Senior Splunk ES Engineer – SIEM & Threat Detection

Zachary Piper Solutions; Newington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer to design, implement, and optimize SIEM capabilities using Splunk ES for enterprise cybersecurity operations. This on-site role supports threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement of monitoring visibility at a customer location.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in SIEM engineering with hands-on Splunk ES experience, strong log analysis skills across Windows, Linux, network devices, and cloud

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in SIEM engineering, cybersecurity monitoring, or security analytics.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security or other SIEM tools (e.g., QRadar), including log management and alert tuning.
• Strong understanding of security logs (Windows, Linux, firewall, IDS/IPS, and cloud environments) and networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, tune, and maintain Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security environments
• Develop and optimize SIEM use cases, correlation searches, and detection rules
• Analyze and correlate security events across multiple data sources to identify threats
• Collaborate with SOC, threat intelligence, and infrastructure teams to improve monitoring capabilities
• Support incident response efforts and continuously enhance alerting and visibility

Skills

SIEM engineering

Threat detection

Log management

Incident response coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or related field

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Security

QRadar

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer to design, implement, and optimize SIEM capabilities using Splunk ES for enterprise cybersecurity operations. This on-site role supports threat detection, incident response, and continuous improvement of monitoring visibility at a customer location.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in SIEM engineering with hands-on Splunk ES experience, strong log analysis skills across Windows, Linux, network devices, and cloud