Hi,
Hope you are doing well.
We have a full time opportunity with one of our major clients. They are looking for Cribl Engineer Expert role.
Position: Cribl Engineer Expert
Location:, Reston, VA, (5 Days Onsite)
Duration: full time opportunity
Required: TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a counterintelligence (CI) polygraph.
Job Description:
Job Summary:
· We are seeking a highly experienced Cribl Engineer to serve as the principal technical authority for observability pipelines built on Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge. This role is designed for a senior technologist with deep expertise in log/telemetry routing, large-scale data engineering, and enterprise-grade observability architectures. You will shape pipeline strategy, design complex routing and transformation logic, drive platform reliability, mentor senior engineers, and serve as the top technical escalation point for Cribl-related challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead architecture and design for Cribl Stream/Edge across multiple enclaves and data domains.
· Build high throughput pipelines (multiTB/day) with advanced routing, filtering, enrichment, and replay workflows.
· Optimize system performance, worker topology, CPU/memory distribution, queues, and transport mechanisms.
· Engineer secure data flows with masking, tokenization, RBAC, PKI/TLS, and other governance controls.
· Integrate pipelines with SIEM/analytics ecosystems (Splunk, Elastic, SaaS telemetry platforms, cloud services).
· Develop HA/DR patterns, reliability frameworks, fleet health metrics, and failure mode response processes.
· Maintain reusable Cribl packs, shared patterns, runbooks, and operational standards.
· Serve as the senior escalation point for Cribl issues; interface with vendor engineering as required.
· Mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, drive engineering excellence, and enforce architectural standards.
· Support cross functional teams (security, cloud, analytics, infrastructure) on logging and telemetry strategy.
Required Qualifications:
· 10+ years of experience in logging, observability, or SIEM engineering.
· 5+ years architecting enterprise scale log/telemetry pipelines.
· 3+ years hands-on with Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge in production environments.
· Demonstrated success operating and scaling pipelines at 5–10+ TB/day.
· Expert-level experience with Splunk forwarding/ingestion, source type management, and indexing practices.
· Strong Linux fundamentals; scripting expertise (Python/Bash); Git; automation (Ansible/Terraform).
· Strong understanding of transport protocols (HTTP, TCP, TLS/MTLS), Kafka, S3/object storage.
· Experience designing secure data flows, including encryption, RBAC, secrets management, and compliance controls.
· Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers and lead technical decision making.
· Certified Cribl Certified Engineer (CCOE) or equivalent Cribl product expertise.
· Must possess the following DoD 8570.01-M certifications or be willing to obtain within 30 days of hire:
· Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II certification (currently Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND).
· IAT Level III certification requirements (currently CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, or GCIH).
· Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) - Infrastructure Support (IS) certification requirements (currently CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND).
· Must possess a TS/SCI with Polygraph
Preferred Qualifications:
· Expertise creating and maintaining Cribl Packs and reusable pipelines.
· Experience with cloud telemetry (AWS, Azure, hybrid) and cross-domain data movement patterns.
· Familiarity with NIST / CIS control frameworks and secure engineering practices.
· Experience building observability frameworks for large distributed systems.
· Vendor engagement experience (Cribl PS, product teams, troubleshooting escalations).
Benefits:
· Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
· Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
· Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.