Senior Splunk Cloud Engineer — TS/SCI Clearance

Cornerstone Defense LLC; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

Generous PTO Policy

401(k)

HSA and FSA options

Life and Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement and Training

Perks at Work Discount Program

Referral Program

Leads Generation Program

CollegeAmerica 529

Fitness Reimbursement Program

Travel Assistance

Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC is seeking a Software Engineer Expert in Herndon, VA to lead Splunk Cloud deployments and data engineering across secure environments.

The role requires 11+ years in IT/engineering with Splunk expertise, strong Python/Bash scripting, and experience integrating data streams from AWS/Azure/GCP. Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required to apply, and a path to responsible leadership is available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years working with Splunk or Splunk certifications.
• At least 3 years on Splunk Cloud or large deployments.
• Expert SPL and knowledge of Splunk apps (Enterprise Security, ITSI, DB Connect).
• Cloud onboarding experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting for automation, integrations, and ingestion pipelines.
• Security knowledge: logging best practices and compliance considerations.

Skills

Splunk expertise

Python scripting

Data integration

Cloud onboarding

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in IT/Engineering

Tools

Splunk Cloud

NiFi

Cribl

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD tooling

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Cornerstone Defense LLC is seeking a Software Engineer Expert in Herndon, VA to lead Splunk Cloud deployments and data engineering across secure environments.

The role requires 11+ years in IT/engineering with Splunk expertise, strong Python/Bash scripting, and experience integrating data streams from AWS/Azure/GCP. Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required to apply, and a path to responsible leadership is available.