The candidate should have experience deploying and configuring Universal Forwarders and possess demonstrable knowledge of data collection methods such as Syslog, JDBC, or API. This position requires solid experience developing Splunk search queries, dashboards, and reports. Nice to have skills include Unix administration, scripting, understanding of Federal regulatory requirements, and experience using Jira and Confluence.
Basic Qualifications
Must be a US citizen, no clearance required and in addition, must have a current or be able to favorably pass a (BI) Background Investigation to join this program.
Must have experience in the following:
- Linux and SQL/ODBC interfaces
- ITIL Change & Configuration Management
- Experience with Ansible and GIT
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 to interact with senior management, as necessary.
Requirement Certifications
- CCIE Security
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- CCNP Security
- CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional
- CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker
- Certified Data Administrator Professional
- Splunk Certified Architect
- Certified Storage Associate
- CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security
- CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
- CompTIA Security+
- Converged Infrastructure Specialist
- CSSLP – Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional
- ECSP – EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer
- ENSA – EC-Council Network Security Administrator
- GCWN – Windows Security Administrator
- GICSP – Cyber Security Professional
- GISF – Security Fundamentals
- GSSP – Secure Software Programmer
- MCSE – Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Server)
- RHCA – Red Hat Certified Architect
- 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)
- RHCSA – Red Hat Certified System Administrator
- Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
- Splunk Core Certified Consultant
- Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer
- Splunk Certified Developer
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
- The Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- The Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)
- ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)