Hybrid Solution Consultant – SIEM & XDR

at Talentlify

• Job title: Solution Consultant – SIEM & XDR
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: €70,000 - €100,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, Splunk
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Germany

About the role

• Consultant specializing in SIEM and XDR solutions implementation. Supporting clients from requirements capture to managing service onboarding with a focus on documentation and structured processes.

Responsibilities

• You advise clients from requirements gathering through architecture and PoC to successful implementation.
• Your focus: SIEM and XDR solutions that deliver measurable value — transparent, documented, and cleanly transitioned into operation.
• Capture requirements, define use cases, and create solution architectures (HLD/LLD) for SIEM and XDR deployments
• Implement, configure and test (including data source onboarding, parsers/connectors, detection rules, dashboards)
• Plan, execute and evaluate proofs of concept and translate findings into actionable recommendations
• Onboarding into managed services: use-case catalog, playbooks/runbooks, handover to operations including KPIs/SLAs
• Create and maintain documentation (operations manual, architecture and interface documents, CRM)
• Provide technical support to sales (demos, presentations, RFPs) and conduct customer training
• Travel within the D‑A‑CH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland); extent depends on the project.

Requirements

• IT qualification or degree, or equivalent professional experience; at least 2 years in consulting/architecture/administration with client contact
• Practical experience with at least one SIEM (e.g., Logpoint, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar) and one XDR platform (e.g., Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne)
• Experience in data integration (Syslog/API/agent), detection engineering (e.g., Sigma, KQL/EQL) and dashboarding/reporting
• Advantageous: SOAR/automation, scripting (e.g., Python/PowerShell), basic knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK
• Analytical, structured, self-motivated and team-oriented; strong communication and presentation skills
• Very good German and very good English language skills
• Willingness to work across regions and travel within the D‑A‑CH region

Benefits

• 30 days of vacation plus additional days off on December 24 and December 31
• Structured onboarding, clear development and career prospects
• Modern work environment, transparent communication, short decision-making paths
• Fitness subsidy: up to €30 gross per month
• Bike leasing subsidy: €50 gross per month (up to two bikes possible)
• DSL subsidy: up to €50 per month
• Accident insurance: coverage for work-related and private incidents