Cybersecurity Integration Engineer

Piper Companies; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies in RTP, NC seeks a Cybersecurity Integration Engineer to join a leading security operations team in a hybrid environment. This role connects security tools, data sources, threat intelligence, and workflows to create a more automated, reliable SOC.

You will engineer integrations (OpenCTI, Splunk, TheHive), develop automation and SOAR-style workflows, build Splunk dashboards and data models, and advance data integrity for detection, threat hunting, and incident response using

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Security Operations, Security Engineering, Splunk Engineering, or Cybersecurity Platform Integration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise, including SPL development, dashboards, alerts, saved searches, indexes, KVStores, and custom application development.
• Experience developing automation and orchestration solutions using Python, APIs, and scripting to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Knowledge of threat intelligence lifecycle management, enrichment processes, and intelligence-sharing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain integrations between OpenCTI, Splunk, TheHive, and other security operations platforms.
• Develop and support security automation and SOAR-style workflows that improve SOC investigation, triage, escalation, and incident response processes.
• Build, maintain, and enhance Splunk security applications, dashboards, saved searches, alerts, reports, and supporting data models.
• Design and lead SOC data integrity initiatives to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of security telemetry.
• Develop alerting and reporting mechanisms to identify missing data, field mismatches, telemetry gaps, and data quality issues that may impact detection logic, threat hunting, incident response, or compliance requirements.
• Integrate security tools and data sources into Splunk to improve visibility, correlation, and operational effectiveness.

Skills

SOC Operations

Security Engineering

Splunk SPL

Python Scripting

REST APIs

Threat Intelligence

Data Integrity

SOAR workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Splunk Enterprise

OpenCTI

TheHive

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Cybersecurity Integration Engineer to join a leading cybersecurity operations team supporting mission-critical security initiatives. This role will be connecting security tools, data sources, threat intelligence, and workflows to create a more automated, efficient, and reliable security operations environment. This is a long-term contract position requires an active Secret Clearance within a hybrid environment located in RTP, NC.

Responsibilities of the Cybersecurity Integration Engineer include:

• Engineer and maintain integrations between OpenCTI, Splunk, TheHive, and other security operations platforms.
• Develop and support security automation and SOAR-style workflows that improve SOC investigation, triage, escalation, and incident response processes.
• Build, maintain, and enhance Splunk security applications, dashboards, saved searches, alerts, reports, and supporting data models.
• Design and lead SOC data integrity initiatives to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of security telemetry.
• Develop alerting and reporting mechanisms to identify missing data, field mismatches, telemetry gaps, and data quality issues that may impact detection logic, threat hunting, incident response, or compliance requirements.
• Integrate security tools and data sources into Splunk to improve visibility, correlation, and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications for the Cybersecurity Integration Engineer include:

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Security Operations, Security Engineering, Splunk Engineering, or Cybersecurity Platform Integration roles.
• Experience as a SOC Analyst who transitioned into a Security Engineering or Splunk Engineering role strongly preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise, including SPL development, dashboards, alerts, saved searches, indexes, KVStores, and custom application development.
• Experience developing automation and orchestration solutions using Python, APIs, and scripting to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Knowledge of threat intelligence lifecycle management, enrichment processes, and intelligence-sharing methodologies.

Compensation for the Cybersecurity Integration Engineer includes:

• Salary Range: $120,000 – $140,000/year
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and applicable sick leave

Keywords: Secret Clearance, SOC Analyst, Security Engineer, Splunk Engineer, Splunk Enterprise, SPL, Splunk Dashboards, Splunk Alerts, Security Tool Integration, OpenCTI, TheHive, Threat Intelligence, Threat Intelligence Integration, Security Automation, SOAR, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, Security Operations Center (SOC), Python, API Integrations, REST APIs, Workflow Automation, Security Analytics, Data Integrity Monitoring, Security Telemetry, Data Quality Assurance, SIEM, Security Monitoring, Log Analysis, Platform Engineering, Cybersecurity, Security Operations, Investigation Automation, Case Management, Security Orchestration, Event Correlation, Custom Splunk Applications, Security Data Pipelines, Telemetry Validation, Enterprise Security.

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This job is open for applications on 9/10/2026 and will remain open for at least 30 days from the posting date