Description

　　Leidos has an immediate need for a Splunk Engineer for a new customer on a highly-visible and strategic

　　Cybersecurity Task Order.

　　The Splunk Engineer will install and maintain Splunk infrastructure, gatherrequirements from customers, onboard data, and assist end users with searches, dashboards, reports, and knowledgeobjects. The Splunk Engineer may be required to interact with senior management, as necessary.

　　Conceptualize, design, build, and maintain current and future customer-supported tools and platforms

　　Manage multiple assignments, changing priorities, and work independently with little oversight

　　Lead team of Splunk engineers in the management of Splunk solution to optimize data availability for SOC and other

　　stakeholders.

　　Develop data storage, access, and retention strategies for a large IT enterprise using industry standards and bestpractices to advise Customer executive-level stakeholders

　　Design, build, implement, and administer Splunk infrastructure in on-prem and cloud environments.

　　Create, manage, and support automation solutions for Splunk deployment and orchestration in on-prem and cloud

　　environments

　　Work with existing and custom Splunk applications and add-ons to fulfill customer needs

　　Provide overall engineering and design support for a distributed Splunk environment consisting of heavy forwarders,

　　indexers, and search head servers, spanning security, performance, and operational roles

　　Onboard data to Splunk via forwarder, scripted inputs, TCP/UDP, and modular inputs from various sources

　　Normalize data to ensure CIM compliance, and develop data models to accelerate queries, dashboards, and

　　correlation searches

　　Work closely with all relevant stakeholders to solve technical problems at the network, system, and application levels

　　Conduct periodic architectural reviews of Splunk and related systems to assess effectiveness and propose optimal

　　installation alternatives as required

　　Develop and manage comprehensive documentation, artifacts, procedures, and processes for the optimalmanagement of the Splunk infrastructure

　　Basic Qualifications:

　　Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 8-12 years of experience insystem administration, database administration, network engineering, software engineering, or softwaredevelopment, with a concentration in Cybersecurity. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

　　8-12 of experience with Linux and Windows system administration or an expert understanding of

　　operating systems and common operating environments

　　5+ years of experience with Splunk in distributed deployments

　　Current Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect certification

　　Excellent written and oral skills, ability to work closely with multiple customers, manage expectations, and track

　　engagement scope

　　Experience implementing FISMA, NIST, NSA, and other information security, cybersecurity and CDM-relatedindustry policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and best practices

　　Expert-level knowledge and ability with Splunk Enterprise Security or integration with other Security Informationand Event Management (SIEM) platforms

　　Extensive experience with advanced configuration of Splunk including Indexer Clustering and Search HeadClustering

　　Proficient at data on-boarding activities including routing, parsing, and normalizing events to the Splunk Common

　　Information Model (CIM)

　　Proficiency onboarding data using Splunk-developed add-ons forWindows, Linux, and common third-party devices

　　and applications

　　Experience onboarding data into Splunk via forwarder, scripted inputs, TCP/UDP, and modular inputs from a varietyof sources

　　Proficiency managing Splunk using the Splunk command-line interface

　　Proficiency managing Splunk using configuration files

　　Experience collaborating with separate engineering teams to configure data sources for Splunk integration

　　Intermediate understanding of SQL and common SQL dialects

　　Proficiency implementing and onboarding data in Splunk DB Connect

　　Experience with Splunk performing systems administration, including performing installation, configuration,

　　monitoring system performance and availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting

　　General networking and security troubleshooting (firewalls, routing, NAT, etc.)

　　Splunk architecture/design, implementation, and troubleshooting experience

　　Experience in managing, maintaining, and administering multi-site indexer cluster

　　Proficiency developing log ingestion and aggregation strategies per Splunk best practices

　　Perform integration activities to configure, connect, and pull data with 3rd party software APIs

　　Experience implementing and optimizing Splunk data models

　　Proficient in regular expressions

　　Scripting and development skills (Bash, Python, or PowerShell)

　　Ability to autonomously prioritize and successfully deliver across a portfolio of projects

　　Department of Homeland Security ESOC employees are required to obtain an Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance to

　　support this program

　　Preferred Certifications: Splunk Certified Consultant, Splunk Certified Architect, CASP, GCWN, GISF, GSSP, GICSP, CCNP, CCNP Security, CCIE Security, CEH, ENSA, ECSP, MCSE, VCP, BCAP, VCIX, VCDX, RHCA, RHCE

　　Pay Range:

　　Pay Range $101,400.00 - $183,300.00

　　The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

　　Original Posting Date:

　　01/24/2024

　　While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

　　REQNUMBER: R-00127329

　　All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.