Splunk Software Engineer

About the Role

Peraton is seeking a Splunk Software Engineer to join our team near Annapolis Junction, MD. Our dynamic team delivers information security solutions that facilitate secure data flows and the detection/prevention of unauthorized behaviors, performs system security vulnerability assessments and solution development, provide enterprise-level network, server, desktop, and application security services.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Splunk SME providing input into strategies, capabilities, and integrations to improve the availability and performance of applications
• Provide production and infrastructure support, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, health monitoring, etc.
• Design Splunk systems to meet growth while maintaining a balance between performance, stability, and agility
• Design and develop software solutions by analyzing stakeholder requirements and conferring with users or system engineers
• Design or implement complex algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints; Perform quality control on team products
• Design and size Splunk architectures

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph is required
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline with eight (8) years of software engineering (SWE) experience; master's degree in computer science or related discipline with six (6) years of SWE experience; PhD with three (3) years of experience. 14 years of SWE experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
• Must have at least one of the following Splunk certifications: Splunk Certified User, Splunk Certified Power User, Splunk Certified Admin, Splunk Accredited Core Implementation, or Splunk Accredited Consultant
• Ability to design and develop software solutions by analyzing stakeholder requirements and conferring with users or system engineers
• Ability to build a new Splunk instance to replace an existing system's capabilities

Desired Qualifications

• Background of creating and managing app and its components
• Proficiency with Splunk component utilization (e.g. Indexer loads and requirements, search head peering, etc), component resourcing, inter-component communications and tradeoffs and underlying platform requirements
• Knowledge of two of the following programming languages: Perl, Python, SQL, Shell
• Experience providing architecture-level design to support and operate Splunk using security information and event management (SIEM) or security event management (SEM) best practices and Splunk enterprise security

Pay

Target Salary Range: $176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on our critical National Security programs, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.