Cybersecurity Engineer (Splunk/SIEM)

Richmond, VA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract W2
Contract Independent
1 Year
No Travel Required
On-site
$80 - $90/hr
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Cyber Security
  • SIEM
  • SPL
  • Splunk

Summary

Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer 
Location: Richmond, VA (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Process: In Person Only
 
Job Summary
 
Seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer with strong Splunk SIEM / Splunk Enterprise Security expertise to monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats. The role will focus on threat hunting, SPL development, incident response, detection engineering, and SIEM optimization.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Monitor and investigate security events using Splunk Enterprise Security.
  • Develop and optimize SPL queries, correlation searches, alerts, and dashboards.
  • Perform threat hunting and security log analysis.
  • Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents.
  • Develop detection use cases aligned with MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Onboard and normalize logs from network, endpoint, cloud, and application sources.
  • Collaborate with IT, network, cloud, and security teams on threat remediation.
  • Support security audits, compliance reporting, and SIEM documentation.
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of cybersecurity experience, with strong SIEM/Splunk experience.
  • 8+ years of hands-on Splunk and SPL experience.
  • Strong knowledge of networking, firewalls, EDR, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform).
  • Experience with threat hunting, incident response, and detection engineering.
  • Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, HIPAA, SOC 2, or similar frameworks.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or related field.
  • Splunk certifications such as Splunk Core Certified User / Advanced Power User are highly preferred.
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  • Dice Id: 10460158
  • Position Id: 9092057
  • Posted 1 day ago
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