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Xpect Solutions

Senior Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC

$118K - $162K/yr

Senior Splunk Engineer ID: 1000000053 Location: Washington,DC Clearance Level: Active Top Secret Shift: Standard Day Shift (M-F) Travel Requirements: None More about this job > Description Company ...

Early Warning Services

Sr. Splunk Engineer

Scottsdale, AZ · Hybrid

$115K - $158K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer maintains the logging infrastructure for Splunk Enterprise and other dependent infrastructure, such as syslog (syslog-ng/rsyslog) to ensure that reports are available, fast ...

ECS Limited

Senior Splunk Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site

$125K - $148K/yr

Senior Splunk Engineer Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to work in our Portland, OR office or Remotely. The Senior Splunk Engineer designs, implements, maintains, and optimizes ...

Centstone

Senior Splunk .NET Developer

South Saint Paul, MN · On-site

$55.75 - $73.50/hr

Senior Splunk .NET Developer (ONSITE | 10+ YEARS EXPERIENCE) We are hiring a Senior Splunk .NET Developer to design and implement enterprise-level logging, monitoring, and application solutions. Key ...

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Early Warning Services, LLC

Sr. Splunk Engineer

Scottsdale, AZ · On-site

$115K - $158K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer maintains the logging infrastructure for Splunk Enterprise and other dependent infrastructure, such as syslog (syslog-ng/rsyslog) to ensure that reports are available, fast ...

Early Warning Services, LLC

Sr. Splunk Engineer

Scottsdale, AZ · On-site

$115K - $158K/yr

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Ryde Technologies, LLC

Senior Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

$129K - $177K/yr

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ECS Limited

Senior Splunk Engineer

$125K - $148K/yr

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Early Warning Services

Sr. Splunk Engineer

Chicago, IL · Hybrid

$118K - $161K/yr

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iQuasar

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Chantilly, VA · On-site

$117K - $160K/yr

iQuasar is seeking to fill the Sr. Splunk Engineer for our customer in Chantilly, VA. At iQuasar, we strive to provide the next generation of cutting-edge technologies. Our growth means exciting ...

Early Warning Services

Sr. Splunk Engineer

Scottsdale, AZ · On-site

$115K - $158K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer maintains the logging infrastructure for Splunk Enterprise and other dependent infrastructure, such as syslog (syslog-ng/rsyslog) to ensure that reports are available, fast ...

Early Warning Services

Sr. Splunk Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Hybrid

$134K - $185K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer maintains the logging infrastructure for Splunk Enterprise and other dependent infrastructure, such as syslog (syslog-ng/rsyslog) to ensure that reports are available, fast ...

ECS

Senior Splunk Engineer

Portland, OR · On-site +1

$125K - $148K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer designs, implements, maintains, and optimizes Splunk capabilities that support cybersecurity monitoring, investigation, reporting, and security operations. This role is ...

Merican Inc

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Phoenix, AZ · On-site

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Senior Splunk Engineer

Holmdel, NJ · On-site

$75/hr

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SR Splunk Developer Admin

Seattle, WA

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Xpect Solutions Inc

Senior Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

$129K - $177K/yr

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

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As of Jul 3, 2026, the average yearly pay for senior splunk in the United States is $80,287.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $41,500.00 and $103,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Work EnvironmentEnterprise environments, often in leadership rolesOperational teams, deployment, and support
ResponsibilitiesDesign, architecture, strategic planningImplementation, troubleshooting, daily operations

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Senior Splunk Engineer

Senior Splunk Engineer

Xpect Solutions

Washington, DC

$118K - $162K/yr

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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Openings >> Senior Splunk Engineer
Senior Splunk Engineer
Summary
Title: Senior Splunk Engineer ID: 1000000053 Location: Washington,DC Clearance Level: Active Top Secret Shift: Standard Day Shift (M-F) Travel Requirements: None
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Description
Company Overview
XPECT Solutions, LLC has built a strong reputation by supporting our clients in meeting their strategic goals and mission objectives. We provide high quality resources for a wide range of IT and security solutions at best-value pricing. Our success is built on a solid foundation of well-vetted, highly technical personnel, a disciplined project management approach, and an overarching commitment to customer service. We develop, test, deploy, and support exceptional solutions that enhance system functionality, while maximizing reliability and availability, and ensure the tightest security. 
Job Overview
XPECT Solutions is looking for a dynamic and dedicated Senior Splunk Engineer to support our Federal Customers mission in Washington, DC. The role will provide support for our customers Accounting and Technology Services (ATS). The ATS is responsible for maintaining our customers data repositories. The Senior Splunk Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing Splunk solutions to support cybersecurity, compliance, and operational visibility across government systems. The role will lead efforts in log ingestion, correlation rule development, dashboard creation, and performance tuning while ensuring alignment with federal security standards.
Core Responsibilities to include (but not limited to):
  • Lead the deployment and configuration of Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud solutions, ensuring scalability, high availability, and compliance with federal IT standards.
  • Create custom dashboards, reports, and alerts to support security operations, system monitoring, and compliance reporting.
  • Ingest and normalize data from diverse sources (e.g., syslogs, APIs, cloud services) using props, transforms, and field extractions.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to develop correlation searches, threat detection use cases, and support incident response efforts aligned with NIST and other federal frameworks.
  • Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and maintain thorough documentation of configurations, processes, and best practices.
Requirements
  • Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to pass a Lifestyle Polygraph
  • Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline
  • Eight years of relevant professional experience of applicable technology expertise.
  • Proficient in designing, implementing, and managing Splunk environments, including cluster architecture.
  • Advanced knowledge of Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL)
  • Expertise in developing complex queries, dashboards, and reports using SPL.
  • Ability to optimize searches for performance and scalability.
  • Strong experience in data onboarding, parsing, and indexing, including log management and extraction of meaningful metrics.
  • Familiar with various data input methods like Syslog, HTTP Event Collectors (HEC), and APIs.
  • Knowledge of Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) and/or IT Service Intelligence (ITSI)
  • Experience in configuring and managing Splunk ES and /or ITSI modules.
  • Understanding of security information and event management (SIEM) concepts.
  • Proficiency with REST APIs and other scripting tools (e.g. Python, Bash) to automate tasks and integrations.
  • In-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration, including shell scripting and performance tuning.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) and experience managing Splunk in cloud environments.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and resolve Splunk performance issues.
  • Experience with scaling Splunk in large environments and ensuring high availability.

Benefits

Xpect Solutions, LLC is a one-of-a-kind employer with a talented team that is cleared at various levels and is certified in dozens of industry-recognized certifications. Our talented staff are the key to our success. They bring the knowledge, experience and technical skills to deliver the best solutions to our customers.

We support our team by providing open communication, win-win partnerships with clients and vendors, a team-oriented culture, and a focus on professional development and growth for a long-lasting and happy career.

We offer a benefits package that is designed to keep our most important assets - our employees - healthy, happy, energized and moving forward. Our philosophy is simple - empower our employees with the benefits, resources and the financial incentives they need to be successful.

Benefits and Perks:

  • A competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plan
  • Retirement Savings Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • AD&D Insurance
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 3 weeks of annual PTO
  • 11 days of Holiday PTO
  • Performance Awards
  • Referral Bonus Plan (of up to $5,000/year)
  • Education Reimbursement/Training (of up to $2,500/year)

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