Splunk Admin

USC OR GC TO WORK ON A W2 BASIS ONLY. NOT OPEN TO C2C BASIS.

Job Description:

• Responsible developing conceptual and logical designs for databases and other components to meet overall information requirements and strategy.Responsible for support, installation, and maintenance of Enterprise Splunk environment, using standard procedures and processes to gather, format and load metadata under minimum supervision.
• Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Designs, constructs and proposes difficult to very difficult Splunk repository, infrastructure, or architectural changes, creates and maintains associated architectural specification documentation and procedures.
• Troubleshoots medium to difficult metadata/Splunk repository and functionality problems with help from others.
• Conducts implementation, upgrade and maintenance of Splunk associated infrastructure and supporting data management.
• Designs and constructs most difficult Splunk dashboards and reports and conducts quality reviews, with minimal guidance and supervision.
• Performs Splunk system administration duties with little supervision.
• Performs data profiling analysis and data quality analysis with guidance and supervision.
• Communicates with and mentor’s junior associates.

Requirements:

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in information systems with minimum 3 years’ experience in a Splunk administrator or infrastructure support role; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Experience with syslog, syslog-ng logging as they relate to Splunk required; Prior experience with Splunk SOAR or similar tools and technologies are preferred.
• Experience working with Splunk on-premise and Cloud infrastructure required.
• Experience in Agile frameworks and DevSecOps processes required.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g. Kubernetes) and commercial/government cloud technologies (AWS/Azure) desired; Python scripting skills and experience is highly valued. Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC), and familiarity with common security implementation frameworks (NIST, ISO, HIPAA, etc.) in a highly regulated industry are preferred.