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# Senior Splunk Administrator

- **Company:** Prism, Inc.
- **Location:** Norfolk, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Parsing, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Reliability Engineering, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Software Troubleshooting, HybridCloud, Indexer, Splunk, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9269051/senior-splunk-administrator

## About the Role

BS degree and 8-10 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 7 years of prior relevant experience.
IAT Level II Certification.
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin or Splunk Cloud Certified Admin Certification.
Minimum three years of experience administering Splunk Enterprise v9 and supporting distributed Splunk architectures in hybrid cloud and on-premises production environments.
Experience administering and troubleshooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 and/or RHEL 9 servers.
Experience with STIGs, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks.
Experience developing and maintaining operational dashboards, visualizations, and executive reporting in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud.
Strong working knowledge of Splunk data ingestion pipelines, indexing, parsing, forwarding, search optimization, and retention management.
Experience using at least one scripting or automation language: Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and documentation skills, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, collaborate across technical teams, and maintain a customer-focused approach in a high-tempo production environment.
Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, ability to work in a team environment., Experience with automated script design, coding, debugging, and maintenance skills (using bash, python, etc.)
Experience working in classified government or Department of Defense environments.
Familiarity with RHEL 10

## Description

Work in tandem with other Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) and development teams to create automated testing frameworks that simulate real-world conditions that validate system behavior under normal and stress conditions, ensuring our services are resilient and meet established service level objectives (SLOs)
Support the operations and maintenance of the enterprise network. Contribute to the development of robust and scalable services that operate reliably in production.
Support mission-critical cybersecurity operations by administering and maintaining distributed Splunk Enterprise platforms across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
Responsible for daily platform operations, performance and ingestion monitoring, data onboarding support, incident troubleshooting, security compliance, documentation, and modernization activities in an Agile/DevOps operating culture.