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Senior Splunk Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Splunk certification * Experience in design, implementation and support of Splunk core components, including indexers, forwarders, search heads, and cluster managers * Experience with configurations ...

Senior Splunk Engineer

Arlington, VA · On-site

$120K - $165K/yr

The Splunk Engineer SME may be required to interact with senior management, as necessary. * Conceptualize, design, build, and maintain current and future customer-supported tools and platforms

Senior Splunk Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

$129K - $177K/yr

They are seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to design, implement, and optimize Splunk solutions for federal customers, focusing on cybersecurity and compliance. Responsibilities : • Lead the ...

Sr. Splunk SIEM Engineer

Chesterfield, MO · On-site

$113K - $155K/yr

RIT Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Splunk SIEM Engineer to join their team. The role requires extensive experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment and a strong understanding of ...

Senior Splunk Engineer

$107K - $146K/yr

We are seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to lead the architecture, implementation, and maintenance of our Splunk environments. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing ...

OVA.Work is seeking a highly experienced Senior Splunk Manager to lead the design, implementation, and management of their Splunk platform. The role involves driving enterprise-wide adoption of ...

Senior Splunk Engineer

$107K - $146K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer supports the federal client by engineering, developing, deploying and maintaining the organization's SIEM implementation and its minor applications, integration, apps and ...

Senior Splunk Engineer

$107K - $146K/yr

The Senior Splunk Engineer supports the federal client by engineering, developing, deploying and maintaining the organization's SIEM implementation and its minor applications, integration, apps and ...

SCTASK Reference number SCTASK1572207 DIR-ITSAC Role (including level) Splunk Engineer 3 Work to be accomplished Client is hiring Senior Splunk Engineers for the ITD Centralized Enterprise Logging ...

Develop security focused content for complex client Splunk deployments and focus on the creation of complex detection and alerting logic and log source on-boarding. Operate and maintain the Splunk ...

Use Splunk as the primary security platform for your work * Propose innovative uses cases for security and compliance * Design and implement dashboards and reports; create rapid prototypes * Keep ...

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 ...

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How much do senior splunk jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 6, 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.

What is the difference between Senior Splunk vs Splunk Engineer?

AspectSenior SplunkSplunk Engineer
CertificationsSplunk Certified Power User, Admin, or ArchitectSplunk Certified Power User or Admin
Experience LevelAdvanced, with leadership and project oversightMid-level, focused on deployment and maintenance
Work EnvironmentEnterprise environments, often in leadership rolesOperational teams, deployment, and support
ResponsibilitiesDesign, architecture, strategic planningImplementation, troubleshooting, daily operations

While both roles require Splunk certifications and involve working with Splunk in enterprise settings, Senior Splunk professionals typically focus on architecture and strategic planning, whereas Splunk Engineers handle deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks. The senior role often involves leadership and project management, making it suitable for experienced professionals aiming for higher-level responsibilities.

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Sr Splunk Administrator

CEDENT

Houston, TX • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 23 days ago


Job description

(must be able to convert for permanent employment without sponsorship)
Must Have Skills:
  • 5+ years of experience with Splunk 
  • Splunk certification 
  • Experience in design, implementation and support of Splunk core components, including indexers, forwarders, search heads, and cluster managers 
  • Experience with configurations and administration of Splunk ingestion and forwarding for new and existing applications and data 
  • Experience with troubleshooting Splunk dataflow issues between the various Splunk core components 
  • Experience configuring and deploying data collection for a variety of operating systems and network platforms 
  • Experience creating Dashboards and Analytics within SIEM tools 
  • Experience working with monitoring systems supporting auditing, incident response, and system health 
  • Understanding of networking components and devices, ports, protocols, and basic networking troubleshooting steps 
  • The ability to troubleshoot issues with log feeds, search time, and field extractions 
 
Soft Skills:
  • ability to articulate dashboards through presentations 
  • excellent written and verbal communication skills 
 
Education/certification requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related discipline 
  • Splunk certification 

Day to Day responsibilities:
  • Designing, maintaining and troubleshooting the SIEM environment
  • Develop advanced SIEM correlation rules, reports and dashboards to detect emerging threats
  • Manage, develop and tune the scripts that integrate SIEM
  • Design and generate data parsers as necessary to optimize ingestion of data from a wide variety of devices including servers, firewalls, Cloud Applications
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of security controls, policies, and procedures for SIEM environment. 
  • Creating workflows for Incident Response within a SIEM Tool
  • Assist with Incident response and Cyber investigations.

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CEDENT strives to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where they can all develop professionally and build a rewarding career. As a result, we create an inclusive environment that is rich in diversity, acknowledges each individual's uniqueness and promotes respect, personal achievement and stewardship. Our clients are global and so is CEDENT. We build and maintain a global workforce that includes people from different backgrounds, with a vast range of skills and experience all united by a common culture and commitment to help our clients achieve high performance. Cultivating a diverse workforce and inclusive work environment makes business sense. Our peoples varied skills are the talent engine that powers CEDENT, enabling it in turn to deliver the innovative solutions that help our clients outperform competitors.

Industry

It services

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

Plano, TX, US

Year founded

2008