Splunk Engineer Jr

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:

1. Splunk Engineering
2. Linux and SQL/ODBC interfaces
3. 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.

Required Education/Experience

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree coupled with experience in the Information Technology arena.

Requirement Certifications (One of the following)

1. CCIE Security
2. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
3. CCNP Security
4. CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional
5. CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker
6. Certified Data Administrator Professional
7. Splunk Certified Architect
8. Certified Storage Associate
9. CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security
10. CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
11. CompTIA Security+
12. Converged Infrastructure Specialist
13. CSSLP – Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional
14. ECSP – EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer
15. ENSA – EC-Council Network Security Administrator
16. GCWN – Windows Security Administrator
17. GICSP – Cyber Security Professional
18. GISF – Security Fundamentals
19. GSSP – Secure Software Programmer
20. MCSE – Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Server)
21. RHCA – Red Hat Certified Architect
22. SEI (Software Engineering Institute)
23. SSCP – Systems Security Certified Practitioner
24. VCA (Certified Associate)
25. VCAP (Certified Advanced Professional)
26. VCDX (Certified Design Expert)
27. VCIX (Implementation Expert)
28. VCP (Certified Professional)
29. MS 365 Certified: Security Administrator
30. Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer (Associate)
31. RHCSA – Red Hat Certified System Administrator
32. Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
33. Splunk Core Certified Consultant
34. Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer
35. Splunk Certified Developer
36. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
37. The Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
38. The Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
39. ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)
40. ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)