Cybersecurity Integration Engineer

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

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Cybersecurity Integration Engineer to join a leading security operations team in RTP, NC. The role focuses on connecting security tools, data sources, threat intel, and workflows to automate and strengthen SOC operations.

The position requires an active Secret Clearance and a strong background in Splunk engineering, Python automation, and security data integration. This is a hybrid, long-term contract based in RTP, North Carolina.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• 5+ years of experience in Security Operations, Security Engineering, Splunk Engineering, or Security Platform Integration.
• Experience as a SOC Analyst who transitioned into a Security Engineering or Splunk Engineering role preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise including SPL development, dashboards, alerts, and data models.
• Experience building automation and orchestration via Python and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain integrations between security platforms and data sources.
• Develop and support automation and SOAR-style workflows for SOC processes.
• Build, maintain, and enhance Splunk security apps, dashboards, and saved searches.
• Lead data integrity initiatives to ensure telemetry accuracy and completeness.
• Develop alerting and reporting to identify data gaps and quality issues affecting detection.
• Integrate security tools into Splunk to improve visibility and operations.

Skills

Splunk SPL

Splunk Dashboards

Python scripting

APIs integration

Threat intelligence

Incident response

SOC operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

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 8/14/2026 and will remain open for at least 30 days from the posting date