Critical Solutions
Splunk Engineer (w/ active Secret)
Critical Solutions, Ashburn, Virginia, United States, 22011
Splunk Engineer (w/ active Secret)
Location: Ashburn, Virginia
Full-time, Onsite, Day Shift
Clearance Required: Secret
JOB DESCRIPTION
Critical Solutions is seeking a Splunk Engineer to support federal program in Ashburn, VA. The Splunk Engineer will be a member of the Enterprise Splunk team, which falls under Cybersecurity Engineering, 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 may be required to interact with senior management, as necessary.
PRIMARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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 apps, spanning security, performance, and operational roles.
Onboarding new data sources into Splunk, building dashboards, searches, reports, etc.
Editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps in Linux environment.
Develop and maintain automation tools such as ansible.
Interact with end users to gather requirements, perform troubleshooting, and provide assistance with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards.
Interact with senior management, as necessary.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Possess an active Secret clearance and must be willing and able to favorably pass a (BI) Background Investigation to join this program.
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree with 6-8 years' experience in the Information Technology arena. Additional Cyber Security Certifications and experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
A combination of 3+ Years experience in Linux, Splunk, Ansible, app interface development, using REST APIs, or other Cyber technologies.
Ability to follow Change & Configuration Management, utilizing automation tools, such as Git.
3+ years of experience in a Splunk role working in Splunk clustered environment, with experience in Splunk premium app management (Enterprise Security, ITSI).
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, Office365.
Understanding and usage of Regex.
Understanding basic networking principles or Enterprise network design.
Experience with scripting languages, such as Python, Bash, Visual Basic or PowerShell.
Possess baseline security certification to meet DoD 8570 at IAT II requirements, such as Security +. In addition to one of following certification:
Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin
Splunk Cloud Certified Admin
Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer
Splunk Certified Developer
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
Splunk Core Certified Consultant
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in automating Splunk Deployments and orchestration within a Cloud environment.
Experience with FISMA Systems requirements.
Experience with Confluence, JIRA, ServiceNow.
Splunk Certified Developer certification.
LOCATION:
On-Site. Must be willing and able to commute to Ashburn, VA.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:
Must possess an active DoD Secret Clearance. In addition, selected candidate must undergo background investigation (BI) and finger printing by the federal agency and successfully pass the preceding to qualify for the position. US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.
CRITICAL SOLUTIONS PAY AND BENEFITS:
Salary range $135,000 - $173,000. The salary range for this position represent the typical salary range for this job level and this does not guarantee a specific salary. Compensation is based upon multiple factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, certifications, and other requirements.
BENEFIT SNAPSHOT: 100% premium coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Supplemental Insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Time Off (PTO/Holidays), Higher Education/Training Reimbursement, and more.
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Location: Ashburn, Virginia
Full-time, Onsite, Day Shift
Clearance Required: Secret
JOB DESCRIPTION
Critical Solutions is seeking a Splunk Engineer to support federal program in Ashburn, VA. The Splunk Engineer will be a member of the Enterprise Splunk team, which falls under Cybersecurity Engineering, 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 may be required to interact with senior management, as necessary.
PRIMARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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 apps, spanning security, performance, and operational roles.
Onboarding new data sources into Splunk, building dashboards, searches, reports, etc.
Editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps in Linux environment.
Develop and maintain automation tools such as ansible.
Interact with end users to gather requirements, perform troubleshooting, and provide assistance with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards.
Interact with senior management, as necessary.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Possess an active Secret clearance and must be willing and able to favorably pass a (BI) Background Investigation to join this program.
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree with 6-8 years' experience in the Information Technology arena. Additional Cyber Security Certifications and experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
A combination of 3+ Years experience in Linux, Splunk, Ansible, app interface development, using REST APIs, or other Cyber technologies.
Ability to follow Change & Configuration Management, utilizing automation tools, such as Git.
3+ years of experience in a Splunk role working in Splunk clustered environment, with experience in Splunk premium app management (Enterprise Security, ITSI).
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, Office365.
Understanding and usage of Regex.
Understanding basic networking principles or Enterprise network design.
Experience with scripting languages, such as Python, Bash, Visual Basic or PowerShell.
Possess baseline security certification to meet DoD 8570 at IAT II requirements, such as Security +. In addition to one of following certification:
Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin
Splunk Cloud Certified Admin
Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer
Splunk Certified Developer
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
Splunk Core Certified Consultant
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in automating Splunk Deployments and orchestration within a Cloud environment.
Experience with FISMA Systems requirements.
Experience with Confluence, JIRA, ServiceNow.
Splunk Certified Developer certification.
LOCATION:
On-Site. Must be willing and able to commute to Ashburn, VA.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:
Must possess an active DoD Secret Clearance. In addition, selected candidate must undergo background investigation (BI) and finger printing by the federal agency and successfully pass the preceding to qualify for the position. US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.
CRITICAL SOLUTIONS PAY AND BENEFITS:
Salary range $135,000 - $173,000. The salary range for this position represent the typical salary range for this job level and this does not guarantee a specific salary. Compensation is based upon multiple factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, certifications, and other requirements.
BENEFIT SNAPSHOT: 100% premium coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Supplemental Insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Time Off (PTO/Holidays), Higher Education/Training Reimbursement, and more.
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