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# SIEM Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $77,600.0 - $176,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, System Configuration, Elasticsearch, Information Systems Security Engineering Professional, Python (Programming Language), Packet Analyzer, OpenShift, Logstash, Security Information and Event Management, Systems Architecture, Scripting, Fluentd, Kubernetes, Cybercrime, Apache Kafka, Kibana, Stream Processing, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Devsecops, Docker, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://justjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/16496323?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F16496323%2FSiem-Platform-Engineer-Virginia-Arlington

## About the Role

* 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 architecting detection engineering pipelines, threat hunting workflows, or automated response capabilities
 * 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 working in classified or compartmented environments with strict access enforcement
 * Knowledge of Elastic Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
 * TS/SCI clearance
 * HS diploma or GED, * 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, IL7 environments
 * Experience with Python or scripting languages for security automation
 * Security+, CISSP, CISSP-ISSEP, or CASP+ Certifications

## Description

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.


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