Security Engineer - Active Secret - San Diego, CA - Piper Companies

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Cleared Security Engineer to join a long-term program supporting multiple programs within our Space, Intelligence and Weapon Systems (SIWS) organization. This is on-site work in San Diego, CA (NIWC PAC AFB Base) and requires a DOD Secret or higher Clearance. The Cleared Security Engineer will act as a Network Monitoring SME and provide security engineering support to enhance the EDR capabilities within the ELK stack.

Responsibilities for the Cleared Security Engineer include:

• Engineer and implement security solutions like IGA, DLP, Endgame, and Puppet/MFA for auditing
• Maintain a robust Elasticsearch cluster for data ingestion, indexing, querying, and visualization
• Optimize cluster performance and scalability, staying updated on Elasticsearch/OpenSearch features
• Collaborate on deployment best practices and ensure network operations are secure

Required Qualifications for the Cleared Security Engineer include:

• 5+ years of security engineering related experience
• Experience installing, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting ELK stack products (Elastic, Logstash, Kibana)
• Experience leading projects or mid-sized teams
• Active IAT Lvl II certification or higher (ex. Sec+, CCNA, CySA+, etc)
• Active Secret Clearance or higher

Compensation for the Cleared Security Engineer include:

Salary: $130,000 - $160,000 **Depends on level of degree and combined years of experience**

Full Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, Federal Holidays

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