Splunk Enterprise Security Engineer

CBC; Great Falls Crossing (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a highly skilled Splunk Engineer to join the Information Security Engineering team in Great Falls Crossing, Virginia. In this role, you will administer and optimize the Splunk environment, develop dashboards, and lead enterprise security initiatives. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Splunk, AWS, and Python scripting, with strong problem-solving abilities. This full-time position offers competitive compensation and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in diagnosing and resolving Splunk issues.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and security best practices.
• Ability to automate tasks with Python.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize Splunk environment.
• Develop custom dashboards and visualizations.
• Implement advanced threat detection strategies.

Skills

Splunk Administration

Problem-solving

AWS

Python scripting

Education

Splunk certification

Tools

CloudTrail

CloudWatch

S3

Job description

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We are looking for a highly skilled and proactive Splunk Engineer to join our Information Security Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for administering and optimizing our Splunk environment, developing dashboards, integrating logs from multiple sources, and driving enterprise security initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in both development and administration, strong problem-solving skills, and expertise in AWS and Python scripting.

Key Responsibilities

Splunk Administration & Troubleshooting

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to performance, indexing, and search functionality.
• Monitor overall system health and ensure optimal reliability of the Splunk environment.
• Design and deliver custom dashboards and visualizations to provide actionable business and security insights.
• Translate complex requirements into effective, user-friendly Splunk solutions.

Performance Optimization

• Fine-tune search queries, indexing, and ingestion strategies for maximum efficiency.
• Enhance data responsiveness and system scalability.
• Identify and address vulnerabilities impacting Splunk performance.

Enterprise Security Management

• Leverage Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) for advanced threat detection and incident response.
• Develop correlation searches, alerts, and risk-based monitoring strategies.
• Onboard and normalize logs from diverse platforms including servers, applications, and cloud environments.
• Apply props and transforms to parse and standardize data for reporting and analysis.

Preferred Skills & Experience

AWS Expertise

• Hands-on experience integrating AWS services (CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, etc.) with Splunk.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and security best practices.

Python Scripting

• Automate Splunk tasks and workflows with Python.
• Build custom scripts for data enrichment, integrations, and advanced analytics.

Certifications

• Splunk certification (Administrator/Developer) is required.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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