Security Engineer - Secret Clearance Security Clearance

Position: Security Engineer - Secret Clearance with Security Clearance
Piper Companies is hiring a Security Engineer
- Secret Clearance for a federal managed services program located in Raleigh, NC. The Security Engineer
- Secret Clearance will serve as the engineering connection point across SOC operations, threat intelligence, security automation, Splunk analytics, and case management platforms. The Security Engineer
- Secret Clearance will be responsible for integrating security tools, improving data quality, building automation workflows, and enhancing SOC detection and response capabilities. The Security Engineer
- Secret Clearance is an open-ended contract position based in Raleigh, NC with 5 days onsite. Responsibilities of the Security Engineer
- Secret Clearance:
* Engineer and maintain integrations between security platforms, threat intelligence tools, case management systems, and Splunk

* Develop Python-based automation and SOAR-style workflows to support SOC investigation, triage, escalation, and response processes

* Build and maintain Splunk applications, searches, alerts, dashboards, data models, and supporting integrations

* Design and manage data integrity monitoring programs to validate security telemetry, field mappings, and data quality across platforms

* Create reporting and alerting capabilities to identify data quality issues impacting threat detection, incident response, and compliance efforts

* Partner with SOC analysts, threat intelligence teams, and platform owners to improve operational workflows and reduce manual effort
Requirements of the Security Engineer - Secret Clearance:
* 2+ years of experience in SOC engineering, security engineering, Splunk engineering, or security automation roles

* Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise, SPL, dashboards, alerts, custom Splunk applications, indexes, and KVStores

* Experience integrating security tools and platforms into Splunk environments

* Strong Python development experience for automation, scripting, and API integrations

* Experience supporting SOC operations, detection engineering, incident response, or threat intelligence workflows

* Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

* Active Secret Clearance required
Compensation for the Security Engineer: * $120,000 - $140,000, based on experience

* Full Comprehensive Benefits:
Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law
This job opens for applications on 9/8/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.  #LI-ONSITE #LI-EM1