Cribl Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Reston, VAWashington, DCRiverdale, MDNorfolk, VA
Salary
$86,800–$198,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
68 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1662 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Cribl Engineer

The mid-level Cribl Engineer will join the Visibility Analytics and Automation Team to build, manage, and optimize enterprise data pipelines. This role focuses on feeding a downstream SIEM ecosystem by designing and maintaining routing, filtering, and transformation logic using Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge. Daily responsibilities include normalizing log sources to CIM and ECS schemas, implementing complex data masking and enrichment workflows, and monitoring system health. The successful candidate will utilize JavaScript, Regular Expressions, Python, Bash, Ansible, and Terraform to automate deployment and configuration management. The position requires expertise in log forwarding, indexing, and search architecture to solve complex data ingestion challenges. Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain specific DoD 8570 certifications and Cribl Observability Engineer certifications.

What you'll do

  • Build and optimize high-throughput data pipelines using Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge.
  • Normalize incoming log sources to standardized schemas like CIM and ECS.
  • Implement complex routing logic, data masking, and enrichment using JavaScript and Regex.
  • Monitor system health and troubleshoot bottlenecks or failures within the data flow.
  • Automate deployment and configuration management using Python, Bash, Ansible, or Terraform.
  • Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures for observability infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in information technology, focusing on logging, observability, or SIEM engineering.
  • Experience operating and managing data pipelines with Cribl Stream or Cribl Edge in a production environment.
  • Experience administering or engineering enterprise SIEM environments.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
  • HS diploma and 7+ years of experience, Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification within 60 days of start date.
  • Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support (CSSP-IS) Certification within 30 days of start date.
  • Ability to obtain a Cribl Certified Observability Engineer - CCOE Certification within 30 days of start date.

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