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 DescriptionAdminister 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.

RequirementsComplete Bachelor’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.

Nice To HaveCertifications 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.

Additional Job DetailsEmployment category: CLTEmployment term: 40 hours/week.

Competitive benefits.

Location: Av Contorno 5800, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil.

About Cadence Design SystemsCadence is the only company that provides the expertise and tools, IP, and hardware required for the entire electronics design chain, from chip design to chip packaging to boards and to systems.

We enable electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create innovative products that transform the way people live, work, and play.

Our products are used in mobile, consumer, cloud datacenter, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments.

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