Principal Cyber Security Engineer, Soc Lead (us Federal)

Workday

Reston, VA, USA
Base: $184,800 - $277,200 usd (reston); base: $167...
Fully remote
10+ years cybersecurity operations experience
5+ years leading security operations personnel
Deep splunk siem platform tuning experience
This role provides technical and operational leadership for the Cyber Defense Security Operations Center supporting U.S. Government SaaS deployments including air-gapped environments

Job Summary

  • This role provides technical and operational leadership for the Cyber Defense Security Operations Center supporting U.S. Government SaaS deployments including air-gapped environments.
  • The position requires overseeing 24x7 monitoring operations, incident response coordination, and continuous improvement of SOC processes while managing a team of analysts.
  • Workday offers a culture rooted in integrity and empathy where employees receive trust to take risks and tools to grow within a Fortune 500 company.

Matching Summary

This role provides technical and operational leadership for the Cyber Defense Security Operations Center supporting U.S. Government SaaS deployments including air-gapped environments.

Salary

Base: $184,800 - $277,200 USD (Reston); Base: $167,200 - $300,000 USD (Other US locations); Bonus/Equity: Eligible for Workday Bonus Plan and annual refresh stock grants

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years cybersecurity operations experience
  • 5+ years leading security operations personnel
  • Deep Splunk SIEM platform tuning experience
  • NIST SP 800-61r3 incident response lifecycle
  • Secure cloud and air-gapped network support

Nice-to-have

  • Strong critical thinking under pressure
  • Experience with Red Blue Purple Teams
  • Ability to communicate risk to leadership
  • Curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • Drive automation initiatives with SOAR

Key Requirements

  • United States citizenship required
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field
  • TS/SCI security clearance eligibility
  • DoD 8570 certification requirements

Work Rights

Must have US citizenship (naturalized or native)

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