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Principal Cybersecurity Engineer

USA.VA.Reston💼 Full-time💰 $167,200–$167,200🗓 2026-07-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leading the development and lifecycle support of the organization's security response tooling infrastructure and associated environments, including SOAR, SIEM, Incident Response, and Agentic AI.

Role type

Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Security Operations & Tooling)

Builds

Security response tooling, environments, and platforms for incident response and threat hunting

Domain

Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, AI in Security

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure | product features

Required skills

Incident response leadership, Security automation architecture, Cloud-native security solutions, Scripting languages, Generative AI and AI Agents, Threat hunting, Digital forensics, SIEM/SOAR technologies, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)

Preferred skills

Offensive Security, SANS, CISSP certifications, Rapid prototyping, Stakeholder management

Technologies

SOAR, SIEM, Agentic AI, Cloud platforms

Responsibilities

Spearhead architecture and daily operations of security response tooling, Lead and support security incident response across the organization, Evolve response platforms for precision and automation, Mentor new and existing staff, Drive team development and security mindset

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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