Cribl Engineer with TS/SCI

Maania Consultancy Services LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maania Consultancy Services LLC is seeking a senior logging and observability engineer to design and operate enterprise-scale telemetry pipelines across on-prem and cloud environments. You will own Cribl platforms, Splunk ingestion, and secure data flows while mentoring engineers and guiding technical decisions.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in logging/observability, hands-on Cribl experience, and strong Linux scripting capabilities. A track record of leading technical decisions is essential.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in logging, observability, or SIEM engineering.
• 5 years architecting enterprise-scale log/telemetry pipelines.
• 3 years hands-on with Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge in production environments.
• Expert-level experience with Splunk forwarding/ingestion, source type management, and indexing practices.
• Strong Linux fundamentals; scripting expertise (Python/Bash); Git; automation (Ansible/Terraform).
• Strong understanding of transport protocols (HTTP, TCP, TLS/MTLS), Kafka, S3/object storage.
• Experience designing secure data flows, including encryption, RBAC, secrets management, and compliance controls.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and lead technical decision making.
• Certified Cribl Certified Engineer (CCOE) or equivalent Cribl product expertise.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP within 30 days of start date.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider – Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP-IS) within 30 days of start date.

Skills

Linux proficiency

Python

Bash scripting

Git

Automation (Ansible/Terraform)

Mentoring/leadership

Communication

Tools

Cribl Stream

Cribl Edge

Splunk

Kafka

S3/object storage

Cribl Packs

Git

Job description

Location:Reston VA, Anacostia or College Park, MD

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in logging, observability, or SIEM engineering.
• 5 years architecting enterprise scale log/telemetry pipelines.
• 3 years hands‑on with Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge in production environments.
• Demonstrated success operating and scaling pipelines at 5–10 TB/day.
• Expert-level experience with Splunk forwarding/ingestion, source type management, and indexing practices.
• Strong Linux fundamentals; scripting expertise (Python/Bash); Git; automation (Ansible/Terraform).
• Strong understanding of transport protocols (HTTP, TCP, TLS/MTLS), Kafka, S3/object storage.
• Experience designing secure data flows, including encryption, RBAC, secrets management, and compliance controls.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and lead technical decision making.
• Certified Cribl Certified Engineer (CCOE) or equivalent Cribl product expertise.
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX (formerly CASP ), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP certification within 30 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise creating and maintaining Cribl Packs and reusable pipelines.
• Experience with cloud telemetry (AWS, Azure, hybrid) and cross‑domain data movement patterns.
• Familiarity with NIST / CIS control frameworks and secure engineering practices.
• Experience building observability frameworks for large distributed systems.
• Vendor engagement experience (Cribl PS, product teams, troubleshooting escalations).