Sr. Splunk Engineer at Allyon in Ashburn, Virginia

Job Description:

Summary:



Allyon, Inc. is an established IT and Healthcare Services firm and we love what we do! It makes our day when we are able to help talented individuals achieve their career goals while at the same time helping our clients build quality teams. If you are interested in joining the Allyon Team, please apply or submit your resume for review today!



Job Title:



Sr. Splunk Engineer



Location:



Ashburn, VA



Duties & Responsibilities:



• 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 premuim app, spanning security, performance, and operational roles.


• Familiar with recognizing and onboarding new data sources into Splunk, analyzing the data for anomalies and trends, and building dashboards highlighting the key trends of the data.


• Familiar with a Linux environment, editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps.


• Work with other Cybersecurity Engineering team members 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.


• Required interact with senior management, as necessary.


• Knowledge of Cloud Services such as AWS, Azure, Office365


• Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python, Bash, Visual Basic or Powershell



Minimum Requirements:



• Must be a US citizen, no clearance required and in addition, must have a current or be able to favorably pass a (BI) Background Investigation to join this program.


• Bachelor's degree coupled with a minimum of 7+ years' experience in the Information Technology arena.


• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in a senior Splunk role working in a Splunk clustered environment supporting SOC or NOC environments


• Minimum of 3+ Years experience in Linux and SQL/ODBC interfaces


• Minimum of 2+ Years experience in app interface development, using REST API's


• Previous project management experience.


• ITIL Change & Configuration Management


• Experience with Ansible and GIT


• Ability to follow Change & Configuration Management


• 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, Azure, Office365


• Ability to script in one more of the following computer languages Python, Bash, Visual Basic or Powershell


• Splunk Certified Architect Certification


• Splunk Certified Administrator Certification


• Experience in automating Splunk Deployments



Other:



• Experience in SQL


• Experience in other systems and network management products.


• Current or former completed Splunk training


• Prior experience a in Splunk professional services role


• Automation/orchestration of Splunk with in a Cloud environment



Any of the following certifications



• CCIE Security


• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)


• CCNP Security


• CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional


• CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker


• Certified Data Administrator Professional


• Certified Implementation Engineer Specialist


• Splunk Certified Architect


• Certified Storage Associate


• CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security


• CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)


• Converged Infrastructure Specialist


• CSSLP - Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional


• ECSP - EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer


• GCIH - Incident Handler


• GCWN - Windows Security Administrator


• GICSP -Cyber Security Professional


• GISF - Security Fundamentals


• GISP - Security Professional


• GSSP - Secure Software Programmer


• MCSE - Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (Server)


• RHCA - Red Hat Certified Architect


• RHCE - Red Hat Certified Engineer


• SEI (Software Engineering Institute)


• SSCP - Systems Security Certified Practitioner


• VCA (Certified Associate)


• VCAP (Certified Advanced Professional)


• VCDX (Certified Design Expert)


• VCIX (Implementation Expert)


• VCP (Certified Professional)


• MS 365 Certified: Security Administrator


• Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer (Associate)


• Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect


• Splunk Enterprise Certified Administrator


• Splunk Core Certified Consultant


• Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer


• Splunk Certified Developer


• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate


• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional


• Swimlane Certified SOAR Developer



What we Offer:



• Competitive pay and benefits


• 401k eligibility after 6 months, including company match


Allyon, Inc. is an equal employment opportunities (EEO) employer and terms of employment are without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. Allyon, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.