Splunk Engineer with Security Clearance

Fuse Engineering; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Engineering LLC is seeking a Splunk Engineer to design, implement, and sustain enterprise logging, monitoring, and security analytics. You will build dashboards, perform data onboarding, and optimize Splunk performance to meet audit and availability requirements.

The role requires TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance, strong experience with Splunk, Linux administration, and scripting. You will collaborate with security teams to reduce false positives and improve alert fidelity while supporting

Qualifications

• Splunk Enterprise architecture and administration.
• Security logging, SIEM design, and compliance reporting.
• Linux systems administration.
• Data onboarding (Syslog, NetFlow, API ingestion).
• Scripting (Python, Bash, SPL).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and sustain Splunk dashboards and analytics for security events and user activity.
• Ensure availability, performance, and audit/compliance alignment of Splunk environments.
• Integrate data from NetFlow, Syslog, Cribl, Nagios, and scanners.
• Scale Splunk, on-boarding data, and manage indices.
• Provide Tier-4 support and coordinate with vendors and Splunk engineering.
• Advise on Splunk security configurations and audit capabilities.
• Develop automation and enrichment to reduce false positives and improve alerts.

Skills

Splunk architecture

SIEM design

Linux admin

Data onboarding

SPL scripting

Tools

Cribl

Nagios

HP NNMi

HPNA

Job description

Splunk Engineer Fuse Engineering LLC Splunk Engineer Laurel, MD Description The Splunk Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and sustainment of enterprise logging, monitoring, and security analytics solutions. This role ensures Splunk environments meet availability, performance, compliance, and audit requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and sustain custom Splunk dashboards and analytics supporting:
• Security events, audit data, and user activity monitoring (UAM)
• STE/STN compliance, vulnerability and compliance scans
• Network/system observable events by SSP
• Containerized application events by namespace
• Mission metrics, outage tracking, and system/network utilization
• Ensure Splunk dashboards and logging infrastructure maintain =93% operational availability monthly.
• Develop and maintain dashboards for authentication events, privileged access, account management, role escalation, and container security events.
• Integrate data from NetFlow/sFlow, Syslog, Cribl, Nagios, HP NNMi, HPNA, vulnerability scanners, and compliance tools.
• Perform Splunk scaling, performance tuning, data onboarding, and index management.
• Maintain log retention policies ensuring:
• 30 days online searchable logs
• 5 years, 11 months offline retention with restore capability
• Provide Tier-4 support, including vendor escalation and coordination with Splunk engineering.
• Advise architects and security accreditors on Splunk security configurations and audit capabilities.
• Develop automation, parsing, and enrichment logic to reduce false positives and enhance alert fidelity. Requirements TS/SCI w/ Polygraph Clearance Required Required Skills * Splunk Enterprise architecture and administration
• Security logging, SIEM design, and compliance reporting
• Linux systems administration
• Data onboarding (Syslog, NetFlow, API ingestion)
• Scripting (Python, Bash, SPL)