Olympus Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Full-Time, highly motivated
SOC Engineer to join our team supporting the 24x7 Security Operations Center of a large federal civilian agency with hundreds of thousands of endpoints and network connections across on-premises and cloud environments. In this role, you will keep the SOC's tools running and getting better, including sensors, SIEM, log pipelines, and the integrations between them, working alongside government SOC leadership and analysts.
This position is hybrid in the Lanham, MD or Memphis, TN area, with onsite work and telework as approved by the customer. Candidates must live within commuting distance.This position is contingent upon contract award.Position Details- Schedule - Business hours, with on-call support for SOC tool outages.
- Clearance and Eligibility - U.S. citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorable federal suitability determination (minimum Moderate Risk Background Investigation). Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesEngineering and Operations - Deploy, configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot SOC tools, sensors, platforms, and enclaves across on-premises and cloud environments.
- Integrate data sources, sensors, and SOC platforms, and keep log collection and data pipelines healthy.
- Apply security patches and version updates to SOC infrastructure within required timelines, working through the customer's change control board.
- Report unplanned outages and anomalies to the operations center within 15 minutes and lead troubleshooting to restore service.
Documentation, Evaluation, and Training - Write and maintain design documents, configuration records, test plans, diagrams, and operational handoff materials.
- Support evaluation and prototyping of new SOC technologies, including market research on new hardware and software.
- Help maintain SOC tool, license, and asset inventory.
- Train government staff on the tools and configurations you support.
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience. Three additional years of experience may substitute for the degree.
- Hands-on engineering and administration of enterprise security tools such as SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, or network sensors.
- Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server administration.
- Scripting for automation in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Experience working within formal change management.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a federal suitability determination.
Preferred Qualifications - Splunk distributed deployment experience (indexer clusters, search head clusters, forwarders).
- Cribl Stream or comparable log pipeline tooling.
- Security logging for AWS and Azure/Microsoft 365.
- Prior federal SOC support, or a current federal suitability determination.
- Active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
- Certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CySA+, Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, Cribl Certified Admin, RHCSA, or AWS Certified Security Specialty.
Company and BenefitsOlympus Solutions offers a competitive benefits package designed to give employees personal, professional, and financial flexibility. Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision - Comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families.
- Work-Life Balance - A paid time off plan and a culture that values balance, accountability, and personal well-being.
- Career Development - Career-building opportunities, professional development, and support for training and certifications.
- Financial Security - A 401(k) plan with a discretionary company match and no waiting period before enrollment.
- Referral Bonuses - Eligibility for referral bonuses for qualified new-hire and business development referrals.
