
Cribl Engineer
GuidePoint Securityabout 10 hours ago
Washington, DC, USASenior / Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and design for Cribl Stream/Edge across multiple enclaves and data domains.
- Build high throughput pipelines 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 governance controls.
- Integrate pipelines with SIEM/analytics ecosystems.
- Develop reliability frameworks and failure mode response processes.
- Maintain reusable Cribl packs and operational standards.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for Cribl issues.
- Mentor engineers and conduct design reviews.
- Support cross-functional teams on logging and telemetry strategy.
Requirements
- Must possess a TS/SCI w/Poly (CI or FS).
- 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 and indexing practices.
- Strong Linux fundamentals and scripting expertise (Python/Bash).
- Strong understanding of transport protocols and data storage.
- Experience designing secure data flows and compliance controls.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers.
- Certified Cribl Certified Engineer (CCOE) or equivalent expertise.
- Must possess or be willing to obtain DoD 8570.01-M certifications.
Benefits
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required).
- Group Medical Insurance options with significant employer contributions.
- Group Dental Insurance with full premium coverage for employees.
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months.
- Pet Benefit Option.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data EngineeringSecurity