Junior Cybersecurity Engineer - Elastic SIEM

Maximus; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Engineer to join the Elastic SIEM team in San Antonio, TX. This on-site role collaborates with senior engineers to operate and sustain the Elastic Stack across DoD environments, supporting threat detection and incident response.

The ideal candidate has a TS/SCI clearance, a related degree, and hands-on experience with Elastic Stack components. The position involves following procedures, contributing to runbooks, and working within Agile/SAFe planning

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Cyber, CS, IT or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats/Elastic Agent) in an operational SIEM environment.
• Experience supporting threat detection, alert triage, and/or cyber incident investigation.
• Familiarity with DCO concepts, CSSP operations, and defensive cyber frameworks.
• Experience across NIPR/SIPR/JWICS networks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with administering, operating, and sustaining the Elastic SIEM platform.
• Monitor SIEM health, support capacity planning, and troubleshoot routine issues.
• Develop, tune, and maintain detection rules, alerts, dashboards, and visualizations in Elastic.
• Ingest, normalize, and validate log data from diverse sources.
• Collaborate with cyber operators and analysts on threat detection workflows.
• Support CSSP activities including continuous monitoring and security event analysis.
• Update SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.
• Participate in Agile/SAFe PI planning and sprint execution.

Skills

Elastic Stack

Elastic SIEM

Python

Bash

KQL/EQL

Kubernetes

Threat detection

Multiple networks

DCO concepts

CSSP operations

Elastic Certified Engineer

CompTIA CySA+

GCIA

GCIH

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Elastic Stack

Job description

Junior Cybersecurity Engineer – Elastic SIEM

Date

Thursday, September 24, 2026

City

San Antonio

State

TX

Country

United States

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

Maximus is currently seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Engineer – Elastic SIEM.

This role is onsite, 5 days a week, in San Antonio, TX and requires an active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS056, T2, Band 5

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform routine tasks under the guidance and review of experienced engineers, following established procedures.
• Assist with administering, operating, and sustaining the Elastic SIEM platform (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats/Elastic Agent) across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments.
• Monitor SIEM health, support capacity planning, and troubleshoot routine platform issues using runbooks; escalate outages and complex degradations in accordance with defined SLAs.
• Assist with developing, tuning, and maintaining detection rules, alerts, dashboards, and visualizations in Elastic to support DCO mission requirements.
• Assist with ingesting, normalizing, and validating log data from diverse sources including endpoint, network, cloud, and application telemetry.
• Collaborate with cyber operators and analysts to support threat detection, alert triage, and cyber incident investigation workflows.
• Identify opportunities to improve SIEM coverage, data quality, and detection fidelity; support implementation of approved improvements in coordination with the Government PMO.
• Support Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) activities including continuous monitoring and security event analysis.
• Update technical documentation under review including runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and knowledge base articles.
• Participate in Agile/SAFe Program Increment (PI) planning and sprint execution in support of platform delivery.
• Adhere to Air Force cybersecurity standards and all applicable DoD, IC, and USAF policy and directives across all enclaves.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements

• Active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of hands-on cybersecurity engineering experience.
• Basic proficiency level: ability to perform routine Elastic SIEM tasks using established procedures, with supervision and review.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, Beats/Elastic Agent) in an operational SIEM environment.
• Experience supporting threat detection, alert triage, and/or cyber incident investigation.
• Familiarity with DCO concepts, CSSP operations, and defensive cyber frameworks.
• Experience working across multiple network security domains (NIPR, SIPR, or JWICS).
• Meet applicable DoD 8140 requirements for the assigned work role. DCWF 521, Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist, Basic Proficiency; specific required certifications pending contract confirmation.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Experience with SIEM/SOAR integrations (e.g., Elastic, Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, or similar).
• Familiarity with Elastic's Fleet/Agent management and integration development.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud environments (IL4/IL5/IL6).
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and its application to detection engineering.
• Experience with scripting/automation (Python, Bash, KQL/EQL) for SIEM rule development and data pipeline management.
• Familiarity with container-based deployments (Kubernetes/EKS) in classified environments.
• Prior experience supporting USAF or DoD DCO programs.
• One or more of the following certifications preferred: Elastic Certified Engineer, CompTIA CySA+, GCIA, or GCIH.

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TCS056, T2, Band 5

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