Senior Splunk Security Engineer - SIEM & Threat Hunting

Ampcus Inc; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer 3 to design, implement, and operate advanced cyber defense solutions. The role focuses on Splunk SIEM, log analysis, and threat detection to protect enterprise infrastructure and cloud environments.

You will create and maintain correlation searches, dashboards, and response playbooks while coordinating with IT and security teams. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in threat hunting, SPL coding, and security frameworks including MITRE

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience, focusing on SIEM, detection, and response.
• Proficient in writing SPL, log parsing, and threat hunting.
• Strong knowledge of networks, firewalls, EDR, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Familiar with MITRE ATT&CK and security standards (NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA).
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field; Splunk certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Threat detection & monitoring across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Develop and tune Splunk correlation searches, dashboards, and alerts.
• Lead incident response; investigate incidents and coordinate remediation.
• Develop detection playbooks based on threat intel and MITRE framework.
• Ensure log onboarding, normalization, and data integrity across the SIEM.

Skills

Threat hunting

Log analysis

Splunk SPL

Incident response

Splunk Enterprise Security

Cloud security

Networking & firewalls

MITRE ATT&CK

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity / IT

Tools

Splunk

Job description

Ampcus Inc is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer 3 to design, implement, and operate advanced cyber defense solutions. The role focuses on Splunk SIEM, log analysis, and threat detection to protect enterprise infrastructure and cloud environments.

You will create and maintain correlation searches, dashboards, and response playbooks while coordinating with IT and security teams. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in threat hunting, SPL coding, and security frameworks including MITRE