Senior Splunk Engineer – ITSI, Cloud & Automation

CACI International Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Splunk Engineer in McLean, VA to manage and extend our Splunk platform. The role focuses on building applications, dashboards, and automation to support IT operations and cybersecurity missions for government customers.

You will work within an Agile team, onboard new data sources, and ensure data quality across Linux/Windows environments while collaborating with IT teams to resolve issues and advance platform capabilities.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence Polygraph
• 8+ years of experience managing a Splunk Platform and ITSI
• BA/BS degree or 10+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Experience implementing Splunk products including universal and heavy forwarders, search heads, deployment server, and indexes
• Knowledge of cybersecurity compliance (RMF/IA) is a plus
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Design core scripts to automate Splunk maintenance and alerting tasks
• Develop dashboards and reports to display business-critical information
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and alerts for IT systems monitoring
• Engage with Product Owners to align platform capabilities with business needs
• Create scalable security architectures using integrations
• Assist in developing policies for secure operation of Splunk infrastructure
• Support cloud deployment (AWS and Azure) and cybersecurity compliance checks
• Onboard new data sources into Splunk and ensure data quality
• Collaborate with government customers on data-source onboarding requirements

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Documentation

Communication

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Splunk Enterprise

Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI)

Splunk Universal Forwarder

Splunk Search Head

Splunk Deployment Server

Splunk Indexes

Linux

Windows

Python

Perl

JavaScript

XML

JSON

Job description

CACI International Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Splunk Engineer in McLean, VA to manage and extend our Splunk platform. The role focuses on building applications, dashboards, and automation to support IT operations and cybersecurity missions for government customers.

You will work within an Agile team, onboard new data sources, and ensure data quality across Linux/Windows environments while collaborating with IT teams to resolve issues and advance platform capabilities.