Splunk Software Engineer (TS/SCI w/ Polygraph)

Peraton; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 176,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Annual bonus plan

Enhanced benefits

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Splunk Software Engineer near Annapolis Junction, MD to join a team delivering information security solutions and secure data flows. The role requires expertise in Splunk architecture, production support, and designing scalable Splunk systems while maintaining performance and security.

The ideal candidate holds active TS/SCI clearance, a CS-related degree with SWE experience (or higher degrees), and Splunk certifications.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline with eight (8) years of SWE experience; master’s degree with six (6) years; PhD with three (3) years; 14 years may substitute.
• Must have at least one Splunk certification: Splunk Certified User / Power User / Admin / Accredited Core Implementation / Accredited Consultant.
• Ability to design and develop software solutions by analyzing stakeholder requirements and conferring with users or system engineers.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Splunk SME providing input into strategies, capabilities, and integrations to improve availability and performance of applications.
• Provide production and infrastructure support, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, health monitoring, etc.
• Design Splunk systems to meet growth while balancing performance, stability, and agility.
• Design and develop software solutions by analyzing stakeholder requirements and conferring with users or system engineers.
• Design or implement complex algorithms with timing, resource, or interface constraints; perform quality control on team products.
• Design and size Splunk architectures.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Splunk certifications

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline

Master’s degree in computer science or related discipline

PhD with 3 years SWE experience

14 years SWE experience substituting degree

Tools

Splunk

SIEM/SEM best practices

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Splunk Software Engineer near Annapolis Junction, MD to join a team delivering information security solutions and secure data flows. The role requires expertise in Splunk architecture, production support, and designing scalable Splunk systems while maintaining performance and security.

The ideal candidate holds active TS/SCI clearance, a CS-related degree with SWE experience (or higher degrees), and Splunk certifications.