Cribl Engineer-Herndon, VA

DirectViz Solutions (DVS) is a dynamic and rapidly growing government contractor committed to delivering innovative IT solutions that address the mission-critical needs of our government clients. Through the expertise and dedication of our talented team we provide cutting-edge technology services designed to achieve success and exceed expectations.

At DVS we prioritize our employees as our greatest asset. We offer competitive compensation comprehensive medical benefits a 401(k) match generous PTO accrual professional development reimbursement corporate-funded technology certifications and robust employee recognition and appreciation programs.

Location: Herndon VA (Onsite)

Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance

Position Overview

DirectViz Solutions (DVS) is seeking a highly skilled Cribl Engineer to join our team supporting mission-critical cybersecurity and IT operations. This role will focus on designing deploying and maintaining observability data pipelines using Cribl Stream and Edge in hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. The successful candidate will play a key role in optimizing data ingestion ensuring complete visibility across enterprise systems and supporting security compliance and operational efficiency.

This position is integral to enabling our SOC Engineering team to normalize diverse log sources close visibility gaps and maximize the capabilities of Splunk and Cribl platforms while maintaining high availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Cribl Administration & Pipeline Engineering
  • Administer configure and maintain the Cribl Stream platform as the primary data processing layer prior to Splunk ingestion.
  • Design build and optimize Cribl pipelines to filter enrich and route logs metrics and traces to Splunk and other downstream platforms.
  • Ensure pipelines meet performance scalability and cost-efficiency requirements while maintaining fidelity and compliance.
• Integration & Observability Support
  • Integrate Cribl with SIEMs observability platforms cloud services and storage (Splunk Elastic Datadog ServiceNow AWS etc.).
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity DevOps and infrastructure teams to provide complete end-to-end observability.
  • Install configure and support Splunk environments in both cloud and on-prem architectures.
• Operations & Troubleshooting
  • Monitor Cribl system health and performance proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues.
  • Implement upgrades patches and configuration changes to support evolving requirements.
  • Create and maintain documentation runbooks and knowledge articles for repeatable deployments and ongoing support.
• Automation & Compliance
  • Develop automation scripts and configuration-as-code for consistent repeatable deployments.
  • Tune pipelines to meet federal compliance and security standards (FedRAMP FISMA DoD RMF).

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in IT Operations Observability or Data Engineering roles.
• Hands-on expertise with Cribl Stream (Edge/Search preferred).
• Strong knowledge of log/metric/trace collection and routing protocols (e.g. Syslog JSON REST APIs Kafka).
• Experience with observability/security tools such as Splunk Elastic Datadog Prometheus or Grafana.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python Bash PowerShell etc.).
• Familiarity with RHEL Windows administration and cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP).
• Understanding of federal security and compliance frameworks.
• Active Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cribl Certified Admin or Architect certification.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry distributed tracing and log enrichment.
• Background in cybersecurity operations SIEM management or DevOps/SRE.
• Security certifications such as Security CE CISSP or equivalent.

Physical and Mental Qualifications:

• Maintain focus and awareness throughout scheduled working hours.
• Perform tasks requiring prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk utilizing a computer mouse and keyboard.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 15 pounds as needed.
• Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong command of the English language.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively as part of a team.
• Quickly learn and retain routine tasks and processes.
• Possess strong organizational skills attention to detail business correspondence proficiency and self-management capabilities.
• Perform the essential functions of the role satisfactorily; reasonable accommodation will be provided for employees with disabilities upon request.
• Accept and adapt to additional responsibilities or changes to assigned duties as determined by DirectViz Solutions (DVS).

If you thrive on solving complex problems and building meaningful connections wed love to hear from you. Join our team and make an impact today!

DirectViz Solutions LLC (DVS) is an equal opportunity employer who prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment based on race sex (including pregnancy) age gender identity creed religion national origin sexual orientation marital status genetic information disability political affiliation protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.

DVS has a zero-tolerance policy for harassment threats coercion discrimination and intimidation. Employees may file a complaint or exercise any right protected by Executive Order 11246 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 or the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998.