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Leidos

Splunk Engineer Jr.

Leidos, Ashburn, Virginia, United States, 22011


DescriptionJob

DescriptionThe Splunk Engineer JR.

is

equivalent to a mid-level

engineer

at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

DHS

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify,

contain,

and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP 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 workstations.

The CBP SOC

is responsible for

the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects,

investigates,

and reports any suspected and confirmed security

violations.Leidos

currently has a need for a Splunk Engineer for this highly visible cyber security program supporting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security operations center

(SOC).

The

Splunk Engineer will support the full system

engineering life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development,

implementation, integration, test, and documentation.

The Splunk Engineer will follow defined best practices and operational workflows.Primary

Responsibilities:The Splunk Engineer 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 apps, spanning security, performance, and operational roles

.

The Engineer should be proficient with recognizing and onboarding new data sources into Splunk, building dashboards, searches, reports, etc. The Splunk engineer should be proficient within a Linux environment, editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps. In addition, the Splunk engineer should be familiar with ansible or other automation tools.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

interact with senior management, as necessary.

Basic QualificationsA minimum of a

Bachelor



s

degree with

3

-

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 followChange & Configuration Management

,

utilizing

automation tools, such as Git

.

3

+ years of experience in a Splunk roleworking in a

Splunkclustered

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

.

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 +.

Understanding basic

n

etworking principles or

E

nterprise network design

.

Must have at least one of the following certifications: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

Must have a current or be able to favorably pass a

5-year

(BI) Background Investigation to join this program.

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.

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-10 While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range:

Pay Range $81,250.00 - $146,875.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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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