Splunk Engineer

The Technical
Alexandria, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior

Job location

Alexandria, United States of America

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Confluence
JIRA
Bash
Command-Line Interface
Computer Engineering
Linux
JSON
Python
Parsing
Performance Tuning
Scrum
Ansible
SharePoint
Systems Integration
XML
YAML
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Data Ingestion
Boto3
Indexer
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Splunk
Docker

Job description

Design, develop, and maintain Splunk dashboards, reports, alerts, and monitoring solutions Administer and support Splunk environments, including infrastructure components, configurations, and performance optimization Perform data onboarding, parsing, normalization, and indexing for new log sources Troubleshoot and resolve Splunk system, infrastructure, and configuration issues Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations teams to support monitoring and analytics initiatives Provide regular progress updates and technical briefings to stakeholders Support continuous improvement efforts through automation and process optimization

Requirements

Seeking a Splunk Engineer with strong experience in Splunk Enterprise administration, SPL development, data onboarding, and infrastructure management to support secure, mission-focused environments. This hybrid position requires 2-3 days per week onsite in a SCIF.

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph in DISS, Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) required; preferred fields include Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical discipline 3+ years of experience with Splunk Enterprise Experience developing searches, reports, alerts, and dashboards using Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) Hands-on experience managing Splunk infrastructure, including Indexers, Search Heads, Universal Forwarders, and Index Clusters Experience onboarding, ingesting, and indexing new data sources Familiarity with Splunk configuration files (e.g., inputs.conf, props.conf) and troubleshooting via both GUI and command-line interfaces 1+ year of experience with Linux and/or Windows system administration Experience creating architectural and infrastructure diagrams Proficiency with SharePoint, Jira, and Confluence Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams Ability to provide status updates, presentations, and briefings to stakeholders Availability to work onsite in a SCIF environment 2-3 days per week, Splunk Enterprise administration and engineering Search Processing Language (SPL) Linux and Windows system administration Data ingestion, parsing, and indexing Infrastructure management and troubleshooting Scripting and automation AWS cloud technologies Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Agile/Scrum methodologies Technical documentation and diagram creation

Additional Information:

Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) preferred Experience with Splunk User Behavior Analytics (UBA) preferred Experience with automation tools and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Experience developing scripts and integrations using Python, Bash, Boto3, JSON, YAML, and XML Experience working within AWS environments Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible Strong verbal and written communication skills Excellent organizational and time management skills Experience supporting secure government environments and SCIF operations is highly desirable

Preferred Certifications:

Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect Splunk Enterprise Security Certification Splunk User Behavior Analytics Certification

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