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# Splunk Consultant -Active (TS/SCI with a CI Poly)

- **Company:** Meadowgate Technologies LLC
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Code Optimization, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Knowledge Management, Security Information and Event Management, Data Ingestion, Indexer, Information Technology, Splunk
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2334570adb1fc5ba

## About the Role

* Minimum of four (4) years of experience serving as a Splunk Subject Matter Expert (SME), Solutions Architect, Senior Engineer, or similar role supporting enterprise security operations, SIEM, or cybersecurity initiatives within Federal Government or Intelligence Community (IC) environments.
 * Demonstrated hands-on experience designing, implementing, administering, documenting and optimizing Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) environments.
 * Experience assessing Splunk architecture and environment health, including data ingestion, indexing, search performance, capacity, configuration, and platform optimization, with the ability to develop actionable recommendations.
 * Experience designing and configuring specialized SOC dashboards, searches, alerts, reports, data models, and security use cases aligned to customer mission requirements.
 * Experience developing environment-specific as-built documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge-management materials to support ongoing Splunk OperationsMaintenance (O&M).
 * Experience conducting structured knowledge transfer and workforce training to enable customer administrators to assume day-to-day Splunk O&M responsibilities.
 * Ability to provide senior-level Tier 3/4 architectural guidance, troubleshooting, and technical escalation support.
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical findings, architectural recommendations, operational procedures, and training content to engineering teams and customer stakeholders.
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

Desired Skills

 * Experience supporting Splunk Enterprise Security within a Security Operations Center (SOC) and translating mission requirements into effective security monitoring and operational workflows.
 * Experience leading Splunk platform assessments, optimization efforts, or O&M transition activities for Federal Government or Intelligence Community customers.
 * Experience supporting highly regulated or classified environments.
 * Relevant Splunk certifications, such as Splunk Core Certified Power User, Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect, or Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin.

Qualifications: TS/SCI + CI Poly