Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security Administrator

Leidos; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security Administrator to maintain the NAVINTEL SIEM environment, engineer detection logic, develop dashboards, and support SOC operations from Suitland, MD. The role requires an Active TS/SCI clearance and deep Splunk expertise, including SPL, CIM, and RMF-aligned practices.

Responsibilities include onboarding data sources, threat hunting support, and producing dashboards and reports that describe system posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, IA or related area with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 6+ years professional experience in Splunk, Splunk Add-ons and Apps, and Splunk TA and Universal Forwarder installation, integration, configuration, administration, maintenance, and performance of RMF functions.
• Deep experience with Splunk Enterprise/ES, search processing language (SPL), CIM mapping, dashboards, and Linux administration.
• Experience supporting SOC workflows and SIEM tuning.

Responsibilities

• Administer Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security, CIM compliance, correlation searches, RBAs, dashboards, and data models.
• Onboard new data sources and ensure quality, parsing, and normalization.
• Support incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, and content governance.
• Produce operational reports, posture summaries, dashboards, and detection documentation.

Skills

Splunk

SPL

CIM mapping

Linux administration

SOC workflows

Active TS/SCI clearance

Threat detection engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/IA or related

Master’s degree in related area

Tools

Splunk Add-ons

Splunk Apps

Splunk TA

RMF functions

Job description

Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security Administrator

Location: Suitland, MD

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI

Leidos is seeking a Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security Administrator to maintain the NAVINTEL SIEM environment, engineer detection logic, develop dashboards, and support SOC operations to support our customer in Suitland, MD.

Primary Responsibilities

• Administer Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security, CIM compliance, correlation searches, RBAs, dashboards, and data models.
• Onboard new data sources and ensure quality, parsing, and normalization.
• Support incident response, threat hunting, detection engineering, and content governance.
• Produce operational reports, posture summaries, dashboards, and detection documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, IA or related area with 8+ years of experience or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Computer Network Defense (CND) operations and technologies.
• 6+ years professional experience in Splunk, Splunk Add-ons and Apps, and Splunk TA and Universal Forwarder installation, integration, configuration, administration, maintenance, and performance of RMF functions.
• Deep experience with Splunk Enterprise/ES, search processing language (SPL), CIM mapping, dashboards, and Linux administration.
• Experience supporting SOC workflows and SIEM tuning.

Required Certifications:

• DoD 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support certification category (e.g., CEH, CySA+, CASP+, CISSP).

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.