Junior Splunk Engineer

Requisition #: 577

Job Title: Splunk Engineer 

Location: Remote - but might have to travel to client site on as needed basis, Ashburn, VA.

Clearance Level: - Background Check 

SUMMARY

This is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to the clients networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to the clients information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations. The SOC Program has a critical need for a Splunk Jr. Engineer. The SOC is responsible for the overall security of the clients Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations. 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

· The candidate should have experience deploying and configuring Universal Forwarders and possess demonstrable knowledge of data collection methods such as Syslog, JDBC, or API. This position requires solid experience developing Splunk search queries, and dashboards and reports. Nice to have skills include Unix administration, scripting, understanding of Federal regulatory requirements, and experience using Jira and Confluence. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Certifications 

· Must have one of the following certifications: 

· CCIE Security 

· Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) 

· CCNP Security 

· CCSP – Certified Cloud Security Professional 

· CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker 

· Certified Data Administrator Professional 

· Certified Implementation Engineer Specialist 

· Splunk Certified Architect 

· Certified Storage Associate 

· CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security 

· CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) 

· CompTIA Security+ 

· Converged Infrastructure Specialist 

· CSSLP – Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional 

· ECSP – EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer 

· ENSA – EC-Council Network Security Administrator 

· GCIH – Incident Handler 

· GCWN – Windows Security Administrator 

· GICSP –Cyber Security Professional 

· GISF – Security Fundamentals 

· GSSP – Secure Software Programmer 

· MCSE – Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Server) 

· RHCA – Red Hat Certified Architect 

· RHCE – Red Hat Certified Engineer 

· SEI (Software Engineering Institute) 

· SSCP – Systems Security Certified Practitioner 

· VCA (Certified Associate) 

· VCAP (Certified Advanced Professional) 

· VCDX (Certified Design Expert) 

· VCIX (Implementation Expert) 

· VCP (Certified Professional) 

· CompTIA Linux Network Professional (CLNP) 

· Microsoft 365 Fundamentals 

· Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals 

· MS 365 Certified: Security Administrator 

· Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer (Associate) 

· RHCSA – Red Hat Certified System Administrator 

· Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect 

· Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin 

· Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin 

· Splunk Enterprise Certified Administrator 

· Splunk Cloud Certified Admin 

· Splunk Core Certified Consultant 

· Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer 

· Splunk Certified Developer 

· AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 

· AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional 

· The Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) 

· The Linux Foundation Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) 

· Swimlane Certified SOAR Developer 

· ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) 

· ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) 

· Swimlane Certified Administrator 

· Swimlane Certified SOAR Developer 

Education, Background, and Years of Experience 

· Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree coupled with experience in the Information Technology arena. 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills 

· Must have experience in the following: 

· Splunk Engineering, as well as familiarity with Ealstic

· Linux and SQL/ODBC interfaces 

· App interface development, using REST API’s 

· Previous project management experience. 

· ITIL Change & Configuration Management 

· Experience with Ansible and GIT 

· The candidate should be familiar with recognizing and onboarding new data sources into Splunk, analyzing the data for anomalies and trends, and building dashboards highlighting the key trends of the data. The Splunk engineer should be familiar with a Linux environment, editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps. 

· The Splunk engineer will work with other Cybersecurity Engineering team members and will be required to interact with end users to gather requirements, perform troubleshooting, and provide assistance with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards. The Splunk engineer will be required interact with senior management, as necessary. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions 

· Monday - Friday - regular business hours 

· Must be a US citizen, no clearance required and in addition, must have a current or be able to favorably pass a (BI) Background Investigation to join this program. 

Strength Demands 

· Light – 20 lbs. Maximum lifting with frequent lift/carry up to 10 lbs. A job is light if less lifting is involved but significant walking/standing is done or if done mostly sitting but requires push/pull on arm or leg controls. 

Physical Requirements 

· Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl; See; Push or Pull