Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Position Summary

Peraton is seeking a highly experienced Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support federal government cybersecurity operations and enterprise security analytics initiatives. This position is responsible for designing implementing securing and maintaining complex Splunk environments that support mission-critical security monitoring threat detection incident response compliance and operational analytics requirements within a government contracting environment.

The ideal candidate will possess advanced expertise in Splunk engineering cybersecurity operations and federal security compliance frameworks with demonstrated experience supporting secure enterprise systems in highly regulated environments. This role requires collaboration with government stakeholders program managers cybersecurity teams and enterprise infrastructure personnel to ensure scalable resilient and compliant security solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design implement administer and optimize enterprise Splunk architectures supporting federal cybersecurity operations and mission requirements.
• Engineer and maintain scalable data ingestion indexing normalization correlation visualization alerting and reporting capabilities across classified and unclassified environments.
• Develop and maintain Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) 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 (SOC) activities including threat hunting incident response forensic investigations and continuous monitoring initiatives.
• Implement cybersecurity best practices and hardening standards for Splunk infrastructure in accordance with federal security requirements.
• Ensure Splunk environments comply with federal cybersecurity frameworks including NIST 800-53 RMF FISMA DOE cybersecurity directives Zero Trust Architecture and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) requirements.
• Develop custom Splunk applications APIs scripts and automation workflows to improve operational efficiency and security visibility.
• Perform system upgrades patch management performance tuning troubleshooting and capacity planning for distributed Splunk environments.
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO) processes by developing and maintaining required 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.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 16 years with HS; 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
  Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or related discipline; equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Strong expertise in Splunk distributed architectures
• Experience supporting Security Operations Centers (SOC) and enterprise continuous monitoring programs.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining systems in compliance with:
  • NIST 800-53
  • RMF (Risk Management Framework)
  • FISMA
  • Zero Trust Architecture
  • DOE or other federal cybersecurity directives
• Strong 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 DOE Q/SCI clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Splunk certifications such as:
  • Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
  • Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
  • Splunk Core Certified Power User
• Industry certifications such as:
  • CISSP
  • GIAC
  • Security
  • CEH
  • CySA
• Experience supporting Department of Energy (DOE)

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.