Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; OR equivalent relevant IT/cybersecurity experience.
9+ years of relevant IT or cybersecurity experience, including at least 3 years of hands-on SIEM administration, engineering, or enterprise logging experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.
Demonstrated experience administering, engineering, or troubleshooting enterprise SIEM platforms, with hands-on experience in Splunk Enterprise and working knowledge of Elastic or comparable search and analytics technologies.
Strong understanding of SIEM architecture, distributed systems, enterprise logging, data ingestion, parsing, normalization, indexing, retention, and performance optimization.
Proficiency with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), working knowledge of SQL, and familiarity with Elastic query technologies such as KQL, ES|QL, EQL, or Query DSL.
Experience onboarding and troubleshooting enterprise data sources, including Windows/Linux systems, network devices, security appliances, applications, and cloud environments.
Strong Linux and Windows administration skills, including working knowledge of networking, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS, syslog, and related protocols.
Experience with scripting or automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, or comparable technologies.
Familiarity with enterprise cybersecurity technologies such as EDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, identity systems, vulnerability management, and security monitoring platforms.
Demonstrated ability to independently investigate complex technical problems, analyze data, identify root causes, and develop practical engineering solutions.
Strong technical curiosity, initiative, accountability, and ability to learn new technologies while adapting to evolving enterprise requirements.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document technical solutions and collaborate effectively with technical teams and leadership..
Hands-on experience with Elastic Stack / Elastic Security, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Elastic Agent/Fleet, Beats, Logstash, and Elastic query technologies.
Experience with distributed or cloud-based SIEM architectures, including clustering, high availability, disaster recovery, storage optimization, and capacity planning.
Experience supporting enterprise SIEM migrations, particularly Splunk-to-Elastic, including data source migration, detection migration, and operational validation.
Advanced experience with Splunk Enterprise / Splunk ES, including distributed architectures, CIM, search optimization, and platform administration.
Experience with security detection engineering, correlation rules, alert tuning, MITRE ATT&CK, or security analytics development.
Familiarity with configuration management, Infrastructure-as-Code, Git, CI/CD, and automated platform deployments.
Experience supporting cybersecurity operations within federal environments and familiarity with NIST, FISMA, OMB, and FedRAMP requirements.
Relevant technical certifications such as Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin,
