Integration Engineer - Network Security

Role Purpose :

The Integration Engineer role has a strong focus on integrating SIEM platforms and Cisco Catalyst Center to enable unified visibility, assurance, and incident response across Network Operations (NOC), Security Operations (SOC), and Service Operations teams.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain API based and event driven integrations between network, security, and IT service management platforms.

- Implement secure, scalable integration patterns aligned with internal engineering and security standards.

- Deliver data transformation, enrichment, and normalization to enable consistent consumption across observability and assurance tools.

- Develop reusable integration components and automation workflows using approved scripting and tooling.

- Integrate network and wireless telemetry into enterprise SIEM platforms (e.g. Splunk).

- Enable ingestion via Syslog, APIs, and streaming mechanisms, ensuring data quality and reliability.

- Partner with SOC teams to improve signal to noise ratio, alert quality, and incident triage effectiveness.

- Support security monitoring, auditability, and regulatory requirements through controlled and traceable integrations.

Technical Skills :

- Strong experience in systems integration and API based architectures.

- Hands-on experience with REST APIs, webhooks, authentication (OAuth2/tokens), and secure integration patterns.

- Hands-on experience integrating with SIEM platforms (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel or equivalent).

- Experience working with network telemetry, logs, and events.

- Exposure to Cisco Catalyst Center APIs, assurance data, or automation workflows.

- Understanding of secure integration design and data protection principles.

Networking & Security Knowledge:

- Solid understanding of enterprise networking (wired/wireless).

- Familiarity with network assurance, monitoring, and observability concepts.

- Working knowledge of SOC/NOC operational processes.

- Awareness of security operations, incident response, and compliance requirements.

- Exposure to Cisco Catalyst Center integration, assurance data, or automation workflows is preferred.

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