Cybersecurity Engineer — Splunk SIEM

Job overview

The Cybersecurity Engineer role is onsite in Richmond, VA, with an in-person interview. Compensation is not specified. The engineer supports an agency by developing cyber defense solutions and safeguarding infrastructure. The role monitors, detects, analyzes, and responds to security events using Splunk Enterprise Security. It strengthens defenses through threat investigation, tuned detections, integrated log sources, response playbooks, and compliance reporting.

What you'll do

• Monitor network traffic, endpoint logs, and cloud security events
• create, maintain, and tune Splunk correlation searches, alerts, and dashboards
• investigate potential incidents and collaborate on remediation
• develop detection and response playbooks informed by threat intelligence and security frameworks
• onboard data sources and ensure log integrity, parsing, and normalization
• collect SIEM control evidence and generate compliance reports.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

cybersecurity engineer

splunk siem

splunk enterprise security

threat detection

threat hunting

incident response

spl

log analysis

mitre att&ck

nist

richmond va

apollo technology solutions

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires at least eight years of hands-on cybersecurity experience operating, building, and investigating threats in a SIEM or Splunk environment, plus SPL proficiency and knowledge of networking, firewalls, EDR, cloud platforms, and security frameworks. Splunk certifications are highly preferred.

About the employer

Apollo Technology Solutions LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.