Senior Splunk Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to lead the architecture, implementation, and maintenance of our Splunk environments. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing scalable, high-performance Splunk solutions, innovating on the platform’s capabilities, and ensuring its reliability and security. You will serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical guidance, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with various teams to meet the company’s data and security objectives. Assist with transition from M-21-31 to M-26-14 compliance, including CISA framework analysis and crafting IHS’s internal compliance policies, processes, and procedures, * Design & Development: Architect and implement scalable, high-performance Splunk environments, including data ingestion pipelines, dashboards, alerts, and reports.

• Solution Innovation: Research, prototype, and develop innovative Splunk-based solutions to improve platform capabilities or deliver new features for analytics, security, or DevOps use cases.
• Infrastructure Management: Maintain and optimize the Splunk infrastructure, including indexing, search performance, and data retention strategies to ensure system health and efficiency.
• Integration & Automation: Integrate Splunk with other critical systems (e.g., SIEM, DevOps tools, databases) and automate repetitive tasks using scripting and CI/CD tools.
• Support & Troubleshooting: Act as a final escalation point to resolve complex operational issues, troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and guarantee high system reliability and availability.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Create comprehensive documentation for designs, processes, and solutions. Actively mentor junior engineers and share knowledge across the team.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure all Splunk environments comply with Federal security policies, industry standards like ISO, and ITIL best practices. Lead the transition from M-21-31 to M-26-14 compliance, including CISA framework analysis and crafting IHS’s internal compliance policies, processes, and procedures.

• Experience: 5-8 years experience in Splunk/SIEM engineering and management
• Clearance: U.S. Citizen with an Active Public Trust Level-4 or higher, or ability to obtain one through background investigation
• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field is typically required.
• Splunk Expertise: Deep knowledge of Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, and Splunk Observability Cloud. Advanced proficiency in SPL, creating complex dashboards, alerts, and data models.
• Programming & Scripting: Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or another backend language, coupled with extensive experience in shell scripting (bash).
• Data Technologies: Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases and advanced data structures.
• Architecture: Proven experience with microservices, major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and containerization technologies like Kubernetes.
• Tools: Hands-on familiarity with CI/CD tools, configuration management (i.e.: Ansible), vulnerability management tools (Tenable One), and modern observability platforms (Palo Alto CoreTex XDR).

Preferred Skills:

• Professional experience building and deploying custom Splunk applications.
• Strong domain knowledge in cybersecurity, including IDS/IPS and SIEM/SEM concepts.
• Demonstrated experience with cloud-native architecture and managing SaaS platforms.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with a proven ability to mentor, coach, and lead through influence.
• Creative and strategic approach to problem-solving, with the ability to maintain a “big picture” view while focusing on details.

Pulled from the full job description

• Tuition reimbursement
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program, Eligible full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, retirement savings with company match, and paid time off. Additional benefits include voluntary supplemental benefits, access to an employee assistance program, and educational assistance with tuition reimbursement.

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation-owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. DDC is dedicated to empowering the Navajo Nation and the communities we serve.