Cybersecurity Analytics & SIEM Systems Admin

Peraton; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Cybersecurity Analytics Systems Administrator to support SITEC-3 EOM at MacDill AFB, FL. You will oversee enterprise security data platforms, ensure data integrity, and support security analysts with dashboards and queries.

The role focuses on daily operations, RBAC, data forwarders, and monitoring across SIEM systems. Requires TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8570 IAT II certification; on-site at MacDill AFB, Florida.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years with HS diploma (or equivalent).
• DoD TS/SCI clearance required.
• DoD 8570 IAT II certification required.
• Must be DoW 8140 compliant under Code 451.

Responsibilities

• Manage user access, RBAC, index permissions and routine configurations across analytical platforms (Splunk Enterprise/ES, MS Sentinel).
• Maintain and administer RHEL servers, including user management, auditing, updates and STIG hardening.
• Deploy and maintain data collection agents (Splunk Forwarders, Sentinel, syslog) for reliable data flow.
• Monitor platform health, indexer status, search head performance, and storage tiering to prevent data loss.
• Execute scheduled upgrades and SSL/TLS renewals across deployment tiers.
• Troubleshoot ingestion failures and dashboard performance issues reported by analysts.

Skills

RBAC management

SIEM administration

Data analytics

Incident response support

Education

HS Diploma

AS/AA Degree

BS/BA Degree

MS/MA Degree

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Sentinel

RHEL

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Cybersecurity Analytics Systems Administrator to support SITEC-3 EOM at MacDill AFB, FL. You will oversee enterprise security data platforms, ensure data integrity, and support security analysts with dashboards and queries.

The role focuses on daily operations, RBAC, data forwarders, and monitoring across SIEM systems. Requires TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8570 IAT II certification; on-site at MacDill AFB, Florida.