Cribl Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Reston, VA is seeking a mid-level Cribl Engineer to join the Visibility Analytics and Automation Team. You will design, build, and optimize enterprise data pipelines, focusing on Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge to feed downstream SIEM ecosystems.

You have 3+ years in IT logging/observability, 2+ years with Cribl Stream/Edge in production, and 2+ years in enterprise SIEM. The role requires TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8570 certifications within defined windows; a security-minded,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in IT focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering.
• 2+ years of experience operating data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl Edge in production.
• 2+ years of experience administering or engineering enterprise SIEM environments.
• Knowledge of log forwarding, indexing, data collection, search architecture, source types, and ingestion-time parsing.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Educational path per DoD requirements (HS/Associates/Bachelors/Master) with IT project experience.
• Ability to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification within 60 days of start date.
• Ability to obtain CSSP-IS Certification within 30 days of start date.
• Cribl Certification such as Cribl Certified Observability Engineer (CCOE)

Responsibilities

• Pipeline development: build and optimize high-throughput data pipelines using Cribl Stream/Edge.
• Data normalization to CIM/ECS before routing to SIEM platforms.
• Monitor system health and troubleshoot data-flow bottlenecks.
• Automate deployment with Python/Bash and IaC tools like Ansible/Terraform.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and runbooks for observability infrastructure.
• Collaborate with teams to secure and optimize data pipelines.

Skills

Cribl Stream

Cribl Edge

SIEM engineering

Logging/Observability

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Associate’s degree with IT experience

Master’s degree with IT experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

DoD 8570 certifications

Job description

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Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

We are seeking a talented and motivated mid-level Cribl Engineer to join our Visibility Analytics and Automation Team (VAAT). In this role, you will play a crucial role in building, managing, and optimizing our enterprise data pipelines, with a strong focus on feeding our downstream SIEM ecosystem. Your primary focus will be designing and maintaining routing, filtering, and transformation logic using Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge. If you are passionate about logging, SIEM architecture, and solving complex data ingestion challenges, we would love to have you on the team.

What You’ll Work On:

Pipeline Development: Build, maintain, and optimize high-throughput data pipelines using Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge to ensure efficient data routing, masking, and transformation.

Data Integration and Schema Mapping: Normalize incoming log sources to standardized schemas such as CIM and ECS before routing to downstream SIEM platforms, analytics tools, and storage.

System Optimization: Monitor system health, assist in managing worker topology, and troubleshoot bottlenecks or failures in the data flow.

Automation: Utilize scripting including Python or Bash and infrastructure-as-code tools including Ansible or Terraform to automate deployment and configuration management.

Documentation: Maintain clear and accurate technical documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures for the observability infrastructure.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

3+ years of experience in Information Technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering

2+ years of experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl Edge in a production environment

2+ years of experience administering or engineering enterprise SIEM environments

Knowledge of log forwarding, indexing, data collection, search architecture, source types, and ingestion-time parsing

Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam

HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities

Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP Certification within 60 days of start date

Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP-IS), including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification within 30 days of start date

Cribl Certification such as Cribl Certified Observability Engineer - CCOE Certification

Nice If You Have:

Experience with Linux or Unix administration

Experience writing complex Regular Expressions (Regex) for pattern matching, data extraction, and log parsing

Knowledge of transport protocols including HTTP, TCP, and TLS and data formats including JSON and Syslog

Knowledge of data security fundamentals, including encryption, RBAC, and data masking strategies

Knowledge of log normalization concepts and schema alignment, specifically Common Information Model (CIM) or frameworks such as ECS or OCSF

Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment

Possession of excellent problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail

Enterprise SIEM administrator or engineering Certifications

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance