Splunk Engineer

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Job Title: Splunk EngineerLocation: RemoteClearance Level: Active Secret
Required Certification(s):· Splunk Certified Architect Certification· Splunk Certified Administrator Certification
SUMMARYThe Security Operations Center (SOC) was established in accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 7 as a single point of management and reporting for information security incidents. The SOC is chartered to prevent, identify, contain, and eradicate cyber threats to the clients networks through monitoring, intrusion detection, and protective security services to information systems, including local area networks / wide area networks (LAN / WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile / cellular, cloud, security devices, servers, and workstationThe selected candidate will provide overall engineering, and administration in supporting a very large distributed clustered Splunk environment consisting of search heads, indexers, deployers, deployment servers, heavy/universal forwarders and Splunk Enterprise Security premium app, spanning security, performance, and operational roles.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:· The candidate should be familiar with recognizing and onboarding new data sources into Splunk, analyzing the data for anomalies and trends, and building dashboards highlighting the key trends of the data. The Splunk engineer should be familiar with a Linux environment, editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps.· The Splunk engineer will work with other Cybersecurity Engineering team members and will be required to interact with end users to gather requirements, perform troubleshooting, and provide assistance with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards. The Splunk engineer will be required interact with senior management, as necessary.· Knowledge of Cloud Services such as AWS, Azure, Office365· Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python, Bash, Visual Basic or PowerShell
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Certifications· Splunk Certified Architect Certification· Splunk Certified Administrator CertificationEducation, Background, and Years of Experience· Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree coupled with 7+ years’ experience in the Information Technology arena.· 4+ years of experience in a senior Splunk role working in a Splunk clustered environment supporting SOC or NOC environments
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Skills· Must have an active Secret Clearance and in addition, must have a current or be able to favorably pass a 5 year (BI) Background Investigation to join this program.· NOC environments· 3+ Years experience in Linux and SQL/ODBC interfaces· 2+ Years experience in app interface development, using REST API’s· Previous project management experience.· ITIL Change & Configuration Management· Experience with Ansible and GIT· Ability to follow Change & Configuration Management· Strong problem solving abilities with an analytic and qualitative eye for reasoning under pressure· Self-starter with the ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision· Knowledge of Cloud Services such as AWS, Azure, Office365· Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python, Bash, Visual Basic or PowerShell· Experience in automating Splunk Deployments
Preferred Skills· Experience in SQL· Experience in other systems and network management products.· Current or former completed Splunk training· Prior experience a in Splunk professional services role· Automation/orchestration of Splunk with in a Cloud environment
WORKING CONDITIONS
Environmental Conditions· Monday - Friday, supporting remotely.
Strength Demands· Light – 20 lbs. Maximum lifting with frequent lift/carry up to 10 lbs. A job is light if less lifting is involved but significant walking/standing is done or if done mostly sitting but requires push/pull on arm or leg controls.
Physical Requirements· Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; See
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Happy: We exhibit a positive outlook in order to create a positive environment.Helpful: We assist each other and pull together as teammates to deliver.Honest: We conduct our business with integrity.Humble: We recognize that success is not achieved alone, that there is always more to learn, and that no task is below us.Hungry: We desire to consistently improve.Hustle: We work hard and get after it.
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