CI Poly Splunk SOAR Cyber Automation Engineer

Post Date

Jan 28, 2026

Location

Washington,
District Of Columbia

ZIP/Postal Code

20032
US
Apr 04, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Perm

Category

Network Engineer

Req #

DGW-484e4402-1410-4dba-9005-445282ef71bf

Pay Rate

$160k - $175k (estimate)

Job Description

Lead the design and development of solutions to automate Cyber and Cloud services and activities. Develop and optimize data workflows and solution architectures that allow for intelligent storage, query, and exploration of datasets for Cyber and Cloud operations and engineering. Work closely with clients to develop and integrate highly available, scalable, and secure solutions that integrate security platforms across open source and COTS products. Work on developing extensible, scalable, and secure Cloud-based A&O services that can be adopted and integrated in a wide range of Cybersecurity use cases.

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Required Skills & Experience

· 4+ years of experience in security engineering and architecture for highly regulated industries, including government, healthcare, or financial
· 3+ years of experience with software development or scripting, including Python development, and Splunk, including creating searches with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), building dashboards, and working with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)
· 2+ years of experience working with REST APIs to integrate Splunk SOAR with other security and IT tools
· 1+ years of experience of Linux/Windows logging, administration and debugging support for automation workflows
· Experience with network protocols and security principles.
· Ability to work on high impact and high visibility projects as part of small, dynamic team
· Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
· Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities. Years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
· Active DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II Certification, including Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND
· Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.01-M Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND certification within 30 days of start date

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

· 1+ year of experience with incident response processes, and security operations center (SOC) workflows
· Experience developing and maintaining technical documentation for playbooks and integrations
· Experience with other programming languages, including Java, JavaScript, or Ruby
· Experience with version control and related software, including Git, CVS, and SVN
· Experience integrating developing AWS or Azure cloud-based solutions
· Experience delivering solutions in accordance with Agile best practices and the SELC
· Experience developing a roadmap for SOAR maturity and expansion meet mission objectives
· Knowledge of micro-services concepts and SOAR to ES integration
· Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect and Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin certifications

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.