in people. We prioritize deep, collaborative relationships within our teams and alongside our customers, partners, and communities around the world. For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. We continue to lead the evolution of networking with a strong track record of industry firsts. As end-user expectations skyrocket, our customers and their networks must transform. Ciena powers this transformation by driving next-generation solutions built for maximum openness and agility—today and into the future. Corporate/Brand Values: • Customer First • Integrity • Velocity • Innovation • Outstanding People We're the perfect size for you to make an impact. W Only Ciena has the depth of expertise and the culture of collaboration and partnership required to help our partners evolve. We do this by strategically integrating hardware, services, and software in an open environment to ensure our clients’ networks are ‘fit for flexibility’ today and into the f
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