Overview
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Full Time
Skills
Splunk
Elastic
Dashboard
Metrics
cybersecurity
FISMA
Job Details
Job Title: Splunk and Elastic Dashboard Developer (Cybersecurity Metrics and Monitoring)
Fulltime
Spring Field, VA(Hybrid)
Position Summary:
We are seeking a talented and analytical Splunk and Elastic Dashboard Developer to support the development and maintenance of cybersecurity dashboards, alerts, and analytics for CLIENT s enterprise risk and compliance programs. This position plays a vital role in transforming raw cybersecurity data into actionable insights through the creation of visualizations and reporting solutions used in FISMA scorecards, compliance audits, and risk analysis activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintain real-time and historical dashboards in Splunk and Elastic (ELK Stack) to support cybersecurity monitoring and reporting needs.
Create custom visualizations, alerts, and queries that track metrics such as system vulnerabilities, control performance, POA&M trends, and authorization status.
Develop data models and correlate log/event data from multiple sources (e.g., Tenable, ServiceNow, CSAM, CDM Elastic, Splunk forwarders).
Automate the generation and scheduling of compliance reports and FISMA S-Managercards, ensuring alignment with CLIENT s ISPP and OMB/CISA mandates.
Perform tuning and optimization of queries for large datasets to improve dashboard performance and responsiveness.
Collaborate with compliance analysts, engineers, and federal stakeholders to gather requirements and iterate on visual reporting solutions.
Support the documentation of dashboard design, data sources, field mappings, and user guidance.
Troubleshoot data ingestion and processing issues and recommend improvements for data quality and consistency.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years of experience building dashboards and queries in Splunk and/or the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
Active Public Trust or Secret clearance.
Strong knowledge of query languages such as SPL (Search Processing Language) and Elasticsearch Query DSL.
Experience integrating and visualizing data from sources such as Tenable Nessus, ServiceNow, Xacta, Power BI, or CDM tools.
Understanding of cybersecurity compliance frameworks such as FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, and continuous monitoring (ISCM).
Preferred Qualifications:
Certifications such as Splunk Core Certified Power User, Elastic Certified Analyst, or Security+.
Experience developing risk dashboards and executive reports in federal environments.
Familiarity with cyber hygiene data, POA&M analytics, audit dashboards, and system performance visualizations.
Prior experience with Power BI or integration of Splunk/Elastic dashboards into SharePoint or reporting portals.
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