SIEM Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Arlington, VA

1d•$77,600 - $176,000•Remote

About The Position

Work with clients and peers to build a high-performing system using Elastic to aggregate logs from many systems into a single common schema. Use Elastic Common Schema (ECS) formatted fields, create quality visualizations and alerts that analysts can use for threat hunting, maintain infrastructure, and identify problems or anomalous behavior before they become a larger issue and can be actioned on. Work with the vendor to determine best practices for deployment and maintenance of system architecture and deploy within designated security requirements.

Requirements

1+ years of experience with SIEM platforms, such as Splunk Enterprise Security, Elastic Security, Kibana, Sentinel, or Chronicle
Experience designing data pipeline architectures for security operations, including log collection, normalization, enrichment, and routing
Experience with Elastic Stack, Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Beats, including installing, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting these products
Knowledge of EDR, NDR, or full-packet capture solutions, such as CrowdStrike, Corelight, or Trellix
Knowledge of deploying platforms across cloud, on-premises, and disconnected environments using Kubernetes or OpenShift
Knowledge of Elastic Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
TS/SCI clearance
HS diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Experience with stream processing or data brokering platforms such as Cribl, Kafka, Logstash, or Fluentd
Experience working with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud containerization solutions, such as Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK)
Experience with DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines in IL5, IL6, or IL7 environments
Experience with Python or scripting languages for security automation
Security+, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, or CASP+ Certifications

Responsibilities

Aggregate logs from many systems into a single common schema using Elastic.
Use Elastic Common Schema (ECS) formatted fields.
Create quality visualizations and alerts for threat hunting.
Maintain infrastructure.
Identify problems or anomalous behavior before they become a larger issue.
Work with the vendor to determine best practices for deployment and maintenance of system architecture.
Deploy within designated security requirements.