Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies in Arlington, Virginia is searching for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to enhance operations for our government client. This on-site role requires a minimum of five years of cybersecurity experience with a focus on Splunk enterprise monitoring.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in managing Splunk, ACAS, and Trellix environments, along with necessary IAT level III certifications. Benefits include competitive salaries, a 401(k) plan, and comprehensive insurance coverage.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Required certifications: IAT level III (CASP, CCNP, CISA, CISSP).
• Experience with managing Splunk, ACAS, and Trellix environments.

Responsibilities

• Optimize data ingestion pipelines.
• Design advanced security and operational monitoring solutions.
• Manage operations of cybersecurity personnel and applications.

Skills

Splunk enterprise monitoring

In-depth systems engineering knowledge

Powershell

Bash

Networking

Firewall configuration

Authentication configuration

DNS/IP Configuration

Education

Bachelor of Science in computer science or related field

6-10 years in cybersecurity

Tools

Splunk

ACAS

Trellix

HBSS/EPO

Tenable/Nessus

Job description

Bering-Alaka`ina Holdings (BAH) is looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to support our government customer located in Arlington, Virginia.

We are seeking a talented Senior Cybersecurity Engineer with a minimum of five years of experience in the implementation and maintenance of Splunk enterprise monitoring and observability platforms. The ideal candidate will bring deep infrastructure expertise and a proven track record managing Splunk, ACAS, and Trellix environments. In this role, the new hire will be responsible for optimizing data ingestion pipelines and designing advanced security and operational monitoring solutions that support mission-critical systems across the enterprise.

This position is 100% on site.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for optimizing data ingestion pipelines and designing advanced security and operational monitoring solutions that support mission-critical systems across the enterprise.
• Responsible for supporting the operations of cybersecurity personnel, applications, and appliances employed to defend the cyber terrain, to include but not limited to:
• Firewall management
• Host intrusion detection/prevention systems management
• Security information and event management (SIEM, e.g., audit log review and analysis)
• Vulnerability scanning
• Incident response
• Technical analysis & troubleshooting assistance
• Support the agency with project tracking with the integrated master schedule
• Project presentations to the agency change boards
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education and Certification

• Bachelor of Science in computer science or related field or six to ten (6‑10) years of experience in the cybersecurity field.
• Required to be certified IAT level III (CASP, CCNP, CISA, CISSP)

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience with HBSS/EPO/Trellix/ESS or Tenable/ACAS/Nessus.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in the implementation and maintenance of Splunk enterprise monitoring and observability platforms.
• In-depth knowledge of systems engineering, systems security operations, incident response methodologies, general user behavior analytics, and general personnel management.
• Powershell & Bash experience
• Networking experience
• Firewall configuration
• Authentication configuration
• DNS/IP Configuration

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Varonis - experience with deploying & upgrading the application
• STIG
• Fortify
• Redhat/Linux - knowledge of how to chown and chmod, file permission, creating .key .pem files
• Strong infrastructure expertise
• Demonstrated experience managing Splunk, ACAS, and Trellix environments

Citizenship & Clearance

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must have an active Top Secret‑SCI clearance.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• 11 paid holidays

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and veterans. We proudly state that we do not illegally discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of any protected categories. We E-Verify all employees.