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# Cribl Engineer at GuidePoint Security

- **Company:** GuidePoint Security
- **Location:** Dc MD, VA
- **Posted:** 2026-06-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/guidepointsecurity/jobs/6020014004?gh_jid=6020014004

## Job description

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

## About GuidePoint Security

GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. With more than 800 vetted technology vendor partnerships and deep practitioner expertise across every major cybersecurity domain, GuidePoint serves more than half of the U.S. Government’s cabinet-level agencies across Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Community segments, as well as Federal System Integrators and major defense prime contractors. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.

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.

## 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, 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).
- Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes

## 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).

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option

## About GuidePoint Security

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: GuidePoint Security is a trusted cybersecurity advisor and services partner that helps organizations navigate complex security challenges, minimize risk, and ensure compliance.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Reston, Virginia, USA (new global headquarters at 1900 Reston Metro Plaza, opened June 2025)
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Cybersecurity consulting and services
- **Target Customers**: B2B, serving enterprise organizations (40% of the Fortune 500), all U.S. cabinet-level agencies, and organizations of all sizes across every industry
- **Mission Statement**: "Stronger Together. Protecting What's Next." — The company helps organizations solve their most complex security challenges, align security with business objectives, mature their security posture, minimize risk, and ensure compliance.

## Products & Services
GuidePoint offers a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity services organized into key practice areas:
- **[Advisory & Strategy]**: Security program assessments, policy development, risk management frameworks, executive advisory, and cybersecurity maturity strategies.
- **[Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)]**: Aligning information security with business goals, managing risk, and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- **[Identity & Access Management (IAM)]**: Services for managing and securing user identities and access.
- **[Network & Infrastructure Security]**: Implementation, optimization, and management of network security architectures (e.g., Zscaler, Palo Alto, Gigamon).
- **[Application Security]**: Security integration into the software development lifecycle, including penetration testing and code review.
- **[Data Security & Privacy]**: Identifying, classifying, and securing sensitive information across complex environments; AI Governance.
- **[Incident Response & Threat Intelligence]**: Comprehensive, 24/7 incident response (IR) and tailored threat intelligence (TI) services to prepare, detect, contain, and recover from cyber threats.
- **[Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing]**: Services to identify, prioritize, and remediate security gaps.
- **[Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security]**: Technical and advisory services to securely incorporate AI, use AI for threat hunting, and defend against AI-enhanced threats.
- **[Security Operations Center (SOC) Services]**: Managed security monitoring and response.
- **[Staff Augmentation]**: Providing expert cybersecurity practitioners on demand.
- **[Managed Security Services]**: Ongoing management and monitoring of security technologies.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (Private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Not publicly available. The company has experienced "record growth" and is backed by a team of more than 1,000 employees.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available. The company partners with over 800 technology vendors, including major names like Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Splunk, Microsoft, Okta, and CyberArk.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Surpassed 1,000 employees (as of June 2025).
    - Achieved double-digit revenue gains.
    - Opened three new offices in 2025: new global HQ in Reston, VA; plus offices in Norwood, OH and Frisco, TX.
    - Named to Inc.'s 2026 Best Workplaces list (sixth time honored).
    - Serves more than 5,600 organizations, including 40% of the Fortune 500 and all U.S. cabinet-level agencies.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vendor-Neutral Expertise**: GuidePoint is solely focused on cybersecurity and does not sell its own products, acting as an objective, trusted advisor. They vet 800+ technology vendors to recommend the best-fit solutions.
- **Deep Technical Certification**: The team is comprised of highly certified practitioners (CISSP, CISM, OSCP, GIAC, etc.) with experience from Fortune 100 companies, the Department of Defense, and U.S. intelligence agencies.
- **Personal Touch, National Scale**: Offers localized, white-glove service with the resources and expertise of a national firm.
- **Comprehensive Service Portfolio**: Covers the entire cybersecurity lifecycle from strategy and risk management to implementation, managed services, and incident response.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continued Expansion**: Opening new offices and growing the workforce, particularly in key U.S. regions.
- **Innovation in Emerging Tech**: Introducing new service offerings in cloud security, Identity and Access Management, and AI/ML risk.
- **Deepening Market Leadership**: Scaling across both public and private sectors, with a focus on federal government and large enterprise clients.
- **Talent Development**: Investing in GuidePoint Security University (GPSU) to train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals through a flexible internship program.

## Why Work Here
- **Award-Winning Culture**: Named to Inc.'s 2026 Best Workplaces list (sixth time). Recognized for a "vibrant workplace culture" by Inc. Magazine and Washington Business Journal.
- **People-First Values**: Culture is rooted in trust, accountability, and a commitment to "doing what’s right." Features an employee-led "Pay it Forward" peer-to-peer recognition program.
- **Remote & Flexible Work**: Offers excellent work-life balance via telework and flextime. Many roles are remote within the U.S. (with regional preferences for some positions).
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Fully covers employee premiums on the base health plan, offers generous support for dependents, a generous mobile phone and home internet allowance, and a competitive 401k retirement plan.
- **Development & Growth**: Access to GuidePoint Security University (GPSU) for internships and continuous learning from industry-leading practitioners. The company promotes from within and offers a clear path for career advancement in a high-growth field.
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees work on critical cybersecurity challenges for top-tier clients, including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, providing a strong sense of purpose.

## Sources
1. [GuidePoint Security Careers Page](https://www.guidepointsecurity.com/careers/)
2. [GuidePoint Security - Why GuidePoint](https://www.guidepointsecurity.com/why-guidepoint/)
3. [GuidePoint Security Named to Inc.’s 2026 Best Workplaces List](https://www.guidepointsecurity.com/newsroom/guidepoint-security-named-to-inc-s-2026-best-workplaces-list/)
4. [GuidePoint Security Opens New Global Headquarters Amid Continued Growth](https://www.guidepointsecurity.com/newsroom/guidepoint-security-opens-new-global-headquarters-amid-continued-growth/)
5. [GuidePoint Security - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/guidepointsec)

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