SOC Engineer

Olympus Solutions Inc. • Lanham, MD

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Olympus Solutions, Inc. is seeking a full-time SOC Engineer to support the 24x7 Security Operations Center of a large federal civilian agency. The SOC supports hundreds of thousands of endpoints and network connections across on-premises and cloud environments. The engineer will maintain and improve SOC tools—including sensors, SIEM, log pipelines, and integrations—in collaboration with government SOC leadership and analysts.

The position is hybrid in the Lanham, Maryland, or Memphis, Tennessee, area, with onsite work and telework as approved by the customer. Candidates must live within commuting distance. The schedule is business hours, with on-call support for SOC tool outages. The role is contingent upon contract award. U.S. citizenship is required, and the employee must be able to obtain and maintain a favorable federal suitability determination (minimum Moderate Risk Background Investigation).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7 or more years of relevant experience; three additional years of experience may substitute for the degree.
• Hands-on engineering and administration experience with enterprise security tools such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, or network sensors.
• Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server administration experience.
• Scripting experience for automation in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience working within formal change management.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a federal suitability determination.
• Ability to work within commuting distance of Lanham, MD, or Memphis, TN.

Nice To Haves

• Splunk distributed deployment experience, including indexer clusters, search head clusters, and forwarders.
• Experience with Cribl Stream or comparable log pipeline tooling.
• Security logging experience for AWS and Azure/Microsoft 365.
• Prior federal SOC support or a current federal suitability determination.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CySA+, Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, Cribl Certified Admin, RHCSA, or AWS Certified Security Specialty.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot SOC tools, sensors, platforms, and enclaves across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Integrate data sources, sensors, and SOC platforms, and maintain healthy log collection and data pipelines.
• Apply security patches and version updates to SOC infrastructure within required timelines, following the customer’s change-control process.
• Report unplanned outages and anomalies to the operations center within 15 minutes and lead troubleshooting to restore service.
• Write and maintain design documents, configuration records, test plans, diagrams, and operational handoff materials.
• Support evaluation and prototyping of new SOC technologies, including market research on hardware and software.
• Help maintain the SOC tool, license, and asset inventory.
• Train government staff on supported tools and configurations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families.
• Paid time off plan and a culture that values work-life balance, accountability, and personal well-being.
• Career-building opportunities, professional development, and support for training and certifications.
• 401(k) plan with discretionary company match and no waiting period before enrollment.
• Eligibility for referral bonuses for qualified new-hire and business development referrals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior