Senior Splunk Engineer | TS/SCI CI Poly | Onsite Chantilly

Zachary Piper Solutions; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. Splunk Engineer to support a Cyber Security Operations Center for a National Intelligence customer on-site in Chantilly, VA.

The candidate will manage Splunk ES upgrades, tweaks, dashboards, and integration work to enhance defense operations. The role requires active TS/SCI CI Polygraph, a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 6+ years of cyber security experience, plus Splunk ES expertise.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI CI Polygraph required.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 6+ years of cyber security experience.
• Splunk certification highly preferred (Architect, Consultant, Admin, Power User).
• Experience with Splunk ES, IDS/IPS, EDR configuration and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operations including Splunk ES upgrades and patches, tuning content, managing dashboards, troubleshooting, and deploying Splunk ES.
• Maintain and tune Splunk systems while collaborating with technical teams across a dynamic enterprise.
• Administering knowledge objects, data models, dashboards, alerts, and other operational assets.
• Supporting API integrations and connectivity with external systems.
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive engineering and compliance documentation.
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of Splunk architecture diagrams and system documentation.
• Implementing role-based access controls and enforcing operational security standards.
• Work closely with cybersecurity analysts and engineering teams to enhance detection and response capabilities.
• Apply applicable security policies, standards, and technical requirements to ensure compliance.
• Configure and deploy Splunk forwarders through centralized management platforms.

Skills

Splunk

Security engineering

Bash

Python

Java

Perl

Linux

Windows

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Splunk ES

Arcsight

IDS/IPS

EDR

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. Splunk Engineer to support a Cyber Security Operations Center for a National Intelligence customer on-site in Chantilly, VA.

The candidate will manage Splunk ES upgrades, tweaks, dashboards, and integration work to enhance defense operations. The role requires active TS/SCI CI Polygraph, a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 6+ years of cyber security experience, plus Splunk ES expertise.