Cybersecurity Engineer 3

Cybersecurity Engineer 3

Richmond VA 23219

Duration: 12 months

The Cybersecurity Engineer develops and implements advanced cyber defense solutions for the agency safeguards the infrastructure and assures that the system is built to specification and is deployed successfully.

We are seeking a highly analytical and technically proficient Cybersecurity Engineer supporting Splunk SIEM. You will play a critical role in defending our organization against cyber threats by leveraging Splunk Enterprise Security to monitor detect analyze and respond to security events. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in log analysis threat hunting and writing Splunk queries to identify and contain malicious activity.

Key Responsibilities

Threat Detection & Monitoring: Continuously monitor network traffic endpoint logs and cloud security events for anomalous behavior and potential security incidents.

Splunk Management: Create maintain and tune Splunk correlation searches alerts and dashboards to minimize false positives and improve detection capabilities.

Incident Response: Investigate potential security incidents follow forensic evidence and collaborate with IT and network teams to remediate threats.

Use Case Development: Develop and refine detection and response playbooks based on threat intelligence and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.

Log Integration: Work with infrastructure teams to onboard new data sources ensuring log integrity parsing and normalization across the SIEM platform.

Compliance & Reporting: Support audit readiness by collecting SIEM control evidence and generating compliance reports aligned with internal policies and standards

SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof Experience

Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity specifically operating building and investigating threats within a SIEM or 8Years

Excellent critical thinking problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to operate calmly under pressure and manage multiple security ticketsRequired8Years

Proficiency in writing SPL (Splunk Processing Language)Required8Years

Strong understanding of networking firewalls EDR and cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP).Required8Years

Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK) and security compliance standards (e.g. NIST HIPAA or SOC 2).Required8Years

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity Information Technology or a related

Relevant certifications such as Splunk Core Certified User Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User are highly desired8Years