Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a SIEM Engineer to support a company focused on cybersecurity operations, threat detection, and enterprise security monitoring within a secure government environment. This position is on-site in Newington, VA. The SIEM Engineer will design, optimize, and maintain security monitoring capabilities that enable proactive threat detection and incident response. Join a mission-driven team protecting critical systems and infrastructure through advanced cybersecurity operations. Responsibilities for the SIEM Engineer include: • Configure, maintain, and optimize SIEM platforms such as Splunk Enterprise Security and IBM QRadar • Develop and enhance SIEM use cases, detection content, correlation rules, and alerting logic • Analyze and correlate security events across multiple data sources, including Windows, Linux, network, firewall, IDS/IPS, and cloud environments • Tune alerts and improve monitoring capabilities to reduce false positives and increase threat detection effectiveness • Support incident investigations, threat hunting activities, and integration of threat intelligence data Required Qualifications for the SIEM Engineer include: • 3+ years of experience in SIEM engineering, cybersecurity monitoring, security analytics, or a related cyber defense function • Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms, log management, event correlation, alert tuning, and security analytics tools • Strong understanding of security logs, networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S), cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST and MITRE ATT&CK, and scripting with Python, Bash, or PowerShell • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience) • Active TS/SCI security clearance Compensation for the SIEM Engineer include: • Salary Range: Competitive; depending on experience • Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law #LI-MC1 #LI-ONSITE SEO Keywords SIEM Engineer Cybersecurity Engineer Security Monitoring Security Analytics Splunk Enterprise Security IBM QRadar SIEM Administration Threat Detection Event Correlation Log Management Alert Tuning Detection Engineering SOC Analyst Cyber Defense Threat Hunting Security Operations Center Windows Security Logs Linux Security Logs IDS/IPS Network Security Python Scripting PowerShell Bash Scripting TCP/IP DNS HTTP/S NIST Framework MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Security Monitoring AWS Security Azure Security GCP Security SOAR Threat Intelligence TS/SCI Clearance DoD Cybersecurity Federal Cybersecurity Jobs Security Engineer Cybersecurity Monitoring Analyst