SIEM Engineer

Newington, Virginia

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Job Id:
171096

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Job Location:
Newington, Virginia

Security Clearance:
TS/SCI

Business Unit:
Zachary Piper

Division:
Zachary Piper Solutions

Position Owner:
JD Buck

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer to support a company focused on enterprise-level cybersecurity operations, threat detection, and incident response. This position is on-site at a customer location. The Senior Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing SIEM capabilities using Splunk Enterprise Security to enhance organizational visibility and detection effectiveness. Join a mission-driven team protecting critical systems and enabling proactive cyber defense operations.


Active TS/SCI clearance


Responsibilities for the Senior Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer include:

  • Design, implement, tune, and maintain Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security environments
  • Develop and optimize SIEM use cases, correlation searches, and detection rules
  • Analyze and correlate security events across multiple data sources to identify threats
  • Collaborate with SOC, threat intelligence, and infrastructure teams to improve monitoring capabilities
  • Support incident response efforts and continuously enhance alerting and visibility

Required Qualifications for the Senior Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer include:

  • 3+ years of experience in SIEM engineering, cybersecurity monitoring, or security analytics
  • Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security or other SIEM tools (e.g., QRadar), including log management and alert tuning
  • Strong understanding of security logs (Windows, Linux, firewall, IDS/IPS, and cloud environments) and networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Compensation for the Senior Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer include:

Salary Range: Competitive, depending on experience

Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick leave as required by law


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Keywords: Splunk Enterprise Security, SIEM Engineer, Cybersecurity Monitoring, Security Analytics, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Log Management, Detection Engineering, TS/SCI, Splunk ES, QRadar, SOC, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Cloud Security, AWS, Azure, GCP

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