Sr Splunk Engineer with Security Clearance

Our Ashburn VA based client is looking for a Senior Splunk Engineer. All applicants must be US CITIZENS with an active Secret or TS clearance. Must Have One of the Following J3 Certifications

• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)

• GCIH - Incident Handler

• GCWN - Windows Security Administrator

• GISF - Security Fundamentals

• GISP - Security Professional

• GSSP - Secure Software Programmer

• GICSP -Cyber Security Professional

• GSSP - Secure Software Programmer

• SEI (Software Engineering Institute)

• CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional

• CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security

• CSSLP - Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional

• SSCP - Systems Security Certified Practitioner

• CCNP

• CCNP Security

• CCIE Security

• CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker

• ECSP - EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer

• MCSE - Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Server)

• RHCA

• RHCE

• VCA (Certified Associate)

• VCP (Certified Professional)

• VCAP (Certified Advanced Professional)

• VCIX (Implementation Expert)

• VCDX (Certified Design Expert)

• Converged Infrastructure Specialist

• Certified Implementation Engineer Specialist

• Certified Data Administrator Professional

• Certified Storage Associate

• Certified Splunk Architect Primary Responsibilities:

• 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. Basic Qualifications:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree coupled with 7+ years' experience in the Information Technology arena.
- 4+ years of experience in a senior Splunk role
- 3+ Years experience in Linux and SQL/ODBC interfaces
- 2+ Years experience in app interface development, using REST API's
- Previous project management experience. - ITIL Change & Configuration Management
- Experience with Ansible and GIT - Must have an active Secret Clearance and in addition, must have a current or be able to favorably pass a 5 year (BI) Background Investigation to join this program. - 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. Preferred qualification:
- Experience in SQL
- Experience in other systems and network management products.
- Current or former completed Splunk training