Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Remote OK
Optiv + ClearShark is looking for a highly skilled Sr. Splunk Engineer to join our cybersecurity team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing, managing, and optimizing the Splunk platform to automate an…
Skills: Splunk, Cybersecurity, SIEM, Splunk SOAR, Splunk Enterprise Security
Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$121k–$266k/yr
Job Title: Network Security Engineer Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Ty…
Skills: Network Security Engineering, Network Architecture, Hardware Installation, LAN/WAN Design, Vulnerability Analysis
DigiFlight, Inc.Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
Supports Senior executive-led organizations at the Assistant Director levelReceives tasking via multiple vehicles and systemsProcesses and routes staff taskers and coordination requests in all administrative management s…
Skills: Administrative management, Task management, Coordination, Staff package preparation, Training material development
DigiFlight, Inc.Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
Senior Communications Specialist/Speechwriter- TS/SCI CI Poly McLean, VA Join an outstanding team that offers exciting job opportunities with the goal of providing the absolute best support to our customers. Here at Digi…
Skills: Strategic communications, Speechwriting, Executive communications, Editing, Proofreading
DigiFlight, Inc.Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
Responsibilities: - Conducting capability-based research into commercial and non-commercial technology solutions that address customer identified technology needs. - Evaluating technology solutions against identified fun…
Skills: Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Operations, Systems Integration, DevOps, CI/CD
DigiFlight, Inc.Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
Responsibilities: - Lead the end-to-end mapping of new technology identification, requirements development, and workflows across all CISA Threat Hunt - Identify and document inputs, outputs, and dependencies for each pha…
Skills: Systems Engineering, Architecture Development, Cybersecurity, Threat Hunt, Incident Response
DigiFlight, Inc.Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
Seeking an experienced, detail-oriented professional to coordinate and manage executive engagement activities in support of a cabinet-level government customer. The Executive Engagement Facilitator operates within a high…
Skills: Executive support, Event management, Logistics coordination, Briefing material preparation, Interagency coordination
Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$150k–$250k/yr
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Synergy ECP is a leading provider of cybersecurity, software and systems engineering and IT services to the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The company …
Skills: Linux, Ansible, Automation, Infrastructure management, System reliability
Visionist, Inc.Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$170k–$240k/yr
Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required. Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Cloud Migration Architect on our largest PRIME contract. Our team of Analysts and Engineers i…
Skills: Cloud architecture, System engineering, Terraform, Prompt engineering, LLMs
Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$150k–$250k/yr
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Synergy ECP is a leading provider of cybersecurity, software and systems engineering and IT services to the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The company …
Skills: Linux, Systems engineering, Requirements management, Customer engagement, Messaging services
Columbia, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
$127k–$185k/yr
Location: Columbia, MD Type: Hybrid Travel: 15% About Us: Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Corporation company, is a trusted partner in providing powerful edge computing hardware and defensive cybersecurity solutions to p…
Skills: Software quality engineering, Test automation, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Ansible
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
$92k–$167k/yr
More About the Role: Leidos is seeking a Network Engineer to lead vulnerability management and STIG compliance program for NMCI network infrastructure. Provide technical leadership, make authoritative patch deployment de…
Skills: Vulnerability Management, STIG Compliance, Network Infrastructure, Patch Deployment, Technical Leadership
Visionist, Inc.Columbia, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
$180k–$225k/yr
Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required. Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer. You will be joining a critical mission supporting our customers big…
Skills: Kotlin, React, Java, Object-oriented programming, Mongo
Columbia, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
$78k–$176k/yr
System Administrator, Senior The Opportunity: Your technical expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve the technology supporting the Department of…
Skills: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Git, VMware ESXi, Linux firewalls
Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$75k–$135k/yr
A day in the life: We are looking for a Project Coordinator to provide essential support to program management teams by coordinating personnel, resources, and activities across large-scale government or intelligence-rela…
Skills: Program management, SIGINT operations, Task order management, Cost reporting, Performance reporting
Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$78k–$176k/yr
System Administrator The Opportunity: Your technical expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve the technology supporting the Department of Defense…
Skills: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Git, VMware ESXi, Linux firewalls
Columbia, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
$78k–$176k/yr
System Administrator, Senior The Opportunity: Your technical expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. What if you could use those skills to improve a critical technology supporting the Depart…
Skills: Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, Proxmox, Git
Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
Company Summary Arlo Solutions (Arlo) is an information technology consulting services company that specializes in delivering technology solutions. Our reputation reflects the high quality of the talented Arlo Solutions …
Skills: Cybersecurity, Instructional design, Curriculum development, Classroom facilitation, ADDIE
IAMUSColumbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
$156k–$203k/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our fast-paced development team. The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge in Kubernetes and Container Orchestration, Configuration M…
Skills: Kubernetes, Container orchestration, AWS, Terraform, Ansible
Columbia, Maryland, United States · On-site
Gates Hudson is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to oversee the physical integrity, safety, and maintenance operations of one of our residential communities. This role is responsible for leading the maintenance team, imp…
Skills: Team Leadership, Preventative Maintenance, Property Management, Regulatory Compliance, OSHA Compliance
Washington, District of Columbia, United States • Remote OK
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The Sr. Splunk Engineer will implement, manage, and optimize the Splunk platform to automate security operations and create custom content. They will also serve as an escalation point for complex issues and provide guidance to junior engineering staff.
Candidates must hold a TS/SCI with CI polygraph and possess 7-10 years of relevant experience in classified environments. A Splunk Core certification is required, along with strong proficiency in Linux and various scripting languages.
Create custom Splunk reports, dashboards, and content per customer requirements.
Ability to troubleshoot Splunk instances.
Execute all tasks outlined in the scope of work and follow standard operating procedures with minimal oversight.
Work with clients to analyze and understand their needs and objectives.
Serve as the escalation level for complex issues as necessary.
Aid Associate, Level I, and Level II Engineers on sophisticated tasking.
Currently holds a TS/SCI with CI polygraph.
Security Certification (i.e, Security+, CISSP, etc) required.
7-10 years of related work experience required.
Experience operating in classified environments.
Strong understanding of identity, SIEM, cybersecurity, and infrastructure concepts.
Splunk Core certification required.
Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) certification desired.
Splunk Certified Architect/Consultant preferred.
Experience with, or interest in, learning, deploying, and maintaining Splunk SOAR.
Experience with, or interest in, learning, deploying, and maintaining Splunk Enterprise Security.
Experience with, or interest in, learning, deploying, and maintaining Cribl Stream.
Robust understanding of identity, SIEM, cybersecurity, and infrastructure concepts.
Strong Linux and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform, JSON, others) experience.
Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC).
Experience operating in classified environments.
Initial understanding of leadership concepts and ideas.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team.
Ability to clearly communicate complex messages to a variety of audiences.
Excellent problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
Willingness to travel to meet client needs.
Open to government workers and/or government experience.
Work/life balance
Professional training resources
Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
Optiv + ClearShark is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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