Revolutional delivers advanced technology solutions and mission support to federal agencies across civilian, health, and national security environments. We apply modern capabilities, including AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT modernization to solve complex challenges, enable faster and more secure operations, and drive measurable mission outcomes.
We are redefining how federal technology gets built and delivered by operating with a product mindset, prioritizing speed, ownership, and execution over bureaucracy.
Title: Sr. SOC Engineer
Location: Onsite – New Carrollton, MD or Memphis, TN
Terms: Full-time
Salary: $135K - $160K
Clearance: Public Trust
Travel: 0% (onsite presence at client facilities)
Position Description
We are seeking a Sr. SOC Engineer to lead the engineering, architecture, deployment, and improvement of the cybersecurity tools and capabilities that support a Security Operations Center (SOC) for a large federal agency across on-premises and cloud environments. This senior role develops and implements cybersecurity solutions, drives detection engineering and automation, translates security and business requirements into technical designs, develops and maintains cybersecurity standards and policies, and promotes cybersecurity awareness. This position works weekday core operational hours, but may require evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts in the case of an incident or emergency.
The successful candidate will:
- Lead engineering and architecture of SOC tools, sensors, platforms, and enclaves.
- Drive detection engineering that measurably improves detection quality.
- Own cybersecurity standards and policies for SOC engineering.
- Evaluate and prototype new SOC technologies.
- Promote cybersecurity awareness and share expertise with other engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement cybersecurity solutions to protect systems and networks against potential threats.
- Research and pilot new cybersecurity technologies, and investigate and resolve cybersecurity solution issues.
- Assist with configurations, validate secure complex systems, and test security products and systems to detect security weaknesses.
- Interface with stakeholders in the strategic design process to translate security and business requirements into technical designs.
- Develop mitigations in response to security incidents and evolving cyber threats.
- Support cybersecurity architecture, strategy, research, evaluation, prototyping, integration, deployment, and sustainment of SOC tools, sensors, platforms, and enclaves.
- Ensure engineered solutions comply with client policies, standards, hardening guidelines, security requirements, and approved technical direction.
- Support integration and interoperability of SOC tools, sensors, data sources, platforms, workflows, applications, and related cybersecurity infrastructure.
- Create and maintain engineering documentation, including design documentation, configuration information, test plans, end-to-end configuration flow diagrams, deployment records, and operational handoff materials.
- Support technical change requests through the client’s Change Control Board or equivalent change management process.
- Assist the client with maintaining SOC tool, asset, software license, maintenance, support agreement, and inventory information.
- Develop, test, maintain, and document custom analytics, detections, dashboards, scripts, interfaces, and automation playbooks.
- Perform sensor, rule, alert, and analytics tuning to improve detection quality, reduce false positives, and support efficient SOC operations.
- Prototype and integrate approved SOC technologies and custom capabilities.
- Support development and maintenance of automation, orchestration, and response playbooks.
- Validate custom capabilities before operational use and document results, dependencies, limitations, configuration requirements, and maintenance considerations.
- Recommend targeted improvements to SOC tools, workflows, detections, dashboards, scripts, and content based on operational findings and client priorities.
- Develop and maintain cybersecurity standards and policies.
- Promote cybersecurity awareness across technical teams and stakeholders.
- Review engineering designs, detections, and documentation for quality and compliance.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field and 7+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Deep experience engineering, integrating, and sustaining enterprise SOC technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS, and network sensors.
- Experience leading detection engineering, including developing, validating, and tuning detections and analytics.
- Experience developing automation, orchestration, and response playbooks.
- Experience translating security and business requirements into technical designs with stakeholders.
- Experience developing and maintaining cybersecurity standards, policies, and engineering documentation.
- Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
- Working knowledge of NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Desired
- Experience supporting federal government contracts as a contractor, including working to contract performance standards, deliverable schedules, and government review and approval processes.
- Experience with hybrid on-premises and cloud (AWS, Azure) SOC engineering.
- Experience prototyping and evaluating new security technologies.
- Experience with change management and Change Control Board processes.
- Certifications such as CISSP, GIAC (GCIA, GCED, GCDA), or vendor engineering certifications.
Work Authorization/Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
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Here at Revolutional we are pleased to have been repeatedly recognized for our outstanding work culture, the innovative work we do, and the employees on our team who make a difference each day. Some of these recognitions include:
- Recognized as a Top 20 "Best Place to Work in Virginia"
- Recipient of Department of Labor's HireVets Gold Medallion
- Great Place to Work Certification for five years running
- A Virginia Chamber of Commerce Fantastic 50 company
- A Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 company
- Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for eleven years
- Two-time SBA SBIR Tibbett's Award winner
- Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certification
We recognize that every bit of our success is the result of our teams of hard-working, motivated, and innovative professionals who are proud to call themselves part of the Revolutional family! In addition to competitive compensation, a family-focused culture, and a dynamic, productive work environment, we offer all full-time employees a variety of benefits including, but not limited to
- Traditional and HSA- eligible medical insurance plans
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision insurance options
- 100% employer-sponsored STD, LTD, and life insurance
- 5% 401(k) company matching
- Flexible-schedules and teleworking options
- Paid holidays and PTO Accrual Plans
- Paid Parental Leave
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Team and company-wide events, recognition, and appreciation-- and so much more!
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Revolutional is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or genetics. Revolutional does and will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. To perform the above job successfully, an individual must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed; meet the education and work experience required; and must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Other duties in addition to those listed may be assigned as necessary to meet business needs. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable an applicant with a disability to successfully apply for and/or perform the essential duties of the job. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact HR@revolutional.com.
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