Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Month(s)
Skills
PowerShell
Windows 10 SAC
Office M365
MECM
Tanium
Ivanti
VBScript
Active Directory
scripting
system health
automation
deployment
troubleshooting
812 yrs exp
Job Details
No C2C/H1B/EAD - Since this is a government contract.
Candidates should be local to Morrisville, NC; Falls Church, VA; Eagan, MN.
Please note that this is a 1-month plus contract position.
Required skills:
• Expertise in Splunk Enterprise architecture including indexers, search heads, deployment servers, and forwarders
• Advanced knowledge of Unix/Linux systems administration and troubleshooting
• Experience with Splunk deployment and configuration management in large-scale environments
• Proficiency in writing complex Splunk queries, dashboards, and alerts using SPL (Search Processing Language)
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Perl for automation and integration tasks
• Experience with Splunk upgrades, patching, and performance tuning
• Proficiency in integrating Splunk with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure)
• Understanding of security and compliance requirements and implementation of role-based access controls (RBAC) in Splunk
• Experience with REST APIs for Splunk and external system integration
• Strong knowledge of logging standards and best practices across application and infrastructure layers
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex data ingestion and parsing issues
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
• Expertise in Splunk Enterprise architecture including indexers, search heads, deployment servers, and forwarders
• Advanced knowledge of Unix/Linux systems administration and troubleshooting
• Experience with Splunk deployment and configuration management in large-scale environments
• Proficiency in writing complex Splunk queries, dashboards, and alerts using SPL (Search Processing Language)
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Perl for automation and integration tasks
• Experience with Splunk upgrades, patching, and performance tuning
• Proficiency in integrating Splunk with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure)
• Understanding of security and compliance requirements and implementation of role-based access controls (RBAC) in Splunk
• Experience with REST APIs for Splunk and external system integration
• Strong knowledge of logging standards and best practices across application and infrastructure layers
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex data ingestion and parsing issues
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
o A minimum of thirteen (13) to twenty (20) years’ relevant experience.
EDUCATION:
EDUCATION:
o A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. Four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required.
CERTIFICATIONS: (One or more required)
CERTIFICATIONS: (One or more required)
-CompTIA Security +
- CPTE
- Certified Penetration Testing Engineer or CEH
- Certified Ethical Hacker
- CISA
- Certified Information Systems Auditor
- CISSP
- CISSP-ISSEP
- CISSP-ISSAP
- CISSP-ISSMP preferred
- CISSP
- CISSP-ISSEP
- CISSP-ISSAP
- CISSP-ISSMP preferred
Job Description:
- Client is seeking an experienced Splunk Engineer with strong infrastructure and software management skills to join our dynamic team.
- The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining on-premises and cloud based Splunk environments to support enterprise-level monitoring, alerting, and reporting.
- This role demands deep expertise in Splunk system architecture, design, implementation, configuration and operational support in a hybrid on-prem Unix/Linux and cloud-based environment.
- Candidates must be able to collaborate across DevOps, Security, and IT teams to optimize performance, ensure data integrity, system availability and support mission-critical operations.
- Proven hands-on experience with a large enterprise wide Splunk environment is mandatory.
- Off-hours and weekend efforts for systems maintenance, upgrades and support may be required from time to time.
Applicants must provide their phone number. Reference job number A4812.
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