Cribl Engineer

About this role

GuidePoint Security seeks a senior Cribl Engineer to design and operate enterprise-scale observability pipelines for federal government clients. You'll architect complex log/telemetry routing systems, mentor engineering teams, and serve as the technical authority on Cribl Stream and Edge deployments handling multi-terabyte data volumes.

What you'll do

• Lead architecture and design of Cribl Stream/Edge pipelines across multiple enclaves and data domains
• Build and optimize high-throughput pipelines (5-10+ TB/day) with routing, filtering, enrichment, and replay workflows
• Engineer secure data flows with encryption, masking, tokenization, RBAC, and compliance controls
• Integrate pipelines with SIEM and analytics platforms (Splunk, Elastic, cloud services)
• Develop high-availability/disaster-recovery patterns and operational reliability frameworks
• Mentor senior engineers, conduct design reviews, and serve as escalation point for Cribl technical issues

What they're looking for

• Cribl Stream and Cribl Edge (3+ years production experience)
• Enterprise log/telemetry pipeline architecture (5+ years)
• Splunk forwarding, ingestion, and indexing
• Linux, Python, Bash scripting, and automation tools (Ansible/Terraform)
• Transport protocols, Kafka, S3/object storage, and TLS/MTLS
• Data security design (encryption, RBAC, secrets management)
• DoD 8570.01-M compliance certifications (Security+, CISSP, CASP+, or equivalent)
• Cribl Certified Engineer (CCOE) certification