The Role
Operate and tune Splunk SIEM to detect and investigate threats, develop detection use cases and playbooks, onboard and normalize log sources, perform incident response and forensics, collaborate with IT teams for remediation, and support compliance and audit reporting.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Title: Cybersecurity Engineer (807541)
Client: Virginia Information Technology Agency
location: Richmond, VA 23219
Duration: 11 Months
Note: This is an onsite role with onsite interview.
Position Overview:
- The Cybersecurity Engineer develops and implements advanced cyber defense solutions for the agency, safeguards the infrastructure, and assures that the system is built to specification and is deployed successfully.
- We are seeking a highly analytical and technically proficient Cybersecurity Engineer supporting Splunk SIEM. You will play a critical role in defending our organization against cyber threats by leveraging Splunk Enterprise Security to monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to security events. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in log analysis, threat hunting, and writing Splunk queries to identify and contain malicious activity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Threat Detection & Monitoring: Continuously monitor network traffic, endpoint logs, and cloud security events for anomalous behavior and potential security incidents.
- Splunk Management: Create, maintain, and tune Splunk correlation searches, alerts, and dashboards to minimize false positives and improve detection capabilities.
- Incident Response: Investigate potential security incidents, follow forensic evidence, and collaborate with IT and network teams to remediate threats.
- Use Case Development: Develop and refine detection and response playbooks based on threat intelligence and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
- Log Integration: Work with infrastructure teams to onboard new data sources, ensuring log integrity, parsing, and normalization across the SIEM platform.
- Compliance & Reporting: Support audit readiness by collecting SIEM control evidence and generating compliance reports aligned with internal policies and standards.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 8+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, specifically operating, building, and investigating threats within a SIEM or Splunk.
- Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills. Ability to operate calmly under pressure and manage multiple security tickets
- Proficiency in writing SPL (Splunk Processing Language)
- Strong understanding of networking, firewalls, EDR, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK) and security compliance standards (e.g., NIST, HIPAA, or SOC 2).
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications such as Splunk Core Certified User, Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User, are highly preferred.
If you are: bright, motivated, skilled, a difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction, enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead, then we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client, so get back to us and tell us why
you think you are a fit.
About Us:
Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services (https://triforce-inc.com) has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps), systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity, increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence. Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.
Skills Required
- 8+ years hands-on experience operating, building, and investigating threats within a SIEM or Splunk
- Proficiency in writing SPL (Splunk Processing Language)
- Experience creating, tuning, and maintaining Splunk correlation searches, alerts, and dashboards
- Strong understanding of networking, firewalls, and EDR
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Threat hunting, log analysis, and incident response experience including forensic evidence handling
- Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, HIPAA, SOC 2)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or related field
- Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, communication skills, and ability to manage multiple security tickets under pressure
- Splunk certifications (Splunk Core Certified User, Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User)
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The Company
What We Do
Tri-Force Consulting Services, Inc. is a U.S.-based IT consulting and staffing agency that provides comprehensive IT solutions, including AI-powered services, custom software development, cybersecurity, cloud technology, and IT staffing to government and commercial sectors.
