Job Description

Leidos has an immediate need for a Splunk Engineer SME for a new customer on a highly-visible and strategic Cybersecurity Task Order. The Splunk Engineer SME will install and maintain Splunk infrastructure, gather requirements from customers, onboard data, and assist end users with searches, dashboards, reports, and knowledge objects. The Splunk Engineer SME may be required to interact with senior management, as necessary.

Conceptualize, design, build, and maintain current and future customer-supported tools and platforms

Manage multiple assignments, changing priorities, and work independently with little oversight

Lead team of Splunk engineers in the management of Splunk solution to optimize data availability for SOC and other

Develop data storage, access, and retention strategies for a large IT enterprise using industry standards and best practices to advise Customer executive-level stakeholders

Design, build, implement, and administer Splunk infrastructure in on-prem and cloud environments.

Create, manage, and support automation solutions for Splunk deployment and orchestration in on-prem and cloud

Work with existing and custom Splunk applications and add-ons to fulfill customer needs

Provide overall engineering and design support for a distributed Splunk environment consisting of heavy forwarders, indexers, and search head servers, spanning security, performance, and operational roles

Onboard data to Splunk via forwarder, scripted inputs, TCP/UDP, and modular inputs from various sources

Normalize data to ensure CIM compliance, and develop data models to accelerate queries, dashboards, and correlation searches

Work closely with all relevant stakeholders to solve technical problems at the network, system, and application levels

Conduct periodic architectural reviews of Splunk and related systems to assess effectiveness and propose optimal installation alternatives as required

Develop and manage comprehensive documentation, artifacts, procedures, and processes for the optimal management of the Splunk infrastructure

Basic Qualifications:

Fifteen (15) years of experience with Linux and Windows system administration or an expert understanding of operating systems and common operating environments

Ten (10) years of experience with Splunk in distributed deployments

Current Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect certification

Excellent written and oral skills, ability to work closely with multiple customers, manage expectations, and track engagement scope

Experience implementing FISMA, NIST, NSA, and other information security, cybersecurity and CDM-related industry policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and best practices

Expert-level knowledge and ability with Splunk Enterprise Security or integration with other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms

Extensive experience with advanced configuration of Splunk including Indexer Clustering and Search Head

Proficient at data on-boarding activities including routing, parsing, and normalizing events to the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM)

Proficiency onboarding data using Splunk-developed add-ons forWindows, Linux, and common third-party 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 command-line interface

Proficiency managing Splunk using configuration files

Experience collaborating with separate engineering teams to configure data sources for Splunk integration

Intermediate understanding of SQL and common SQL dialects

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 architecture/design, implementation, and troubleshooting experience

Experience in managing, maintaining, and administering multi-site 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

Experience implementing and optimizing Splunk data models

Proficient in regular expressions

Scripting and development skills (Bash, Python, or PowerShell)

Ability to autonomously prioritize and successfully deliver across a portfolio of projects

Department of Homeland Security ESOC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to support this program

Education & Experience:

Requires Bachelors Degree and 12 \xe2\x80\x93 15 years of prior relevant experience in order to operate within the scope contemplated by the level.

Experience in lieu of degree

Preferred Certifications: Splunk Certified Consultant, Splunk Certified Architect, CASP, GCWN, GISF, GSSP, GICSP, CCNP, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, CEH, ENSA, ECSP, MCSE, VCP, BCAP, VCIX, VCDX, RHCA, RHCE

Pay Range: Pay Range $118,300.00 - $182,000.00 - $245,700.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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