Cybersecurity Integration Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Cybersecurity Integration Engineer to join a mission-critical security operations team in a hybrid RTP, NC environment. You will connect security tools, data sources, threat intelligence, and workflows to automate and improve SOC operations.

The role requires 5+ years in security operations or Splunk engineering, hands-on Splunk Enterprise experience, and a Secret clearance. You will design automations using Python and APIs to enhance detection and incident response

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Security Operations

SOC Analyst experience

Automation

APIs

Threat intelligence

Collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Splunk Enterprise

TheHive

OpenCTI

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

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This job is open for applications on 9/18/2026 and will remain open for at least 30 days from the posting date