Sr. Cybersecurity Operations Engineer
$155,000–$155,000 year
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Job Summary
Senior Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to lead security operations, continuous monitoring, and incident response across Azure cloud and on-prem infrastructure. Key responsibilities include leading security operations and continuous monitoring aligned with NIST, FISMA, and CISA directives; configuring and operating SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, and Syslog solutions; conducting threat hunting, log analysis, and incident response; managing Microsoft 365 / Azure environments including Defender for Cloud; developing security automation and orchestration capabilities; producing security metrics, reports, and threat intelligence summaries; maintaining security documentation, SOPs, and incident handling procedures.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years in cybersecurity operations (federal or comparable environment preferred)
- Hands-on experience with: SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel)
- EDR/NDR tools
- Azure security / M365 security stack
- Strong knowledge of NIST 800-53, FISMA, and federal cybersecurity frameworks
- Experience with incident response and threat detection
- Ability to work onsite in Washington, DC
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