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Splunk/SIEM Engineer (5552) (TS/SCI) (Ft. Meade, MD)

SMX · Fort Meade, MD

Posted 21 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
21 days
SMX's roles stay open a median of 29 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of SMX's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at SMX
moderate
33 stale, 19 reposted of 119 open
Hiring momentum
210 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SMX's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SMX.

About this role

The SIEM Engineer will be responsible for implementing, configuring, and managing SIEM environments, specifically focusing on migrating from Splunk to the Elastic Stack. Daily tasks include onboarding new data sources, optimizing search queries, building dashboards and reports, and ensuring compliance with security standards. The role also involves troubleshooting, performance tuning, and collaborating with analysts to enhance security monitoring and incident response capabilities.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with eligibility for SCI and NATO read-on
  • Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect certification
  • Security+ certification or above
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a similar field OR Minimum of 5 years of experience working with Splunk
  • 2-3 years of experience in an Elastic SIEM environment
  • Proficiency in managing Splunk components including forwarders, indexers, and search heads

Nice to have

  • Experience transitioning a SIEM environment from Splunk to Elastic
  • Experience supporting Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) or IT Service Intelligence (ITSI)
  • Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation
  • Knowledge of security operations, including SIEM best practices.

What you get

  • Health insurance
  • Paid leave
  • Retirement

Worth weighing

  • Full-time onsite position in Ft. Meade, MD
  • No mention of remote work options
  • Salary range provided is $160,000 — $190,000 USD
  • The role requires a high level of security clearance which may limit candidate pool

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Listed by SMX on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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