Apr 23
Top Secret
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
Unspecified
No Traveling
IT - Software
Huntsville, AL (On-Site/Office)•Clarksburg, WV (On-Site/Office)
Linchpin Software, an innovative small business, is seeking a Cyber Threat Engineer to support real-time cyber defense operations for a federal customer. If you’re passionate about threat detection, security engineering, and making an impact beyond the typical "beltway" environment, we want to talk to you.
In this role, you’ll be part of a high-tempo, 24/7 cybersecurity team focused on detecting and responding to threats that target critical infrastructure. You’ll engineer and maintain custom SIEM content, contribute to threat intelligence-based detections, and support continuous monitoring—all while helping modernize and migrate key cyber capabilities to the cloud.
Role Focus:
1) Design and maintain data ingestion pipelines and parsing configurations across a variety of log sources.
2) Develop detection content including correlation rules, alerts, and dashboards using tools like Splunk Enterprise Security and Microsoft Sentinel.
3) Contribute to the development of cloud migration strategies for SIEM content and detection engineering workflows.
Technical Areas of Growth:
1) Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) – Splunk ES (Required), Microsoft Sentinel (Preferred)
2) Threat detection engineering and real-time incident response
3) Cloud security monitoring and migration strategies
Desired Experience:
1) Hands-on cyber threat detection and incident response experience
2) Strong understanding of malware analysis, memory/disk forensics, and network traffic analysis
3) Experience performing both static and dynamic analysis of binaries and source code
4) Ability to support security operations in hybrid and cloud environments
5) Experience working in high-availability, 24/7 operations or mission-driven teams
Preferred Certifications:
1) GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
2) GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
3) GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
4) GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
5) GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
6) GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)
7) GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)
Location: Opportunity availability in Hunstville, AL or Clarksburg, WV.
Competitive salary with full benefits included.
In this role, you’ll be part of a high-tempo, 24/7 cybersecurity team focused on detecting and responding to threats that target critical infrastructure. You’ll engineer and maintain custom SIEM content, contribute to threat intelligence-based detections, and support continuous monitoring—all while helping modernize and migrate key cyber capabilities to the cloud.
Role Focus:
1) Design and maintain data ingestion pipelines and parsing configurations across a variety of log sources.
2) Develop detection content including correlation rules, alerts, and dashboards using tools like Splunk Enterprise Security and Microsoft Sentinel.
3) Contribute to the development of cloud migration strategies for SIEM content and detection engineering workflows.
Technical Areas of Growth:
1) Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) – Splunk ES (Required), Microsoft Sentinel (Preferred)
2) Threat detection engineering and real-time incident response
3) Cloud security monitoring and migration strategies
Desired Experience:
1) Hands-on cyber threat detection and incident response experience
2) Strong understanding of malware analysis, memory/disk forensics, and network traffic analysis
3) Experience performing both static and dynamic analysis of binaries and source code
4) Ability to support security operations in hybrid and cloud environments
5) Experience working in high-availability, 24/7 operations or mission-driven teams
Preferred Certifications:
1) GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
2) GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
3) GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
4) GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
5) GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
6) GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)
7) GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)
Location: Opportunity availability in Hunstville, AL or Clarksburg, WV.
Competitive salary with full benefits included.
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