Sr. Splunk Engineer

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We are seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to support and contribute to our government customer’s success in Las Vegas, NV!

The Splunk engineer will become an integral part of the Cyber Security Project Engineering team focused on delivering innovative solutions which enhance the capabilities of the Security Operations Center to detect and identify threat activity and system intrusions. This job will involve a range of Splunk development and configuration activities including system deployment, Splunk app implementation, data onboarding, and other Splunk integrations. Development projects employ DevOps practices and Agile methodologies to ensure timely delivery of solution improvements aligned with customer requirements. This role will be responsible, working closely with Engineering teams to identify, design, implement, and test automated processes for solution delivery. A strong IT background, as well as knowledge of Linux administration services is very beneficial.

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Work closely with Project Engineering team and project stakeholders to deliver needed solutions in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation which includes solution requirements, use cases, system dependencies, test plans, build and deployment processes, usage guides, build artifacts, and release notes.
• Collaboratively design and implement custom Splunk solutions which satisfy project requirements.

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• U.S. Citizenship is required. (no dual citizenship permitted)
• Ability to obtain a clearance or a current DOE Q or TS clearance
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security or related technical discipline OR 4 years professional IT experience may be used in lieu of degree.
• Five (5) years of relevant work experience with a preference in Security/Dev Ops engineering.
• Experience deploying, configuring, and managing clustered Splunk deployments.
• Experience with troubleshooting and understanding common Splunk methodologies for troubleshooting.
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) in a large and clustered environment.
• Understand how the Common Information Model (CIM) fits into the Splunk environment.
• Experience with standardized and centralized logging and filtering (Splunk, syslog).
• Experience onboarding various data sources into Splunk using multiple inputs techniques.
• Experience developing and maintaining health monitoring for a large Splunk deployment and data sources
• Experience managing Splunk via the command-line interface.
• Experience with DevOps platforms and tools (Jira, git, Jenkins, Ansible).
• A strong understanding of git, Bitbucket, or similar technologies.
  
• Modern programming skills in any language, including version control, test-driven development, and debugging.
• Knowledge, experience, and scripting skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell, etc.).
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of agile project management.
• Familiar with compliance frameworks, security best practices, and product security baselines.
• Experience using configuration management tools in a production environment (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.).
• Strong IT background, including networking fundamentals and systems.
• Comfortable learning independently and asking for help.
• Superb written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders of varying technical and non-technical skillsets.
  
• Must obtain and maintain the compliance with NICE 800-181 certification (e.g.CISM, CCISO, CISSP) within six (6) months following your date of hire.

Preferred Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect or Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
• Splunk Certified Power User or extensive experience with Splunk dashboards, onboarding, and integrations
• Linux+ or similar familiarity with Linux systems via command-line interface (CLI)
• Experience onboarding a variety of vendor and custom data sources into the Common Information Model
• Experience contributing to information technology and security projects, in particular projects which require coordination with developers, engineering domains, and service stakeholders.
• Experience with usage and development of solutions for big data platforms such as Splunk and Hadoop.
• Experience working in a closed / highly secure / regulated environment.
• Strong background in secure development principals and methodologies of software security
• Familiarity with DevOps culture, policies, and practices.
• Familiar with cloud computing platforms like Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Experience with automation, scripting, and programming.
• Understanding of Unit Testing and Integration Testing with production experience.
• Knowledge and experience of statistical methodologies
• Industry certifications for security engineering, cyber security, big data analytics

Security Clearance Level:

• Ability to obtain a clearance (Active DOE Q OR TS clearance preferred).

Work Schedule:

• Full-time on-site 

Benefits Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

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