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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Splunk Engineer - **Company:** Seneca Resources - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Information Engineering, Linux, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Log Files, Networking Basics, Parsing, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Security Information and Event Management, Syslog, Systems Integration, TCP/IP, Transport Layer Security, Cloud Platform System, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Data Analytics, Splunk, Network Server, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://senecahq.com/wp-content/plugins/bullhorn-oscp/#/jobs/48006 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline. * 5+ years of hands-on experience administering, implementing, and supporting Splunk Enterprise and/or Splunk Cloud environments. * Strong experience with Splunk architecture, including: Indexers, Search Heads, Forwarders, Deployment Servers * Expertise with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL). * Experience developing and supporting dashboards, reports, alerts, alert tuning, saved searches, and data models. * Experience onboarding and normalizing data from infrastructure, cloud, application, and security platforms. * Experience building and maintaining data pipelines for parsing, enrichment, normalization, and routing. * Working knowledge of: SIEM platforms, Security monitoring, Threat detection, Incident response workflows * Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including: TCP/IP, UDP, TLS/SSL, Syslog, Firewall connectivity, Transport troubleshooting * Experience with system log analysis and troubleshooting. * Experience administering Linux and Windows environments. * Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Required Certifications Candidates must possess at least one of the following certifications: * Splunk Core Certified Power User * Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin * Splunk Enterprise Security Certification, * Splunk Certified Architect * Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin * Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) * Experience supporting or integrating SOAR platforms * Experience automating operational tasks using: Python, PowerShell, Bash * Experience supporting Security Operations Centers (SOC) * Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks, compliance monitoring, and security operations best practices ## Description We are seeking an experienced Splunk Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise-scale Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud environments. This role is ideal for a highly technical professional who thrives in cybersecurity, observability, SIEM operations, and large-scale log management environments. The successful candidate will play a critical role in building and maintaining secure, scalable, and high-performing Splunk solutions that support security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, compliance initiatives, and operational visibility across the organization. What You'll Do Splunk Architecture & Administration * Design, implement, maintain, and optimize Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud environments. * Manage and support Splunk infrastructure, including: Indexers, Search Heads, Forwarders, Deployment Servers * Monitor platform health, performance, scalability, and availability. Data Engineering & Integration * Onboard and integrate logs and data sources from cloud platforms, applications, operating systems, infrastructure, and security tools. * Build and maintain data pipelines for data parsing, normalization, enrichment, transformation, and routing. * Ensure data quality and optimize ingestion performance across the Splunk ecosystem. Security Monitoring & Analytics * Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, alerts, saved searches, and data models. * Create and enhance use cases supporting: SIEM operations, Threat detection, Incident response, Security monitoring, Compliance reporting, Operational intelligence * Perform alert tuning and continuous improvement of monitoring capabilities. Governance & Collaboration * Administer role-based access control (RBAC) and security configurations. * Create architecture diagrams, implementation standards, operational procedures, and technical documentation. * Partner with security analysts, engineers, operations teams, and leadership to communicate technical solutions and recommendations. * Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical and operational challenges. ## Related Videos - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) - [Better Together: Leveraging Your Observability Tools as a SIEM](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2118-better-together-leveraging-your-observability-tools-as-a-siem) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)