Software Engineer

The Cyber Systems Engineer - Splunk Content Developer is responsible for designing, engineering, and enhancing advanced cybersecurity capabilities across a large-scale enterprise environment supporting DHS/FEMA missions.

This role focuses on the development, administration, and optimization of security monitoring and detection capabilities, including the maintenance of cyber defense tools, strengthening network and endpoint security, and integrating security technologies within complex enterprise infrastructures.

A key responsibility of this position is the development and tuning of custom detection content within the Splunk Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform using advanced Search Processing Language (SPL), data models, and related security analytics technologies. The engineer will create scalable, resilient, and automated security solutions that improve threat detection, reduce response times, and protect mission-critical assets., Cyber Tool & Security Architecture Engineering

• Support and maintain advanced cyber tools and security capabilities across enterprise DHS/FEMA environments.
• Cyber Tools include:

• Splunk
• Axonius
• Cribl
• Corelight
• Forescount
• Wraithwatch
• Cyrtica

Cyber Operations Engineering & Troubleshooting

• Conduct deep-dive analysis and troubleshooting of complex endpoint security issues.
• Engineer permanent solutions using advanced diagnostic tools and methodologies.
• Develop and enforce security policies, compliance configurations, and hardened endpoint baselines.

Security Hardening, Resiliency & Continuity

• Engineer backup, redundancy, and disaster recovery strategies for endpoint security infrastructure.
• Develop innovative methods to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and cyber resilience.

Documentation, Reporting & Knowledge Sharing

• Produce detailed engineering documentation, system diagrams, and security reports.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and specialized training to junior engineers and administrators.
• Support large-scale security exercises, vulnerability assessments, and readiness events., All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Related Jobs Senior Software Engineer TEKsystems Holland, MI*Remote NoSQL CI/CD Redis OAuth Nunit DevOps Blazor MongoDB VS Code Telerik Operations Management Automation Mentorship TypeScript PostgreSQL DevExpress Cloudflare RESTful API Unit Testing Microservices Data Modeling UI Components .NET Framework Cloud Services API Management Microsoft Azure Containerization Front End Design Code Refactoring System Migration Docker (Software) Programming Tools Performance Tuning Business Valuation Amazon Web Services Software Development JSON Web Token (JWT) Programming Languages Full Stack Development Multitier Architecture Technical Requirements Artificial Intelligence Angular (Web Framework) Application Development Business Transformation Microsoft Visual Studio Active Server Pages (ASP) C# (Programming Language) Content Delivery Networks SQL (Programming Language) Critical Illness Insurance Vue.js (Javascript Library) React.js (Javascript Library) JavaScript (Programming Language) Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework) Jasmine (JavaScript Testing Framework) Application Programming Interface (API) +0

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• Extensive experience working with various security methodologies and processes
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, experience configuring and implementing various technical security solutions, extensive experience providing analysis and trending of security log data from a large number of heterogeneous security devices
• Expert knowledge in two or more of the following areas related to cybersecurity:

Vulnerability Assessment, Intrusion Prevention and Detection, Access Control and Authorization, Policy Enforcement, Application Security, Protocol Analysis, Firewall Management, Incident Response, Web-filtering, Advanced Threat Protection

• Experience developing advanced correlation rules utilizing data models for cyber threat detection
• Experienced with creating and maintaining Splunk knowledge objects
• Experienced managing and maintaining Splunk data models
• Experience creating regex for pattern matching
• Experience implementing security methodologies and SOC processes
• TS Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud (e.g. o365, Azure, AWS, etc) security monitoring and familiar with cloud threat landscape
• Completed Splunk Advance Searching and Reporting training
• Experience developing custom scripts using python
• Splunk certifications

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares., Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .