Senior Splunk Security Engineer: SIEM & Threat Detection

Cynet Systems Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

HSA

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Sick Leave

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Wellness Programs

Employee Assistance Program

Career Development

Job summary

Cynet Systems Inc. is seeking a seasoned Cybersecurity Engineer to support SIEM operations for our clients across the United States.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, strong threat investigation skills, and proficiency with SIEM platforms, EDR, networks, and cloud security. You will develop detection playbooks, tune alerts, and collaborate with IT and security teams to address incidents while ensuring compliance with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, HIPAA, and SOC 2 standards.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience.
• Strong threat investigation and incident response skills.
• Proficiency with SIEM platforms and SPL is required.
• Solid knowledge of networking, firewalls and EDR.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and compliance standards (NIST, HIPAA, SOC 2).
• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Client Core Certified User or Advanced Power User certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network traffic, endpoint logs, and cloud security events for unusual activity and incidents.
• Build, maintain, and tune SIEM searches, alerts, and dashboards to reduce false positives.
• Investigate suspected security incidents and coordinate with IT and network teams to address threats.
• Create and improve detection and response playbooks using threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Coordinate data onboarding and log normalization across the SIEM platform.
• Gather SIEM control evidence and prepare compliance reports for audits.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

SIEM

Threat investigation

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

SPL proficiency

Networking

Firewalls

EDR

Cloud platforms

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST HIPAA SOC 2

Bachelor's degree

Client Core Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IT

Job description

Cynet Systems Inc. is seeking a seasoned Cybersecurity Engineer to support SIEM operations for our clients across the United States.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, strong threat investigation skills, and proficiency with SIEM platforms, EDR, networks, and cloud security. You will develop detection playbooks, tune alerts, and collaborate with IT and security teams to address incidents while ensuring compliance with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, HIPAA, and SOC 2 standards.