Peraton is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain Splunk environments that power federal cybersecurity operations and enterprise security analytics within a government contracting setting. The role is onsite in Washington, DC and demands a doctoral degree with extensive experience in distributed Splunk architectures to guide mission-critical security initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, administer, and optimize enterprise Splunk architectures to support federal cybersecurity operations and mission requirements.
- Engineer and sustain scalable data ingestion, indexing, normalization, correlation, visualization, alerting, and reporting across classified and unclassified environments.
- Develop and maintain Splunk Enterprise Security use cases, correlation searches, dashboards, threat detections, and automated alerting capabilities.
- Collaborate with government customers, ISSOs, ISSMs, SOC analysts, system administrators, and program leadership to gather operational and compliance requirements.
- Integrate Splunk with enterprise security technologies including firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR solutions, vulnerability management tools, identity and access management systems, cloud security platforms, and network monitoring solutions.
- Support Security Operations Center activities such as threat hunting, incident response, forensic investigations, and continuous monitoring initiatives.
- Implement cybersecurity best practices and hardening standards for Splunk infrastructure in alignment with federal security requirements.
- Ensure Splunk environments comply with federal cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST 800-53, RMF, FISMA, DOE directives, Zero Trust Architecture, and CDM requirements.
- Develop custom Splunk applications, APIs, scripts, and automation workflows to improve operational efficiency and security visibility.
- Conduct system upgrades, patch management, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and capacity planning for distributed Splunk environments.
- Support Authority to Operate processes by developing and maintaining cybersecurity documentation, artifacts, and audit evidence.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, security documentation, and technical implementation guides.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers and cybersecurity analysts.
- Participate in cybersecurity assessments, audits, tabletop exercises, and compliance reviews.
Requirements
- Education and experience: Minimum of 16 years with high school; 12 years with a bachelor’s degree; 10 years with a master’s degree; 7 years with a Ph.D.; equivalent experience may be substituted. A bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is required.
- Strong expertise in distributed Splunk architectures.
- Experience supporting Security Operations Centers (SOC) and enterprise continuous monitoring programs.
- Proven history of implementing and maintaining systems in compliance with NIST 800-53, RMF, FISMA, Zero Trust Architecture, and DOE or other federal directives.
- Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles including threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, identity management, and network security.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, mission-focused government environments.
- Ability to obtain a DOE Q/SCI clearance.
Technologies
- Splunk
- Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- Health savings account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
- Company paid holidays
Details
Target salary range: $135,000 - $216,000 per year. Final compensation is determined by the scope and responsibilities of the role, candidate experience, education, skills, and geographic location.
Benefits statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, disability coverage, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), PTO, and company-paid holidays. A full list is available at the Peraton careers site.
Application timeline: The posting is open for about 30 days from the listed date, subject to change based on business needs and candidate availability. Applicants may be asked to participate in on-camera interviews and identity verification as part of the process.
EEO: Peraton is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
