Security Platform Engineer - Secret Clearance

Zachary Piper
Durham, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 170K

Job location

Durham, United States of America

Tech stack

API
Python
Powershell
Security Information and Event Management
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Mitre Att&ck
QRadar
SC Clearance
Event Driven Architecture
Enterprise Integration
Splunk
Webhooks
Data Pipelines
Security Orchestration, Automation & Response

Job description

  • Design, integrate, and maintain security platforms used within a SOC, including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, and threat intelligence platforms.

  • Improve security data quality by normalizing, enriching, and validating log and event data from diverse sources.

  • Operationalize threat intelligence by integrating internal and external intel feeds into detection and response workflows.

  • Develop automation and orchestration workflows that reduce analyst toil and accelerate detection, investigation, and response activities.

  • Partner closely with SOC analysts to translate operational needs into scalable engineering solutions.

  • Build and tune detections, alerts, and playbooks to improve signal-to-noise ratio and overall SOC effectiveness.

  • Troubleshoot platform integrations, data pipelines, and automation failures across the security stack.

  • Document platform architecture, workflows, and operational procedures to support sustainment and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in security engineering, SOC engineering, or security platform integration roles.

  • Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, or similar) and SOAR tools.

  • Strong understanding of security telemetry, log sources, and data pipelines across cloud and on-prem environments.

  • Experience integrating and leveraging threat intelligence feeds, frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK), and enrichment services.

  • Proficiency with scripting or automation languages such as Python, PowerShell, or similar.

  • Familiarity with APIs, webhooks, and event-driven architectures.

  • Active Secret clearance required; ability to maintain clearance throughout employment.

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with SOC analysts and stakeholders.

Benefits & conditions

  • Salary range: $130,000 - $170,000

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, Sick Leave as required by law

About the company

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Security Platform Engineer - Secret Clearance for a world leading technology organization in the Raleigh Durham, North Carolina area. The Security Platform Engineer - Secret Clearance role is focused within a modern Security Operations Center (SOC) environment and will require to be onsite 5 days a week . The Security Platform Engineer - Secret Clearance will play a critical role in integrating security platforms, improving data quality, operationalizing threat intelligence, and building automation that enables analysts to detect, investigate, and respond to security events more effectively.

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