SIEM Platform Engineer

Remote from: USA
Salary, yearly, USD: 125,000 - 157,000
Department: Technical Support
Employment type: Full Time,
Job posted: 21 Sep 2025
Apply before: 21 Oct 2025
Experience level: Midweight
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About company

About ECS

Partnering with leading organizations to deliver powerful solutions for a complex world.

Actively Hiring

ECS is seeking a SIEM Platform Engineer to work remotely.

Salary Range: $125,000-157,000

General Description of Benefits

Overview

The Monitoring Platform Engineer supports a federal energy sector cybersecurity program by engineering, maintaining, and optimizing security monitoring platforms. This role ensures the reliability and effectiveness of SIEM and related monitoring tools to meet Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) requirements. The engineer works directly with security analysts, system owners, and DHS CDM teams to ensure continuous visibility, timely detection, and compliance with federal cybersecurity standards.

Core Capabilities

Deploy, configure, and maintain monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Elastic, or similar SIEM technologies
Integrate monitoring platforms with enterprise systems, cloud environments, and security tools
Develop and optimize dashboards, alerts, and data pipelines to support ISCM and CDM reporting requirements
Automate platform tasks and streamline monitoring workflows through scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.)
Monitor and tune platform performance to ensure high availability and accuracy of security data
Troubleshoot and resolve platform-related issues in coordination with analysts and engineers
Maintain documentation of platform configurations, standard operating procedures, and system baselines

Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE “L” clearance or DoD Secret clearance with reciprocity
Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise SIEM platform (Splunk, Elastic, QRadar, or LogRhythm)
Experience integrating SIEM with enterprise IT systems, cloud platforms, or endpoint detection tools
Proficiency in scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) for automation and data integration
Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST SP 800-53, ISCM, CDM)
Minimum 4–6+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering or security monitoring

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