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# Security Engineer - Secret Clearance

- **Company:** Zachary Piper
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Data Integrity, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Systems Integration, Scripting, Cyber Threat Analysis, SC Clearance, Information Technology, Splunk, Api Management, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9065279/security-engineer-secret-clearance

## About the Role

* 2+ years of experience in SOC engineering, security engineering, Splunk engineering, or security automation roles
 * Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise, SPL, dashboards, alerts, custom Splunk applications, indexes, and KVStores
 * Experience integrating security tools and platforms into Splunk environments
 * Strong Python development experience for automation, scripting, and API integrations
 * Experience supporting SOC operations, detection engineering, incident response, or threat intelligence workflows
 * Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
 * Active Secret Clearance required

## Description

Piper Companies is hiring a Security Engineer for a federal managed services program located in Raleigh, NC. The Security Engineer will serve as the engineering connection point across SOC operations, threat intelligence, security automation, Splunk analytics, and case management platforms. The Security Engineer will be responsible for integrating security tools, improving data quality, building automation workflows, and enhancing SOC detection and response capabilities. The Security Engineer is an open-ended contract position based in Raleigh, NC with 5 days onsite.

 * Engineer and maintain integrations between security platforms, threat intelligence tools, case management systems, and Splunk
 * Develop Python-based automation and SOAR-style workflows to support SOC investigation, triage, escalation, and response processes
 * Build and maintain Splunk applications, searches, alerts, dashboards, data models, and supporting integrations
 * Design and manage data integrity monitoring programs to validate security telemetry, field mappings, and data quality across platforms
 * Create reporting and alerting capabilities to identify data quality issues impacting threat detection, incident response, and compliance efforts
 * Partner with SOC analysts, threat intelligence teams, and platform owners to improve operational workflows and reduce manual effort, Keywords: Security Engineer, Splunk Engineer, SOC Engineer, Security Automation, SOAR, Python, Splunk Enterprise, Threat Intelligence, OpenCTI, TheHive, API Integration, Detection Engineering, Incident Response, Cybersecurity, Secret Clearance


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