Splunk Software Engineer

Peraton•Linthicum Heights, MD

2d•$176,000 - $282,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Splunk Software Engineer to join their team near Annapolis Junction, MD. This role is part of a dynamic team that delivers information security solutions, including secure data flows, detection/prevention of unauthorized behaviors, system security vulnerability assessments, solution development, and enterprise-level network, server, desktop, and application security services. Peraton is a leading mission capability integrator and enterprise IT provider for national security solutions and technologies, serving government agencies across intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. The ideal candidate will have experience in Splunk Architecture, as well as building and designing Splunk systems.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph is required.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline with eight (8) years of software engineering (SWE) experience; master’s degree in computer science or related discipline with six (6) years of SWE experience; PhD with three (3) years of experience. 14 years of SWE experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
Must have at least one of the following Splunk certifications: Splunk Certified User, Splunk Certified Power User, Splunk Certified Admin, Splunk Accredited Core Implementation, Splunk Accredited Consultant.
Ability to design and develop software solutions by analyzing stakeholder requirements and conferring with users or system engineers.
Ability to build a new Splunk instance to replace an existing system’s capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Background of creating and managing app and its components.
Proficiency with Splunk component utilization (e.g. Indexer loads and requirements, search head peering, etc), component resourcing, inter-component communications and tradeoffs and underlying platform requirements.
Knowledge of two of the following programming languages: Perl, Python, SQL, Shell.
Experience providing architecture-level design to support and operate Splunk using security information and event management (SIEM) or security event management (SEM) best practices and Splunk enterprise security.

Responsibilities

Act as the Splunk SME providing input into strategies, capabilities, and integrations to improve the availability and performance of applications.
Provide production and infrastructure support, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, health monitoring, etc.
Design Splunk systems to meet growth while maintaining a balance between performance, stability, and agility.
Design and develop software solutions by analyzing stakeholder requirements and conferring with users or system engineers.
Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products.
Design and size Splunk architectures.