Cybersecurity Engineer I

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence Design Systems Inc. is looking for a motivated Cybersecurity Engineer I to work with us in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

This person would join our Information Security team maintaining and enhancing our log management infrastructure, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable ingestion of security-relevant data across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will possess knowledge in log collection technologies, SIEM administration, and SOAR integrations, with a strong focus on automation, performance optimization, and compliance.

Job Description:

• Administer and maintain log servers including upgrades, patching, and migrations. Design and implement high availability and clustering solutions for log servers.
• Manage log archiving, retention policies, and backup strategies. Onboard new log sources from cloud platforms, applications, network devices, and endpoints.
• Perform log parsing, normalization, and selective event ingestion to optimize SIEM performance. Configure streaming and forwarding mechanisms for real-time log delivery.
• Develop scripts (e.g., Python, Shell) for log processing, automation, and system tasks. Utilize APIs for log collection, integration, and automation workflows.
• Create dashboards, reports, and configure alerts for log ingestion health and security insights. Monitor data quality and ingestion anomalies, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Work closely with SOC, IR, and infrastructure teams to align log management with security operations.
• Document log source configurations, ingestion pipelines, and architectural decisions.

• CompleteBachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience/contact with Cybersecurity: Hands-on experience with Syslog technologies (NXLOG, syslog-ng, Snare, rsyslog).
• Contact with log management, SIEM engineering, or security data operations.
• Strong Linux administration and scripting skills.
• Proven experience with cloud log ingestion (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with APIs and log streaming technologies.

• Certifications such as Splunk Certified Architect, Elastic Certified Engineer, CISSP, GIAC.
• Experience with SOAR platforms and playbook development.
• Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and their logging mechanisms.

• Employment category: CLT
• Employment term: 40 hours/week.
• Competitive benefits.
• Location: Av Contorno 5800, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil.