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
Develop data storage, access, and retention strategies for a large IT enterprise using industry standards and best
practices to advise Customer executive-level stakeholders
Provide overall engineering and design support for a distributed Splunk environment consisting of heavy forwarders, indexers, and search head servers, spanning security, performance, and 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
Develop and manage comprehensive documentation, artifacts, procedures, and processes for the optimal management of the Splunk infrastructure
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 12-15 years of experience in system administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or software development, with a concentration in Cybersecurity. MS Degree with 10-12 years of experience. Additional education, experience and certs may be considered in lieu of a degree.
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
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,
*If candidate lives within 50 miles of Arlington , VA candidate will be onsite 5 days a week
Preferred Certifications: 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
Original Posting Date:
2024-12-17
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.
