Onsite Splunk Specialist – SC Cleared (Newport)

Sanderson Government and Defence; Park Central; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term contract potential

Competitive daily rate

High-profile security programme

Collaborative SOC environment

Job summary

Sanderson Government and Defence is seeking a System Specialist (Splunk) to join a high-performing SOC team in Newport. You will support Splunk administration, SIEM operations, upgrades, migrations and automation efforts to maintain health, performance and security of the platform.

The role requires hands-on Splunk expertise, strong Unix/Linux administration and scripting skills, plus active SC clearance. 3 months initial contract with rolling extensions; five days onsite.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience administering and supporting Splunk Enterprise environments.
• Experience providing end-to-end SIEM support within enterprise or security-focused environments.
• Solid understanding of Splunk upgrades, health checks, monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Strong Unix/Linux administration skills.
• Experience performing Unix maintenance and administrative tasks.
• Proficiency in Unix shell scripting.
• Experience creating and maintaining Splunk dashboards, alerts and documentation.
• Regular use of GitLab/Git for version control and configuration management.
• Experience managing application configuration files and deployments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Active SC Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end administration and support of the Splunk SIEM platform.
• Conduct Splunk health checks and performance monitoring across the environment.
• Support planned migrations, upgrades and platform enhancement activities.
• Create, maintain and optimise Splunk alerts, dashboards and reports.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Deploy and manage Splunk Technology Add-ons (TAs).
• Troubleshoot platform issues and implement corrective actions.
• Work closely with SOC analysts, engineers and wider security teams.
• Manage and modify configuration files, deploying changes through Git/GitLab repositories.
• Support automation initiatives through scripting and process improvement.

Skills

Splunk Enterprise

end-to-end SIEM support

Splunk upgrades

Unix/Linux administration

Unix shell scripting

Splunk dashboards

GitLab/Git

configuration management

analytical thinking

SC Clearance

Tools

GitLab

Job description

Sanderson Government and Defence is seeking a System Specialist (Splunk) to join a high-performing SOC team in Newport. You will support Splunk administration, SIEM operations, upgrades, migrations and automation efforts to maintain health, performance and security of the platform.

The role requires hands-on Splunk expertise, strong Unix/Linux administration and scripting skills, plus active SC clearance. 3 months initial contract with rolling extensions; five days onsite.