Network Security Engineer 3

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICESTexas Education Agency requires the services of 1 Network Security Engineer 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of Network Security Engineer 3, Security and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Education Agency.All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Education Agency and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Education Agency will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).This project will optimize the agency s CrowdStrike SIEM and related CrowdStrike services to improve threat detection, monitoring, and response capabilities. The contractor will expand and tune telemetry, integrate additional high value log sources, enhance security dashboards, and support the rollout of additional CrowdStrike services. The effort will increase visibility into endpoint and security risk, improve signal quality and correlation, and provide security leadership with clear insight into security operations effectiveness and overall risk posture.Expected Outcomes:" Expanded and optimized CrowdStrike SIEM telemetry coverage" Integration of additional high value log sources" Improved dashboards for operational and executive visibility" Enhanced detection fidelity and monitoring effectiveness" Clearer insight for leadership into endpoint risk and security operations performanceDuties to Be Performed:" Assess current CrowdStrike SIEM configuration, telemetry coverage, and log ingestion" Enable and tune additional CrowdStrike telemetry to improve visibility and signal quality" Identify and integrate new high value log sources into CrowdStrike SIEM" Develop and refine security dashboards aligned to SOC and executive use cases" Assist with technical enablement and rollout of additional CrowdStrike services" Validate data quality, parsing, and correlation within the SIEM" Coordinate with Security Operations, IT Operations, and system owners" Identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities in monitoring and detection" Provide weekly status updates and monthly executive level progress summaries" Deliver supporting documentation and recommendations to sustain improvementsDeliverables:" Summary of work performed and capabilities delivered" Documentation supporting all telemetry enablement, log integrations, and dashboard implementations" Measurable improvements in monitoring, detection, or visibility" Recommendations for future enhancements or next-phase effortsII. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONSMinimum Requirements:Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.Years Required/Preferred Experience8 Required Demonstrated skill with documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer8 Required Experience with Stakeholder Engagement, and Executive Communication8 Required Experience in SIEM Detection Engineering and Alert Optimization8 Required Experience in Log Source Integration and Data Normalization3 Required Hands-On Experience with CrowdStrike SIEM and Dashboard Development5 Preferred Hands-On Experience with SIEM and Dashboard Development