Senior Security Architect

Qmulos; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Qmulos, based in Washington, D.C., is looking for skilled cybersecurity technologists eager to tackle significant tech challenges. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in SPLUNK and security principles while working alongside top talent.

The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in security technologies and a Top Secret Security Clearance. The position offers opportunities to work with industry leaders and complex client environments.

Qualifications

• Top Secret Security Clearance REQUIRED.
• 4+ years of experience with SPLUNK, network and system security.
• Experience with scripting languages to automate tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop security-focused content for client Splunk deployments.
• Operate and maintain Splunk log management infrastructure.
• Engineer, configure, and deploy Enterprise SIEM/SEM solutions.

Skills

SPLUNK usage

Network security

Automation scripting

Incident response

Multi-vendor integration

Security event logging

Programming

Education

BA or BS degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Wireshark

Nessus

Nmap

Burp

Proxy

Snort

Splunk Cloud

Job description

Qmulos is recruiting cybersecurity technologists who want to challenge themselves by working with brilliant people to solve some of today’s most important technology problems. As an emerging cybersecurity software company in the heart of Washington D.C., we need highly motivated technologists who think of big ideas, work well with others, and build apps that can solve game-changing problems. We need creative people whose intelligence is matched only by their grit. Among only a small group of Silicon Valley-style startups in D.C., Qmulos you’ll work with industry trailblazers and global private-sector clients while using agile product development to solve national security problems.

Job Description

Develop security focused content for complex client Splunk deployments and focus on the creation of complex detection and alerting logic and log source on‑boarding. Operate and maintain the Splunk log management infrastructure and leverage knowledge on a number of security technologies, information security, and networking and comprehensive experience in interacting with clients. Develop advanced reports to meet the requirements of key stakeholders and scalable security management tools and processes. Conduct research in areas, including security principles, host and network‑based security technologies, machine learning algorithms, and mitigation methods. Engineer, configure, and deploy Enterprise SIEM/SEM and log management solutions, develop automation for security tools management, and create customized searches and applications using programming and development expertise, including Java, Python, Shell scripting, and regular expression. Automate deployment, integration, and testing of enterprise system and services and create and optimize Big Data correlations as a Splunk search language (SPL) expert.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Top Secret Security Clearance REQUIRED
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status REQUIRED
• 4+ years of experience with SPLUNK, network security, and system security, supporting security event management tools (SIEMs)
• 2+ years of experience with rule and advanced logic creation within SPLUNK
• Experience with using scripting languages to automate tasks and manipulate data
• Experience with working in a large enterprise environment
• Experience with integrating solutions in a multi‑vendor environment, including SaaS environments
• Knowledge of enterprise logging, with a focus on security event logging
• Knowledge of regular expressions
• Splunk Architect certification (Preferred)

Additional Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in an Incident Response role performing hunt activities
• 3+ years of consulting experience (Splunk consulting, Management Consulting, IT Consulting)
• Experience with enterprise‑scale operations and maintenance environments
• Experience with programming a plus
• Experience with Python
• Experience with various security tools, including Wireshark, Nessus, Nmap, Burp, Proxy, or Snort
• Experience with SPL, SQL, and other related search languages
• Knowledge of networking protocols
• Ability to be a Splunk language (SPL) expert
• BA or BS degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or a related field
• Industry recognized security certifications (security, networking, etc.)—preferred
• Working knowledge of Splunk Cloud solution offering — preferred
• Working knowledge of AWS — preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.