Software Engineer Expert with Security Clearance

About the role

We are actively seeking Systems Engineers to perform as a Splunk Cloud engineer with a minimum of 11 years experience. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology or Engineering, and at least 6+ years of experience working with Splunk, with at least 3 years on Splunk Cloud or large Splunk Enterprise deployments.

Responsibilities

• Experience integrating diverse data streams
• Experience with data transfer tools (Ex: NiFi, Cribl, etc)
• Establishes data standards and acts as custodian of IT and service delivery data sets and streams
• Experience in analyzing complex networks and systems
• Experience in analyzing log data from various network components and operating systems
• Knowledge of complex environments involving shared networks and multiple security enclaves
• Systems Engineer with Data Engineer background
• Ability to manage and troubleshoot data feeds
• Splunk familiarization
• Python

Requirements

• Required Qualifications: 6+ years working with Splunk or Splunk Certifications, with at least 3 years on Splunk Cloud or large Splunk Enterprise deployments.
• Technical Skills: Expert SPL, knowledge of Splunk apps (Enterprise Security, ITSI, DB Connect), forwarder architectures, indexer/search head concepts.
• Cloud & Observability: Hands on experience onboarding data from AWS, Azure, and/or GCP; familiarity and observability tooling.
• Automation: Proficiency CloudFormation and experience integrating Splunk deployments into CI/CD.
• Scripting: Strong Python and Bash skills for automation, integrations, and ingestion pipelines.
• Security Knowledge: Understanding of logging best practices, log retention requirements, secure transport, and common compliance frameworks.
• Soft Skills: Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder communication, project leadership, and mentoring capability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Splunk Certified Cloud Architect, Splunk Certified Admin, or Splunk Certified Power User.
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with observability frameworks (OpenTelemetry), metrics pipelines, and metric-to-log correlation.
• Prior experience operating at enterprise scale (multi TB ingestion/day, global deployments).
• Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools and experience integrating Splunk deployments into CI/CD.