Splunk Engineer

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field and a minimum of six (6) years of experience in system administration database administration network engineering software engineering or software development with a concentration in Cybersecurity
  
• Splunk Cloud Experience
  
• Four (4) years of experience with Splunk in distributed deployments
  
• Current Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin certification
  
• Excellent written and oral skills ability to work closely with multiple customers manage expectations and track engagement scope
  
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security or integration with other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms
  
• Proficient at data onboarding activities including routing parsing and normalizing events to the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM)
  
• Proficiency onboarding data using Splunk developed addons for Windows Linux and common thirdparty devices and applications
  
• Experience onboarding data into Splunk via forwarder scripted inputs TCP/UDP and modular inputs from a variety of sources
  
• Proficiency managing Splunk using the Splunk commandline interface
  
• Proficiency managing Splunk using configuration files
  
• Experience collaborating with separate engineering teams to configure data sources for Splunk integration
  
• Proficiency implementing and onboarding data in Splunk DB Connect
  
• Experience with Splunk performing systems administration including performing installation configuration monitoring system performance and availability upgrades and troubleshooting
  
• General networking and security troubleshooting (firewalls routing NAT etc.)
  
• Splunk implementation and troubleshooting experience
  
• Experience in managing maintaining and administering multisite indexer cluster
  
• Proficiency developing log ingestion and aggregation strategies per Splunk best practices
  
• Perform integration activities to configure connect and pull data with 3rd party software APIs
  
• Proficient in regular expressions
  
• Ability to autonomously prioritize and successfully deliver across a portfolio of projects
  
• DHS Entry on Duty (EOD) is required to support this program
  
• Must have atleast one of the following: CCIE Security Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) CCNP Security CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional CEH Certified Ethical Hacker Certified Data Administrator Professional Certified Implementation Engineer Specialist Splunk Certified Architect Certified Storage Associate CISSP Certified Information Systems Security CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) Converged Infrastructure Specialist CSSLP Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional ECSP ECCouncil Certified Secure Programmer GCIH Incident Handler GCWN Windows Security Administrator GICSP Cyber Security Professional GISF Security Fundamentals GISP Security Professional GSSP Secure Software Programmer MCSE Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Server) RHCA Red Hat Certified Architect RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer SEI (Software Engineering Institute) SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner VCA (Certified Associate) VCAP (Certified Advanced Professional) VCDX (Certified Design Expert) VCIX (Implementation Expert) VCP (Certified Professional) MS 365 Certified: Security Administrator Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer (Associate) Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect Splunk Enterprise Certified Administrator Splunk Core Certified Consultant Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer Splunk Certified Developer AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional Swimlane Certified SOAR Developer
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Splunk Cloud Experience
  
• Experience working in Azure
  
• Experience with GitLab or GitHub or other version control system
  
• Scripting and development skills (Bash Python and PowerShell)
  

Essential Requirements: US Citizenship is required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this job the employee will regularly sit walk stand and climb stairs and steps. May require walking long distance from parking to work station. Occasionally movement that requires twisting at the neck and/or trunk more than the average person squatting/ stooping/kneeling reaching above the head and forward motion will be required. The employee will continuously be required to repeat the same hand arm or finger motion many times. Manual and finger dexterity are essential to this position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close distance depth perception and telling differences among colors. The employee must be able to communicate through speech with clients and public. Hearing requirements include conversation in both quiet and noisy environments. Lifting may require floor to waist waist to shoulder or shoulder to overhead movement of up to 20 pounds. This position demands tolerance for various levels of mental stress.

Job Duties:

• Manage multiple assignments changing priorities and work independently with little oversight
  
• Build implement and administer Splunk in Windows and Linux environments
  
• Work with existing and custom Splunk applications and addons to fulfill customer needs
  
• Provide operations and maintenance support for a distributed Splunk environment consisting of heavy forwarders indexers and search head servers spanning security performance and operational roles
  
• Editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps
  
• Onboard data to Splunk via forwarder scripted inputs TCP/UDP and modular inputs from a variety of sources.
  
• Provider operational support for Splunk Universal Forwarder on Linux and Windows endpoints
  
• Manage and support automation solutions for Splunk deployment and orchestration in onpremise and cloud environments
  
• Documentation reporting presentation teamwork and DHS wide collaboration are among the expected duties and mission of the task order