Elastic SIEM Engineer

About the role

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health, and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. We are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™.

We are actively hiring an Elastic SIEM Engineer in support of our Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) program. The position is based out of Hanover, MD with remote flexibility. Telework is offered with a requirement to be onsite up to one (1) day a week at Hanover, MD (work environment notes up to two (2) days a week at Fort Meade, MD).

Responsibilities

• Maintain enterprise-scale Elastic Stack security solutions that safeguard national security systems
• Design and implement advanced detection rules, correlation searches, and analytics pipelines using Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Elastic Security to identify sophisticated threats and adversary activity
• Optimize data ingestion pipelines from diverse sources including cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), network devices, endpoints, and security tools, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability of the SIEM infrastructure
• Develop custom dashboards, visualizations, and threat hunting workbenches that empower SOC analysts to detect and respond to incidents effectively
• Collaborate with security operations, engineering teams, and government stakeholders to enhance detection capabilities
• Tune detection logic to reduce false positives
• Automate security workflows and integrate threat intelligence feeds
• Ensure all activities align with critical compliance standards like NIST 800-53 and RMF through comprehensive documentation and technical leadership

Requirements

• At least five (5) years of direct Elastic engineering/administration experience
• Active Secret Clearance REQUIRED, eligible to be upgraded to TS/SCI
• Bachelor's degree in information security or related field and/or equivalent combination of experience
• Must meet DoD 8140/8570 IAM or IAT Level II certifications' requirements at the time of hire by having one of the following certifications: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+, SSSP, CAP, CASP CE, CISM, CISSP (or Associate), or GSLC
• Highly desired: Two (2) plus years of AWS experience

Qualifications

• Experience in the support and maintenance of an Elastic infrastructure in a highly available configuration in an AWS Cloud environment
• Proven experience as an Elastic Engineer or similar role
• Strong understanding of Elastic architecture in a cloud environment, including data ingestion, indexing, search, and visualization
• Prior experience customizing and configuring Elastic environments according to client needs, including developing scripts and apps as necessary
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for Elastic app and dashboard development
• Experience with data transformation and normalization to ensure compatibility with Elastic
• Troubleshoot Elastic indexers, search heads, and forwarder problems
• Familiarity with networking principles and protocols
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience analyzing log files from network traffic logs, firewall logs, IDS logs, DNS logs, and ESS to identify possible security threats (e.g., determine rogue systems, infected systems, unauthorized system changes, and unauthorized hardware connections)

Benefits

• Health care, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401(k)
• Education assistance
• Paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law

Pay

This position is offering a pay range of $150,000.00 - $165,450.00 depending on experience, seniority, geographic locations, and factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law.

Schedule & Work Environment

• Primarily a Telework position with a requirement to be onsite up to two (2) days a week at Fort Meade, MD (initial posting notes up to one (1) day a week at Hanover, MD)
• If alternate worksite is other than DCSA facilities or corporate office space, must have the reliable ability to communicate over voice (cell phone preferred) and stable, capable internet connection
• Must be able to work flexible hours to support critical security incidents, maintenance windows, and emergency response activities as needed