Splunk Cybersecurity SME

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ214225


Type of Requisition:
Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
Cyber and IT Risk Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
REST API Development, Search Processing Language (SPL), Splunk Enterprise Security
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Splunk Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Splunk Cyber Security (SME), the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of USPS. You will play a crucial role on our team to analyze design, develop, implement, and support code for our government customer, the United States Postal Service.

• Responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining on-premises and cloud based Splunk environments to support enterprise-level monitoring, alerting, and reporting
• Deep expertise in Splunk system architecture, design, implementation, configuration and operational support in a hybrid on-prem Unix/Linux and cloud-based environment
• Collaborate across DevOps, Security, and IT teams to optimize performance, ensure data integrity, system availability and support mission-critical operations
• Hands-on experience with a large enterprise wide Splunk environment is mandatory
• Off-hours and weekend efforts for systems maintenance, upgrades and support may be required from time to time

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your cyber expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT.
The Splunk Cyber Security (SME) must have:

• Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.
  • NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.
• Experience:
  • 5+ Years of Splunk Experience Required
  • Manages knowledge objects (fields, extractions, tags, event types, lookups, workflow actions, aliases, macros, and so on) - through automations, scripting, management server functions; to include .conf and .cfg files in scope of the last four Splunk Enterprise versions
  • Experience with Splunk deployment and configuration management in large-scale environments
  • Proficiency in writing complex Splunk queries, dashboards, and alerts using SPL (Search Processing Language)
  • Experience with REST APIs for Splunk and external system integration
  • Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex data ingestion and parsing issues
  • Designing and developing an automations workflow and dashboard interface for such
  • Self-starter with a service-oriented mindset who will take action, find ways to solve problems, and move projects to conclusion independently
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate research insights into practical solutions that address real-world challenges.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience in mentoring and guiding junior researchers or team members
• Preferred Experience:
  • Ability to leverage the Splunk AI Assistant and other AI tools to increase accuracy and efficiency of task and other deliverables
  • Advanced knowledge of Unix/Linux and/or Windows systems administration and troubleshooting
  • Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, JavaScript, SQL and PowerShell for automation and integration tasks
  • Experience with Splunk upgrades, patching, and performance tuning
  • Proficiency in integrating Splunk with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Understanding of security and compliance requirements and implementation of role-based access controls (RBAC) in Splunk
  • Strong knowledge of logging standards and best practices across application and infrastructure layers
  • Extensive knowledge of defense-in-depth principles, Network and Security architecture, network topology, IT device integrity, and common security elements.
  • Executes new projects as well as data and user onboarding
  • Strong understanding of IT and Cyber industry standards and technologies to include such controls governed by NIST, FISMA, and FedRamp
  • Experience installing and utilizing and developing with the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning.
  • Experience installing and utilizing and developing with the Splunk SOAR Automation toolset
  • Experience or background in the Cybersecurity, Systems/Network Administration or Observability industry
• Security clearance level:
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprinting
  • This position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.
• Role requirements:
  • Remote

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home ***remove if ineligible***
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.

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The likely salary range for this position is $147,292 - $199,278. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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