Cybersecurity Engineer (Splunk)

Horizon Industries • Columbus, OH

14h • Onsite

About The Position

Horizon Industries Limited is seeking a full-time Cybersecurity Engineer to support the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) onsite in Columbus, Ohio, or Richmond, Virginia. The role supports the JETS Program, which provides IT services, technical and management expertise, and lifecycle support across the DLA IT Enterprise and related offices and programs. Candidates with experience in enterprise Splunk deployment may be eligible for alternate work locations in commuting proximity to DLA locations.

The Cybersecurity Engineer performs information-assurance and security-engineering work, including security assessments and consulting, analysis of security requirements, and support for planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, and integration of information systems. The role also involves analyzing threat information from logs, intrusion detection systems, intelligence reports, vendor sites, and other sources, as well as creating custom Splunk dashboards and reports using threat data and integrating and sustaining Splunk Core and Splunk Enterprise Security.

Requirements

• Seven years of relevant IT experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• DoD 8140 Primary DCWF Work Role 521 certification at the Intermediate proficiency level, or an Advanced-level certification from the listed options: GMON, GRID, CEH, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, Cloud+, CySA+, GCIA, GICSP, GSEC, PenTest+, Security+, or SSCP.
• Secondary DCWF Work Role 451 certification at the Intermediate proficiency level, or an Advanced-level certification from the listed options: SecurityX/CASP+, CCNP Security, CCSP, Cloud+, FITSP-O, GFACT, GICSP, GSEC, Security+, or SSCP.
• Linux+ computing-environment certification and required experience.
• Splunk Administrator computing-environment certification and required experience.
• Experience creating custom dashboards and reports in Splunk using threat data.
• Experience integrating and sustaining Splunk Core and Splunk Enterprise Security.

Nice To Haves

• CERT or SOC experience, or knowledge of or hands-on experience with incident response and incident handling processes.
• Experience with SIEM tools for monitoring, analysis, and threat detection.
• Familiarity with SOAR automation capabilities and identifying opportunities for process automation.
• Understanding of user behavior analysis and user activity monitoring solutions.
• Working knowledge of Linux environments.
• Experience using Cribl for data routing, observability pipelines, or log management.
• Department of Defense information assurance experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine project tasks addressing specialized information assurance problems.
• Integrate electronic processes or methodologies to resolve system or technology problems related to information assurance requirements.
• Conduct security assessments and provide security consulting services.
• Analyze information security requirements.
• Apply analytical and systematic approaches to resolve workflow, organization, and planning problems.
• Provide security engineering support for the planning, design, development, testing, demonstration, and integration of information systems.
• Analyze threat information from logs, intrusion detection systems, intelligence reports, vendor sites, and other sources.
• Create custom dashboards and reports in Splunk using threat data.
• Support integration and sustainment of Splunk Core and Splunk Enterprise Security.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and disability.
• 401(k) program with 100% vesting from day one and an employer match after 90 days.
• Educational Assistance program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Gym Reimbursement Program.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed