Description
Leidos has an immediate need for a Splunk Engineer SME for a new customer on a highly-visible and strategic
Cybersecurity Task Order.
The Splunk Engineer SME will install and maintain Splunk infrastructure, gather requirements from customers, onboard data, and assist end users with searches, dashboards, reports, and knowledge objects. The Splunk Engineer SME may be required to interact with senior management, as necessary.
Conceptualize, design, build, and maintain current and future customer-supported tools and platforms
practices to advise Customer executive-level stakeholders
environments
indexers, and search head servers, spanning security, performance, a operational roles
Onboard data to Splunk via forwarder, scripted inputs, TCP/UDP, and modular inputs from various sources
Normalize data to ensure CIM compliance, and develop data models to accelerate queries, dashboards, and
correlation searches
installation alternatives as required
Develop and manage comprehensive documentation, artifacts, procedures, and processes for the optimal
management of the Splunk infrastructure
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and 12-15 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development, with a concentration in Cybersecurity
operating systems and common operating environments
Excellent written and oral skills, ability to work closely with multiple customers, manage expectations, and track
engagement scope
Experience implementing FISMA, NIST, NSA, and other information security, cybersecurity and CDM-related
industry policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and best practices
and Event Management (SIEM) platforms
Clustering
and applications
Experience onboarding data into Splunk via forwarder, scripted inputs, TCP/UDP, and modular inputs from a variety
of sources
Experience with Splunk performing systems administration, including performing installation, configuration,
support this program
Preferred Certifications (one or more of the following): Splunk Certified Consultant, Splunk Certified Architect, CASP, GCWN, GISF, GSSP, GICSP, CCNP, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, CEH, ENSA, ECSP, MCSE, VCP, BCAP, VCIX, VCDX, RHCA, RHCE
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Original Posting:
September 22, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
