Senior Cyber Security Engineer

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation's top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

About GuidePoint Security

GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. With more than 800 vetted technology vendor partnerships and deep practitioner expertise across every major cybersecurity domain, GuidePoint serves more than half of the U.S. Government's cabinet-level agencies across Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Community segments, as well as Federal System Integrators and major defense prime contractors. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.

GuidePoint Security is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA. In this role, you will support mission-critical cybersecurity operations by designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, resilient data collection and monitoring solutions that enable informed decision-making across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot new and existing data collection issues to ensure accurate and reliable ingestion of security-relevant data.
• Diagnose and resolve system issues that impact stability, performance, or usability.
• Deploy, manage, and maintain supported and unsupported Splunk Add-ons required for specific data sources.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including Body of Evidence (BOE) artifacts, engineering documentation, change management records, system security plans, and accreditation materials, as required.
• Deliver a comprehensive Splunk deployment document detailing specifications, deployment methods, and architectural considerations for production environments.
• Implement and maintain strict role-based access control to ensure data is accessible on a validated need-to-know basis.
• Design and deploy Splunk forwarders using centralized configuration management through the Splunk Deployment Server to support rapid and consistent deployments.

Minimum Requirements

• An active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's degree, or 4+ additional years of cyber experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of experience in a cybersecurity role.
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms and/or Splunk.
• Knowledge of Linux systems administration, general operating system security practices, TCP/IP networking, and network security concepts.
• Knowledge of Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes.
• Knowledge of DoD policy and technical security guidance for information systems.
• DoD Directive 8570.1 IAT Level II or higher certification, or the ability to obtain within six months.
• Splunk certification is required.
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Linux distributions, including Red Hat and CentOS.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud environments.
• Knowledge of ICS 500-27 audit collection requirements.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Security Services, Host Based Security Services, Enterprise Vulnerability Scanning Services, and User Activity Monitoring (UAM).
• Ability to modify feed creation to ingest customer logs in standardized formats to meet policy and compliance requirements.

Physical Qualifications

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally moves about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers via email, phone, or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,200 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company's success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option