Splunk Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seekinga Splunk SOAR Engineer to support a critical Enterprise Cyber Tooling program for an Intelligence Customer in the . Metropolitan area. The team is seeking an individual who is well-versed across a variety of incident response tools and IDS/IPS to support a critical mission. Clearance: TS/SCI CI Polygraph (required) Location(s): Reston, VA; JBAB Washington, .; College Park, MD This job opens for applications on 12/12/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date Responsibilities of the Splunk Engineer:  Drive the design and implementation of automated solutions for Cybersecurity and Cloud services and processes. Create and enhance data workflows and solution architectures to enable efficient storage, querying, and analysis of datasets supporting Cyber and Cloud operations. Create searches using Splunk Processing Language (SPL), build dashboards, and support Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) Collaborate with clients to deliver highly available, scalable, and secure solutions that integrate security platforms across both open-source and commercial products. Develop extensible, scalable, and secure Cloud-based Automation & Orchestration (A&O) services that can be leveraged across diverse Cybersecurity use cases.Qualifications of the Cyber Engineer:  TS/SCI CI Polygraph required 4+ years of experience in security engineering and architecture for highly regulated industries, including government, healthcare, or financial3+ years of experience with software development or scripting, including Python development, and Splunk, including creating searches with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), building dashboards, and working with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)2+ years of experience working with REST APIs to integrate Splunk SOAR with other security and IT tools1+ years of experience of Linux/Windows logging, administration and debugging support for automation workflowsIAT II certification (Sec+, CYSA+, , CCNA preferred Ability to obtain CSSP Infrastructure Support Certification prior to start date (CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CND, Experience with network protocols and security principles.Compensation of the Splunk Engineer:  Total compensation based on experience level - $135,000-$155,000+ **based on years of experience and degree level** Full Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick leave as required by state law, Cigna Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k with ADPCertification reimbursementContract mobility and job stability through Zachary Piper Solutions#LI-MK1 #LI-OnsiteKeywords: Cybersecurity, Cloud services, automation, solution architecture, data workflows, data storage, data querying, data analysis, Splunk, Splunk Processing Language (SPL), dashboards, Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), security platforms, open-source, commercial products, highly available solutions, scalable solutions, secure solutions, Forescout, fireeye, Top Secret, TS/SCI, CI Polygraph, Polygraph, Federal, W2, hiring, opentowork, onsite, top secret/sci, Polygraph, Wireshark, networking, network, VLAN, routing, cisco, linux, windows, AWS, Azure, Cloud-based services, Automation & Orchestration (A&O), Cybersecurity use cases, TS/SCI CI Polygraph, security engineering, security architecture, regulated industries, government, healthcare, financial, software development, scripting, Python development, REST APIs, Splunk SOAR, IT integration, security tools