Splunk Engineer

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Splunk Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will be a member of the Department of State (DOS) Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations (CAEIO) Program for the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA). The CAEIO Program provides IT Operations and Maintenance to modernize the legacy networks, applications, and databases supporting CA services globally.

 

Responsibilities:

• Administer an on-premises Splunk Enterprise instance with 3.5 TB/day ingestion. Future integration of ES, SOAR, and ITSI planned.
• Plan and execute Splunk system updates and patch deployments.
• Perform on-boarding of standard and custom data sources in Splunk and have a thorough knowledge of using regular expressions to create extractions.
• Integrate threat intelligence feeds with other security tools to facilitate automation.
• Participate in onboarding and user requirement collection and delivery with larger Enterprise Monitoring team.
• Performance monitoring and tuning of Splunk and premium apps.
• Write SOPs for operational tasks and coordinate transition to operational support teams.
• Provide production support, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and expedient remediation of Splunk instance issues.

 

Core Work Schedule: First Shift (Monday - Friday, 8:30AM – 5:00PM ET)

Location: This position is hybrid with remote work and up to two days per week in the office in Sterling VA or Washington, DC.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• U.S. citizenship and an active SECRET Government Security Clearance.
• At least five years of hands-on experience building and deploying Splunk instances.
• Working knowledge of networking and switching protocols, and infrastructure services to troubleshoot and identify DNS, NTP, routing, switching, and firewall issues affecting connectivity of Splunk instances to users, end nodes, and heavy forwarders.
• Customer-oriented with excellent issue follow-through and resolution abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Ability to identify and prioritize tasks that will take the longest to accomplish overall projects.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, strong work ethic, and self-motivated.
• Tracks own work and can prioritize shifting priorities.
• Practical knowledge of Agile and SaFE Agile practices.
• Ability to work in an Agile environment.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience administering, maintaining, and scaling Splunk instances.
• Knowledge of working in enclaved/firewalled networks using server proxy model.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux/Unix.
• Experience with some combination of DB Connect, ES, SOAR, and ITSI.
• Strong knowledge of SPL.
• Experience managing M-21-31 requirements and implementation.
• Splunk Certified Architect or Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin, or Splunk Premium Applications Admin, or Splunk certified Admin certifications.
• CompTIA Security + or relevant networking industry certifications
• Windows/Linux OS and MS SQL/MYSQL/Oracle DB Administration.
• Experience with technology capabilities market research, technical analysis/review, and recommendation.
• Experience with cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, and Salesforce.

Education and Experience Requirements: Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD or 12 years with a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.