Cloud Engineer (Splunk)

BAE Systems • Herndon, VA

70d • $146,670 - $249,330

About The Position

BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom. We are seeking a Senior Splunk Cloud Engineer responsible for designing, operating, and evolving a scalable Splunk Cloud observability and security platform. The ideal candidate will improve the architecture, plan and execute high-impact integrations, conduct advanced troubleshooting, automate deployments, and deliver reliable machine data visibility across the enterprise.

Requirements

• Minimum of 16 years' experience in Systems Engineering.
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Information Technology or Engineering preferred.
• Experience integrating diverse data streams.
• Experience with data transfer tools (Ex: NiFi, Cribl, etc).
• Establishes data standards and acts as custodian of IT and service delivery data sets and streams.
• Experience in analyzing complex networks and systems.
• Experience in analyzing log data from various network components and operating systems.
• Knowledge of complex environments involving shared networks and multiple security enclaves.
• Systems Engineer with Data Engineer background.
• Ability to manage and troubleshoot data feeds.
• Familiarity with Splunk.
• Proficiency in Python.

Nice To Haves

• Splunk Certified Cloud Architect, Splunk Certified Admin, or Splunk Certified Power User.
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with observability frameworks (OpenTelemetry), metrics pipelines, and metric-to-log correlation.
• Prior experience operating at enterprise scale (multi-TB ingestion/day, global deployments).
• Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools and experience integrating Splunk deployments into CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and roadmap for Splunk Cloud architecture, scaling, federation, clustering, and multi-tenant considerations.
• Tune indexing, retention, search performance, and storage strategy to meet SLAs for search latency and data availability.
• Implement role-based access, encryption, secure forwarders, audit logging, and support compliance audits.
• Automate app deployment, configuration drift remediation, and infrastructure provisioning using IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Act as subject matter expert during high-severity incidents, lead root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
• Mentor mid and junior engineers, create runbooks and best practices, and work cross-functionally with SRE, SecOps, DevOps, and application teams.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid military leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees