Cyber Operations Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Cyber Operations, Cyber Threat Hunting, Vulnerability Management
Certifications:
None
Experience:
3 + years of related experience
ship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Operations Engineer with an active TS/SCI level clearance to join our cybersecurity team. This role is critical in ensuring the security, availability, and integrity of our systems by proactively identifying threats, analyzing vulnerabilities, and executing incident response activities. This data will be used to assist in the building of cyber IT solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience in security operations, threat detection, network defense, and a strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents in real time.
• Operate and maintain cybersecurity tools and platforms (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, etc.).
• Conduct threat hunting and proactively search for indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Perform digital forensics and root cause analysis during and after security events.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with IT and DevOps teams to implement secure configurations and hardening practices.
• Analyze logs and data from various sources (firewalls, endpoint protection, network devices).
• Research emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits to improve security posture.
• Assist in vulnerability management and penetration testing coordination.
• Support compliance initiatives (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, or industry-specific standards).
• Document findings and create detailed reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity or network/system administration with a focus on splunk.
• Active TS/SCI level clearance ( able to obtain CI Poly)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Splunk certifications (e.g., Splunk Core Certified Power User, Admin, Architect, or Developer).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and their integrations with Splunk.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps monitoring.
• Knowledge of government data compliance and regulatory standards

The likely salary range for this position is $129,200 - $174,800. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA VA Herndon

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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