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Ryde Technologies, LLC

Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

The Senior Splunk Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing Splunk solutions to support cybersecurity, compliance, and operational visibility across government systems.

Ryde Technologies, LLC

Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

The Senior Splunk Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing Splunk solutions to support cybersecurity, compliance, and operational visibility across government systems.

CACI

Splunk Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

Job Title: Splunk Engineer Job Category: Engineering Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance ... and cybersecurity compliance tasks Automate processes and develop efficiencies alongside ...

CACI International, Inc.

Splunk Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

Job Title: Splunk Engineer Job Category: Engineering Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance ... Conduct software integration testing and cybersecurity compliance tasks * Automate processes and ...

Ryde Technologies, LLC

Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

The Senior Splunk Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing Splunk solutions to support cybersecurity, compliance, and operational visibility across government systems.

Ashburn Consulting

Splunk Engineer

Camp Springs, MD · On-site

Ashburn is seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to support a federal cybersecurity architecture opportunity. This Key Personnel role will support enterprise SIEM operations, Splunk architecture, data ...

Ashburn Consulting

Splunk Engineer

Camp Springs, MD

Ashburn is seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to support a federal cybersecurity architecture opportunity. This Key Personnel role will support enterprise SIEM operations, Splunk architecture, data ...

CACI International Inc.

Splunk Engineer

Mclean, VA · On-site

The Splunk engineer will build applications to help manage, search, analyze, and visualize data ... testing and cybersecurity compliance tasksAutomate processes and develop efficiencies alongside ...

Peraton

Splunk Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site

The Mid-Level Splunk Engineer supports enterprise-wide monitoring, alerting, and analytics ... Required : • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or ...

Peraton

Splunk Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site

$112K - $179K/yr

Responsibilities The Mid-Level Splunk Engineer supports enterprise-wide monitoring, alerting, and ... This role bridges IT operations and cybersecurity by delivering analytics solutions that enhance ...

Ryde Technologies, LLC

Senior Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

$129K - $177K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing Splunk ... Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to develop correlation searches, threat detection use cases ...

Peraton

Splunk Engineer

Riverdale, MD

$112K - $179K/yr

Responsibilities The Mid-Level Splunk Engineer supports enterprise-wide monitoring, alerting, and ... This role bridges IT operations and cybersecurity by delivering analytics solutions that enhance ...

Peraton

Splunk Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site

$112K - $179K/yr

Responsibilities The Mid-Level Splunk Engineer supports enterprise-wide monitoring, alerting, and ... This role bridges IT operations and cybersecurity by delivering analytics solutions that enhance ...

Georgia IT, Inc.

Splunk Engineer-Lorton, VA

Lorton, VA · On-site

They are seeking a Splunk Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Splunk solutions to support cybersecurity initiatives. Responsibilities : • Design, deploy, and maintain Splunk infrastructure ...

Peraton

Splunk Engineer

Riverdale, MD · On-site

$112K - $179K/yr

Responsibilities The Mid-Level Splunk Engineer supports enterprise-wide monitoring, alerting, and ... This role bridges IT operations and cybersecurity by delivering analytics solutions that enhance ...

Qmulos

Splunk Engineer

Arlington, VA · On-site

Company Description Qmulos is recruiting cybersecurity technologists who want to challenge ... Use Splunk as the primary security platform for your work * Propose innovative uses cases for ...

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Splunk SME with Security Clearance

Seal Beach, CA • On-site

TEKsystems c/o Allegis Group
IT Services • 1 - 5K employees
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As a Cybersecurity Engineer / Splunk SME, this candidate is stepping into a mission‑critical, high‑impact role supporting a major federal customer. 1. Extreme Mission Impact The engineer directly safeguards national‑level infrastructure by designing and maintaining the Splunk SIEM ecosystem that protects sensitive federal systems and high‑value assets. This role is a cornerstone in ensuring cyber readiness, resilience, and uninterrupted mission operations. 2. Work on Complex, Large‑Scale, High‑Visibility Systems The environment includes advanced Splunk clusters, indexers, search heads, and enterprise ingestion pipelines — the kind of system complexity that appeals to senior engineers seeking impactful technical challenges. This is not “keeping the lights on.” It’s architecting the backbone of the customer’s security intelligence. 3. Senior Leadership Influence As a highly‑senior SME (10–20+ years), the candidate becomes the technical authority for all Splunk‑related decisions, designs, and escalations. They directly influence strategy, architecture, and cybersecurity posture at the enterprise level. 4. Elite Clearance & Certification Environment The role requires IAT‑III, placing the engineer among the highest‑certified cyber professionals in the DoD/IC ecosystem — a career‑defining differentiator. The environment and responsibilities align with top‑tier federal cyber career paths. Description Core Responsibilities 1. Architect, Implement & Maintain Splunk Environments Design, implement, and maintain enterprise Splunk infrastructures. Manage Splunk: -Clusters -Indexers -Search heads -Forwarders -Data ingestion pipelines -Ensure Splunk architecture meets performance, scalability, and high‑availability requirements. 2. Security Engineering & Compliance. Ensure Splunk configuration and handling of log data comply with: -Organizational standards -Industry regulation -DoD security requirements -Role‑based access control (RBAC) -Implement advanced Splunk security controls and hardening best practices. 3. Monitoring & Troubleshooting -Continuously monitor the health of the Splunk environment. Identify and resolve: Performance issues Indexing backlogs Search performance bottlenecks System availability risk 4. SME‑Level Leadership Serve as the senior cybersecurity/Splunk authority for the program. Mentor teams, guide Splunk best practices, and support engineering escalations. Interact with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams to align Splunk strategy with organizational cyber goals. Top Skills Details MUST HAVE TS/SCI 1. Minimum 10 years cybersecurity/SIEM engineering experience. Extensive background with Splunk Enterprise: -ES, ITSI, UBA, searches, dashboarding, tuning 2.Deep knowledge of: -Security operations -Incident response -Log parsing and normalization -Role‑based access control -High‑availability Splunk design 3.Must have IAT‑III certification. Additional Skills & Qualifications Experience supporting DoD or other cleared federal environments. Background integrating Splunk with: -Cloud platforms -Security automation -External intelligence feeds This is a highly senior role requiring: 10+ years minimum, ideally 15–20+ years of cybersecurity/Splunk engineering experience. Experience Level Expert Level
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Hanover, MD, US

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