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Zermount, Inc

JUNIOR SPLUNK DEVELOPER

Arlington, VA · Remote

JUNIOR SPLUNK DEVELOPER MILITARY FRIENDLY & PREFERRED - HOH SPONSOR Zermount Inc. is looking for a ... Remote is authorized. Occasional travel to the primary location may be required. * Core Hours: 8:30 ...

Deloitte

Security Engineer III

Washington, DC · Remote

Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, or CrowdStrike. This is a remote role with opportunities to work across distributed teams in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment. Work you'll do As a SIEM Engineer on ...

Deloitte

Security Engineer III

Rosslyn, VA · Remote

Splunk, Palo Alto Networks, or CrowdStrike. This is a remote role with opportunities to work across distributed teams in a fast-paced cybersecurity environment. Work you'll do As a SIEM Engineer on ...

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As of Jun 16, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote splunk in Potomac, MD is $62.24, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54.95 and $68.61 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Remote Splunk job involves working with Splunk, a data analysis and monitoring platform, from a remote location. Responsibilities typically include configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Splunk environments, creating dashboards, and analyzing log data to identify security or operational issues. These roles are common in cybersecurity, IT operations, and data analytics. Remote Splunk professionals need expertise in Splunk software, data ingestion, scripting, and sometimes cloud platforms.

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In a Remote Splunk role, your day typically involves monitoring and analyzing log data to detect security incidents, creating and optimizing Splunk queries, building dashboards, and collaborating with IT or security teams to troubleshoot issues. Most tasks are performed independently from your home office, but you’ll often participate in virtual meetings to review findings, implement solutions, and support ongoing projects. You may also spend time documenting processes, providing input on best practices, and staying updated on new Splunk features or security trends. This remote structure allows for flexibility while remaining highly connected to team goals and incident response efforts.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Remote Splunk position, and why are they important?

To excel as a Remote Splunk professional, you need strong analytical skills, experience with Splunk or SIEM tools, and a background in IT, cybersecurity, or systems administration. Familiarity with Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, SPL (Search Processing Language), and relevant certifications like Splunk Certified Power User or Administrator is highly beneficial. Excellent problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication are key soft skills for this role. These competencies help ensure the efficient detection, analysis, and mitigation of security incidents while facilitating effective teamwork in a remote environment.

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JUNIOR SPLUNK DEVELOPER

JUNIOR SPLUNK DEVELOPER

Zermount, Inc

Arlington, VA • Remote

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

JUNIOR SPLUNK DEVELOPER

MILITARY FRIENDLY & PREFERRED - HOH SPONSOR

Zermount Inc. is looking for a Junior Splunk Developer to assist with maintaining custom Splunk apps and interfaces for our clients. The candidate must be very familiar with the Splunk Enterprise platform, including deployment of the product, onboarding standard and proprietary data sources, maintaining a Splunk environment, installing and configuring Splunk apps and TAs, and building content for users such as reports, dashboards, etc. The ideal candidate will also have experience in or exposure to custom web development, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON, REST APIs, and Python.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Maintaining and making enhancements to custom functionality built on top of the Splunk platform, including dashboards, user interface and data entry screens, backend data stores and scripts, integrations, and REST endpoints.
  • Maintaining, troubleshooting, and adding new inputs, parsers, and filters for data ingestion from various application groups across the enterprise.
  • Troubleshooting anomalies with Universal Forwarders, data source inconsistencies, and other interruptions in log ingestion identifying root causes and rectifying when issues are found to exist on the Splunk UF/HF/SH/IDX side.
  • Performing tuning of search head performance, SPL efficiency, knowledge bundles, etc.
  • Performing other Splunk operations and maintenance duties at the application, server, and integration layers as required.
  • Evaluating third-party apps and TAs as necessary to fulfill business needs.
  • Updating custom apps prior to Splunk upgrades, ensuring continuity of functionality.
  • Adding, removing, and modifying Splunk users, roles, and capabilities.
  • Tracking work activities or projects through methods such as status reports, request and incident tickets, Kanban boards, etc.
  • Assist other members of a multi-tool administration team with user or data administration of applications such as Tenable, Fortify, Carbon Black, NetWitness, and others.
  • Work with project managers, product owners, other application teams, cybersecurity personnel, and executives to inform business decisions, work collaboratively, and accomplish strategic goals or sprint-based targets.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Certification(s): Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin.
  • 1-3 years of demonstratable experience in implementing or maintaining a Splunk environment.
  • 1 year of demonstrable experience in building Splunk content (e.g. dashboards).
  • Demonstratable basic familiarity with the Linux operating system and terminal.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication ability, to include presentation and briefing skills.
  • Ability to quickly learn new concepts and ways of thinking outside the box to leverage the Splunk platform.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office software suite.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Advanced Splunk Certification(s), e.g., Architect, Consultant, Developer, etc.
  • Experience building custom Splunk apps from scratch.
  • Experience with complex data-transforming SPL.
  • Experience in front-end web development utilizing JavaScript, REST APIs, HTML, CSS, etc.
  • Experience in server-side scripting utilizing Python or Bash or Powershell, etc.
  • Experience in the integration of two or more applications using either app-proprietary methods and/or scripting, etc.
  • Experience in user interface design or graphic design and Adobe Photoshop (or similar).
  • Experience with BYOC Splunk in AWS, including AWS-specific data sources such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Lambda outputs.
  • Familiarity with the requirements, artifacts, roles, and activities involved in the following processes:
    • Risk Management Framework
    • Governance, Risk, and Compliance
    • Assessment and Authorization
    • Authority to Operate

EDUCATION:

Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or similar fields. Years of experience will be taken into consideration, in place of a degree.

CLEARANCE:

  • Public Trust
  • Must be a United States citizen.

WORK LOCATION and HOURS:

  • Location: Primary location is Zermount HQ (Arlington, VA) and Washington, DC. Remote is authorized. Occasional travel to the primary location may be required.
  • Core Hours: 8:30 am ET - 5:30 pm ET

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