SIEM & Platform Automation Engineer

SAP; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

SAP in Herndon, VA seeks a security-focused SIEM/data platform specialist. You will perform hands-on SIEM administration (Splunk/Elastic), automate tasks with Python/PowerShell/Bash, and manage configurations via Ansible and Git-based pipelines, plus strong query skills in SPL/KQL/SQL.

US citizenship is required for access to sensitive data; you will work in a federal/regulated environment with end-to-end ownership and solid documentation.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and ability to work in a federally controlled environment.
• Hands-on SIEM or large-scale data platform administration.
• Automation experience with scripting and configuration management (Python/PowerShell/Bash; Ansible).
• Proficient REST API usage, Git/version-controlled deployments, and strong Linux fundamentals.
• Excellent documentation and end-to-end workstream ownership.

Skills

SIEM administration

Automation scripting

REST APIs

Git & CI/CD

Query languages

Linux administration

Documentation

Change management

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

SAP in Herndon, VA seeks a security-focused SIEM/data platform specialist. You will perform hands-on SIEM administration (Splunk/Elastic), automate tasks with Python/PowerShell/Bash, and manage configurations via Ansible and Git-based pipelines, plus strong query skills in SPL/KQL/SQL.

US citizenship is required for access to sensitive data; you will work in a federal/regulated environment with end-to-end ownership and solid documentation.