Lead Splunk Architect (TS/SCI) - Core & Cloud

AUGUST SCHELL ENTERPRISES, INC.; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

August Schell Enterprises Inc. in Lackland, Texas is seeking a highly experienced Splunk Consulting Engineer to join our on-site team.

This role requires active TS/SCI clearance, extensive Splunk Core and Splunk Cloud expertise, and a proven ability to architect scalable data platforms for demanding federal workloads. You will provide senior technical guidance, enable data onboarding, tune CIM normalization, design HA/DR, and develop dashboards and reports that deliver actionable analytics to

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• 10+ years in technical consulting or big data.
• Splunk Core Consultant Certification.
• Extensive experience with Splunk Core and Splunk Cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert architectural guidance and hands-on technical support for enterprise Splunk Core and Splunk Cloud environments.
• Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end data onboarding processes, including data flow modeling, data source integration, and database design.
• Architect and manage distributed Splunk environments, including search head clustering, indexer clustering, and configuration management.
• Develop and maintain high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategies to ensure platform resilience, scalability, and business continuity.
• Perform Splunk index administration, maintenance, optimization, and data retention management in accordance with operational requirements and applicable federal standards.
• Configure and optimize data parsing, field extractions, and CIM normalization to support accurate and consistent analytics.
• Integrate, configure, and maintain Splunk-approved applications and technical add-ons across enterprise environments.
• Establish proactive platform monitoring, health checks, performance optimization, and alerting mechanisms to identify and resolve potential issues.
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, reports, alerts, and customer-facing visualizations that deliver meaningful, actionable insights.
• Troubleshoot complex platform, data ingestion, search performance, and integration issues to maintain reliable system operations.
• Collaborate with technical teams, customer stakeholders, and leadership to assess requirements, recommend solutions, and implement Splunk best practices.
• Provide technical documentation, knowledge transfer, and recommendations to support ongoing platform improvements and customer mission success.

Skills

Splunk Core/Cloud

Enterprise architecture

Data onboarding

HA/DR planning

Unix/Windows CLI

Bash

Python

Java

.NET

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Splunk Core

Splunk Cloud

Job description

August Schell Enterprises Inc. in Lackland, Texas is seeking a highly experienced Splunk Consulting Engineer to join our on-site team.

This role requires active TS/SCI clearance, extensive Splunk Core and Splunk Cloud expertise, and a proven ability to architect scalable data platforms for demanding federal workloads. You will provide senior technical guidance, enable data onboarding, tune CIM normalization, design HA/DR, and develop dashboards and reports that deliver actionable analytics to