Remote Senior SIEM Engineer

Post Date

Jun 05, 2026

Location

Hunter Mill,
Virginia

ZIP/Postal Code

20190
US
Sep 05, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Security Engineering

Req #

DC0-3b86ddfe-9bd6-4b81-a401-78334b15b00e

Pay Rate

$57 - $71 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Peraton is seeking a Senior SIEM Engineer to support a large-scale enterprise logging and observability transformation. This individual will play a key role in the migration from Splunk to Coralogix while helping design, implement, and optimize OpenTelemetry-based telemetry pipelines across a cloud-native AWS environment.

The ideal candidate has hands-on SIEM engineering experience, strong OpenTelemetry expertise, enterprise logging knowledge, and experience working with modern observability platforms such as Coralogix, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic, or Sumo Logic.

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Required Skills & Experience

-8+ years of Security Engineering, SIEM Engineering, or Observability Engineering experience

-Strong Splunk engineering background

-Experience implementing, deploying, or integrating OpenTelemetry (OTeL)

-Experience with observability platforms such as:
-Coralogix
-Datadog
-Dynatrace
-New Relic
-Sumo Logic
-AWS cloud experience
-Enterprise logging and telemetry experience
-Client-facing communication skills
-Project management / implementation experience
-U.S. Citizen eligible for Public Trust

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

-Lead and support the migration from Splunk to Coralogix
-Design and implement OpenTelemetry (OTeL) solutions
-Build and maintain enterprise logging and telemetry pipelines
-Integrate cloud-native AWS services with observability platforms
-Develop detections, dashboards, alerts, and monitoring capabilities
-Optimize SIEM performance and security visibility
-Support security investigations and operational monitoring
-Partner directly with client stakeholders and engineering teams
-Manage project deliverables, timelines, and platform enhancements

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.