Splunk Engineer with Security Clearance

Job Title: Splunk Engineer Location: Reston, VA OR College Park, MD (Fully Onsite) Salary: $120,000 to $155,000 depending on experience Clearance: TS/SCI (have to get a CI Poly) Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a highly skilled Splunk Engineer to join a Federal program. This candidate would work fully onsite and one of the two locations listed and requires a TS/SCI and will be required to sit for a CI Poly. Responsibilities: Use Splunk and integrate it with other state-of-the-art tools like HBSS, Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), Network Security Manager (NSM), NetFlow, and/or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to monitor, detect, and analyze threats.
You'll perform hands-on evaluation, implementation, and operation of leading security Cyber defense tools and technologies and apply in-depth defense strategies for large and complex networks to rapidly identify vulnerabilities and threats, prioritizing response actions, including developing effective countermeasures.
You'll support the risk management and security compliance of specified cyber security tools.
You'll apply thought leadership to solving complex security challenges in a highly collaborative and innovative work environment.
Requirements: 3+ years of experience utilizing Splunk Enterprise deploying, configuring, functional testing; data validation in a Splunk environment
Experience with Splunk performing systems administration: performing installation, configuration, monitoring system performance and availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting in Windows and Linux Server environments
Creating custom dashboards, writing queries and generating reports, and setting up alerts and notifications with SPLUNK Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework
TS/SCI
Nice to Have: Experience with field abstraction data modeling using Splunk administering Splunk in distributed deployments Splunk Certified Power User or other advanced Splunk Certification This job opens for applications on 3/28/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.