Splunk Engineer - Mid

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a US Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, cloud, security devices, servers and workstations.    The CBP   SOC   is responsible for   the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security   violations. Leidos   currently has a need for a Splunk Engineer for this highly visible cyber security program supporting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) security operations center   (SOC).  The   Splunk Engineer will support the full system   engineering life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, development,   implementation, integration, test, and documentation. The Splunk Engineer will follow defined best practices and operational workflows.

The Splunk Engineer will provide overall engineering, and administration in supporting   a very large   distributed clustered Splunk   environment consisting of search heads, indexers, deployers, deployment servers, heavy/universal forwarders, and Splunk Enterprise Security premium apps, spanning security, performance, and operational roles.  The Engineer should be proficient with recognizing and onboarding new data sources into   Splunk, building dashboards, searches, reports, etc. The Splunk engineer should be proficient within a Linux environment, editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps. In addition, the Splunk engineer should be familiar with ansible or other automation tools.   The Splunk Engineer will be a member of the Enterprise Splunk team, which falls under Cybersecurity Engineering, and will be   required   to interact with   end users to gather requirements, perform troubleshooting, and   provide assistance   with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards. The Splunk Engineer may be   required   interact   with senior management, as necessary.

A minimum of a   Bachelor’s   degree with 8+ years’ experience in the Information Technology arena.    Additional Cyber Security Certifications and experience may be considered in lieu of   Bachelor’s   degree.   A combination of 4+ Years experience in Linux, Splunk, Ansible, app interface development, using REST APIs, or other Cyber technologies.   Ability to follow Change & Configuration Management,   utilizing   automation tools, such as Git.   4+ years of experience in a Splunk role working in a   Splunk clustered   environment, with experience in Splunk premium app management (Enterprise Security, ITSI).   Strong problem-solving abilities with an analytic and qualitative eye for reasoning under pressure.   Self-starter with the ability to independently prioritize and complete multiple tasks with little to no supervision.   Knowledge of Cloud Services such as AWS, Office365.   Understanding and usage of Regex.   Experience with scripting languages, such as Python, Bash, Visual Basic or PowerShell.   Understanding basic networking principles or Enterprise network design.   Possess baseline security certification to meet DoD 8570 at IAT II requirements, such as Security +.   Must have at least one of the following certifications:   Splunk   Enterprise Security Certified Admin   Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin   Splunk Cloud Certified Admin   Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer   Splunk Certified Developer   Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin   Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect   Splunk Core Certified Consultant