Top Secret Cybersecurity Engineer

Job Description

Cybersecurity Engineer supporting a security operations environment focused on Splunk monitoring, AWS security tools, and threat response. Works cross-functionally with security, infrastructure, and development teams.

Build and maintain Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reporting

Monitor and investigate security alerts (suspicious activity, insider threats, IP/host anomalies)

Perform incident response and analysis

Support AWS security tooling (GuardDuty, WAF, IDS/IPS)

Assist with NIST compliance and IA documentation/artifacts

Manage tickets in Jira (2-5/week) with clear timelines and outcomes

Partner with teams to align security monitoring with business needs

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Skills and Requirements

-BA/BS Degree and 4 years of experience

-TS Clearance

Hands-on Splunk (dashboards, alerts, log analysis)

Strong security fundamentals (Active Directory, auth/authz, OSI model, networking)

Experience with incident detection/response

Familiarity with AWS security + firewalls

Understanding of NIST controls

Strong critical thinking + communication Pen testing exposure (CEH preferred)

SecurityExperience in risk management / SOC-like environments