Splunk Architect

UltraViolet Cyber • Herndon, VA

21h • $160,000 - $210,000 • Onsite

About The Position

UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the UltraViolet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams.

By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today’s dynamic threat landscape, UltraViolet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. UltraViolet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India.

We are seeking a highly experienced Splunk SIEM Architect to lead the design and evolution of our DHS customer's enterprise security monitoring platform. This role is critical to enabling effective threat detection, incident response, and compliance across the organization. The Splunk SIEM Architect will partner closely with the SOC, security engineering, and IT teams to ensure Splunk is optimized for high‑fidelity detections, scalability, and operational resilience.

This position will be working in a SCIF and expected to be majority onsite in Herndon, VA.

US Citizenship Required. Must have an Active Secret Clearance.

Requirements

• Experience supporting Federal government agencies
• Splunk certifications (especially Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin or Splunk Architect)
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk in security/SIEM environments
• Proven experience designing and supporting Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) or comparable SIEM solutions
• Deep expertise in:Indexer and Search Head Clustering
• Data onboarding, props/transforms, and CIM
• Performance tuning for security workloads
• Strong understanding of SOC operations, incident response, and threat detection
• Experience with Linux/Unix systems
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or similar)Experience integrating Splunk with security tools and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong communication skills with both technical security teams and leadership
• Experience with MITRE ATT&CK mapping, detection engineering, or threat hunting
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001Experience supporting 24x7 SOC environments
• Exposure to SOAR platforms and automated response workflows

Responsibilities

• You will help design the future state Splunk environment that supports 24x7x365 monitoring efforts.
• Architect and maintain an enterprise-grade Splunk SIEM platform supporting SOC operations and security use cases
• Design and optimize Splunk architecture including indexer clusters, search head clusters, data pipelines, and retention strategies to support security telemetry at scale
• Lead architecture decisions for Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) or equivalent security frameworks
• Align Splunk architecture with MITRE ATT&CK, threat detection, and incident response workflows
• Design secure and scalable ingestion for diverse security data sources, including: Network, endpoint, identity, and cloud security logs EDR, NDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, IAM, and SaaS platforms
• Ensure data quality through effective parsing, normalization, CIM compliance, and enrichment
• Implement data onboarding standards and validation processes to support reliable detections
• Partner with SOC and detection engineering teams to Enable high-confidence correlation searches and alerts Improve signal-to-noise ratio and reduce false positives Support threat hunting and investigative workflows
• Optimize Splunk searches, data models, and acceleration for real-time and near-real-time detections
• Support incident response, forensic investigations, and post-incident reviews
• Establish Splunk security, access controls, and role-based permissions
• Lead Splunk performance tuning, health monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Plan and manage capacity, licensing, and cost optimization for security workloads
• Lead platform upgrades, migrations (on‑prem to cloud), and disaster recovery planning
• Define Splunk architectural standards, documentation, and operational runbooks
• Serve as the Splunk SIEM subject matter expert across the organization
• Mentor and guide Splunk engineers, security analysts, and administrators
• Translate security and compliance requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, and audit teams to support regulatory needs

Benefits

• 401(k), including an employer match of 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 2% contributed
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (available on the 1st day of the month following your first day of employment)
• Group Term Life, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and/or Critical Illness
• Participation in the Discretionary Time Off (DTO) Program
• 11 Paid Holidays Annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed