Position Summary
As a Consultant - Cyber Defense and Resilience, you will support the design and deployment of security operations solutions that help clients improve monitoring, detection, response, and automation capabilities. In this client-facing role, you will work with security engineers, security operations center teams, and client stakeholders to build practical solutions across security information and event management, security orchestration automation and response, telemetry, and artificial intelligence-enabled workflows. You will help translate operational needs into scalable engineering outcomes across enterprise and cloud environments.
Recruiting for this role ends on 06/30/2026.
Work you'll do
As a Consultant - Cyber Defense and Resilience on the Cyber Defense & Resilience team, you will be responsible for:
- Supporting the implementation and configuration of security information and event management, security orchestration automation and response, telemetry, and case management solutions across client environments
- Developing and maintaining log ingestion, normalization, enrichment, and routing workflows using application programming interfaces, connectors, and data pipelines
- Assisting with the development, testing, and tuning of detection content aligned to adversary behaviors and enterprise security requirements
- Building automation playbooks, integrations, and workflow enhancements that improve analyst efficiency and response execution
- Working directly with client stakeholders and Deloitte team members to document requirements, validate solutions, and support deployment activities
A successful candidate would possess these skills:
- Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
- Ability to lead projects or workstreams
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to provide clear guidance to others
The team
Deloitte's Cyber Defense & Resilience team helps clients improve security operations by strengthening detection, monitoring, automation, threat-informed defense, and response capabilities. The team works across security platforms, cloud environments, and operating models to help organizations protect dynamic attack surfaces and improve readiness, response, and recovery across the cyber lifecycle.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- 3+ years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, security engineering, or enterprise cyber defense
- Experience supporting security information and event management, security orchestration automation and response, detection, telemetry, or incident response workflows in enterprise or cloud environments
- Experience developing automations, integrations, or engineering workflows using Python or a similar scripting language
- Experience with log parsing, normalization, data transformation, application programming interface integrations, or workflow orchestration
- Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
Preferred:
- Experience with one or more security platforms across security information and event management, security orchestration automation and response, extended detection and response, endpoint detection and response, threat intelligence, or case management tools
- Experience with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud security telemetry and cloud-native security services
- Experience with threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence, or purple team collaboration
- Experience with data pipeline or observability technologies used for ingestion, routing, or transformation
- Experience applying artificial intelligence, machine learning, or large language model workflows to security operations use cases
- Relevant industry certifications such as Security+, Global Information Assurance Certification Security Essentials, Global Information Assurance Certification Certified Intrusion Analyst, Global Information Assurance Certification Certified Incident Handler, Splunk, or cloud security certifications
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is [INSERT WAGE RANGE - CONSULTANT].
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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Requisition code: 353033
Job ID 353033
