Systems Engineer

Everwatch

$150K — $175K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in defensive cyber operations or cybersecurity engineering
  • 3+ years with SIEM platforms like Splunk or Elastic Security
  • Experience with stream processing tools such as Apache Kafka
  • Experience designing security data pipeline architectures
  • Experience with detection engineering and automated response capabilities
  • Knowledge of cloud and on-premises platforms using container orchestration
  • Secret clearance required

Responsibilities

  • Combine technical skills with strategic thinking for DoD cybersecurity
  • Develop systems tailored to customer environments
  • Lead security platform and data pipeline engineering efforts
  • Design and evolve cybersecurity systems with advanced technology
  • Broaden skills into SIEM platforms and data engineering
  • Create secure and scalable security data solutions

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth in cybersecurity
  • Exposure to advanced technology solutions
  • Work on impactful national security missions
  • Collaborate with a dedicated team of experts
  • Contribute to the future of cybersecurity systems
Full Job Description
Job Title

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact in DoD cybersecurity and national security missions? You understand your customer's environment and how to develop the right systems for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer focused engineering solution.

As a systems engineer on our team, you have the chance to shape cybersecurity and security data missions by leading security platform and data pipeline engineering efforts. Your customer will trust you to not only design and develop these systems, but also evolve them with advanced technology solutions. On our team, you'll be able to broaden your skillset into areas like SIEM platforms, stream processing and data brokering, and cybersecurity data pipelines. Grow your skills by merging cybersecurity engineering and infrastructure experience and security platform architecture and data engineering to create secure, scalable security data solutions. Join our team and create the future of cybersecurity and national security systems in the defense.

Join us. The world can't wait.

Qualifications

You Have:

  • 5+ years of experience in defensive cyber operations, cybersecurity engineering, or security platform architecture
  • 3+ years of experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Elastic Security, Microsoft Sentinel, or Google Chronicle
  • Experience working with stream processing and data brokering tools such as Apache Kafka, Logstash, Fluentd, or Cribl
  • Experience designing security data pipeline architectures, including log collection, normalization, enrichment, and routing
  • Experience architecting detection engineering pipelines, threat hunting workflows, and automated response capabilities, and integrating EDR or NDR solutions using tools such as CrowdStrike, Corelight, or Trelix
  • Experience deploying platforms across cloud, on-premises, and disconnected environments using container orchestration such as Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift, and applying Zero Trust principles and DoD cybersecurity frameworks
  • Knowledge of data lake and analytics platforms such as Databricks, Apace Iceberg, or Snowflake
  • Secret clearance
  • HS diploma or GED


Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with Mission Partner Environment (MPE), CENTRIXS, or Five Eyes coalition networks
  • Experience with cross-domain solutions, data diodes, or controlled interface architectures
  • Experience with coalition data sharing frameworks such as ACP-240 or STANAG standards
  • Experience with SOAR platforms such as Swimlane, XSOAR, or Phantom
  • Experience with DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines in IL5 or IL6 environments
  • Experience with Python or scripting languages for security automation
  • Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, IT, or Engineering


Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation at EverWatch is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $72.12 to $84.14 per hour. The estimate displayed represents the typical compensation range for this position and is just one component of EverWatch's total compensation package for employees.

Job Locations

US-IL-Belleville

Skills

Cybersecurity, Kafka, ZeroTrust

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