Senior Splunk Engineer

QMULOS LLC • Chantilly, VA

75d • $120,000 - $160,000

About The Position

At Qmulos, we’re not just about cybersecurity and compliance, we’re about making them smarter and faster, in this digital world! We’ve created innovative platforms like Q-Compliance and Q-Audit that help organizations across all sectors stay ahead of evolving threats. We use Splunk’s powerful analytics to deliver insights that enhance security and streamline risk management, transforming legacy compliance programs into modern, agile solutions. But what really sets us apart is our stellar culture, which stands as the cornerstone of our success. Our team thrives on collaboration, creativity, and a shared passion for making a real difference. Join us, and be part of a team that’s not only driving change in the industry but having a blast while doing it! A Senior Splunk Engineer excels at their job, exceeding expectations in multiple functional areas. These engineers are very knowledgeable in Splunk Core, and have enough experience and skill to support other and troubleshoot issues in unfamiliar environments on short notice. Senior Splunk Engineers are highly regarded by customers, and willingly accept corporate assignments that provide new challenges for the individual, and business opportunities for Qmulos. These engineers will be asked to support engagements of various length, and must therefore be adaptable and organized to efficiently and effectively move from one customer to the next. Typically, a Senior Splunk Engineer must have on the job experience with, and be Accredited in at least 1 Premium Splunk Application (ES, ITSI, UBA, SOAR, Cloud).

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status REQUIRED.
• 5+ years of technical consulting or big data analytics experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk, network security and system security, supporting security information and event management tools (SIEMs).
• 2+ years of experience with rule and advanced logic creation within Splunk.
• Knowledge of Splunk and JIRA best practices.
• Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with using scripting languages to automate tasks and manipulate data.
• Experience with working in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience with integrating solutions in a multi-vendor environment, including SaaS environments.
• Experience with regular expressions.
• Knowledge of enterprise system and network logging, with a focus on security event logging.
• Knowledge of Splunk common information model (CIM).
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, structured and unstructured environments.
• Splunk User, Power User, Administrator Certifications (Ability to achieve Splunk Core Certified Consultant).
• 2+ years of experience in security operations.
• Experience with enterprise-scale operations and maintenance environments.
• Experience with command-line interface.
• Experience with Splunk API.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience with various security tools, including Wireshark, Nessus, Nmap, Burp, Proxy, or Snort (preferred).
• Experience with SPL, SQL, and other related search languages.
• Knowledge of networking protocols.
• Ability to be a Splunk language (SPL) expert.
• Familiarity with concepts and implementation of Syslogd.
• Knowledge of virtualization and container tools, including VMware, Parallels, VirtualBox, OpenStack, and Docker.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools, including Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and SaltStack.
• BA or BS degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Industry recognized security certifications (security, networking, etc)- preferred.
• Working knowledge of Splunk Cloud solution.
• Working knowledge of AWS.
• Active or ability to keep Top Secret Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with various security tools, including Wireshark, Nessus, Nmap, Burp, Proxy, or Snort.

Responsibilities

• Enable customer success by providing a well-rounded consulting experience from project kickoff through completion.
• Operate and maintain the Splunk log management infrastructure and leverage knowledge on a number of security technologies, information security, and networking.
• Comprehensive experience in interacting with clients, providing security focused log collection solutions using Splunk.
• Develop security focused content for complex client Splunk deployments, with focus on creation of complex detection, alerting logic and log source on-boarding using custom methods or Splunk common information model (CIM).
• Develop advanced reports to meet the requirements of key stakeholders and scalable security management tools and processes.
• Conduct research in areas, including security principles, host and network-based security technologies, machine learning algorithms, and mitigation methods.
• Automate Splunk deployments, integrations, testing of enterprise systems and services.
• Create and optimize correlation searches as an (SPL) expert.
• Establish regular, effective, comprehensive reporting for services engagements in accordance with customer requirements.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Willingness to travel if required.
• Experience configuring a Splunk Premium Application (ES, ITSI, UBA, SOAR, Cloud).
• A successful track record of supporting multiple long term engagements, and seeing significant tasks through from beginning to end.
• Received positive commendation from customers for a job well done.
• One or more Splunk Premium App Accreditations (ES, ITSI, UBA, SOAR, Cloud).
• Qmulos Products Accreditations (Q-Compliance and Q-Audit).

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision).
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
• Phone allowances.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees