Splunk Data Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Tampa, FL

1d•$99,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Splunk Data Engineer The Opportunity: Design, deploy, and manage Splunk infrastructure. Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, queries, and alerts. Integrate Splunk with various data sources to ensure comprehensive data ingestion. Monitor and troubleshoot Splunk performance issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and provide Splunk solutions. Implement and enforce best practices for Splunk data management and retention. Provide user training and support for Splunk-related activities.

Requirements

2+ years of experience managing and configuring Splunk, and in Splunk architecture, including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and deployment servers
2+ years of experience configuring data sources, destinations, routes and collectors, and building pipelines to parse, normalize, enrich, mask, dedupe, and route data to Targets
2+ years of experience authoring and maintaining props.conf, transforms.conf, inputs.conf, and outputs.conf, and packaging Apps or TAs
2+ years of experience in Linux and Windows administration, including file paths, services, permissions, and log locations
1+ years of experience with regex for field extraction and event breaking, and Splunk REST API for automation and operational tasks
Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, OR Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, OR Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, OR 10+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities in lieu of a degree
DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, including Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, SSCP, CySA+, GICSP, or CND certification
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cyber Security Service Provider - Infrastructure Support certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND certification, within 60 days of start date

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience with Networking fundamentals, including TCP/UDP, TLS, syslog transport, firewall ports, and common transport issues
2+ years of experience in basic troubleshooting with tools such as tcpdump or wireshark, basic vi/vim usage, setfacl, and SELinux
1+ years of experience with DoD STIGs or other organizational hardening standards working in regulated environments
Experience in SPL for validation, troubleshooting and basic dashboards
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Experience with Load-Balancer fundamentals
Knowledge of common log formats, including syslog, Windows Event, JSON, CSV, and XML
Knowledge of Git for code version control
Knowledge of Ansible playbooks
Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage Splunk infrastructure.
Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, queries, and alerts.
Integrate Splunk with various data sources to ensure comprehensive data ingestion.
Monitor and troubleshoot Splunk performance issues.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and provide Splunk solutions.
Implement and enforce best practices for Splunk data management and retention.
Provide user training and support for Splunk-related activities.