What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Splunk Developer position at NFF Inc?
About NFF
Networking for Future, Inc. (NFF) is a Washington, DC based company offering a performance-focused approach to delivering transformational IT business solutions. We take pride in keeping users productive and engaged by providing business and IT teams with the solutions they need to improve their performance in a dynamic, connected world.
NFF is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia with Advanced Specializations in all major IT disciplines. In addition to Cisco, NFF holds key strategic partnerships with VMware, NetApp, Microsoft, Riverbed, Splunk and many System Integrators. NFF is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and has been ranked in Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list since 2007.
We offer expert solutions relevant to: Network Infrastructures, Data Center & Cloud, Network & Endpoint Security, Application Assurance, Collaboration & Mobility and Staff Augmentation.
About this Position / Responsibilities
NFF is currently seeking an experienced Senior Splunk Developer. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain Splunk applications, dashboards, and reports to support our data analysis needs. They will also have extensive experience in Splunk development, configuration, and administration, ensuring the platform is optimized for performance, security, and reliability. This consultant will work directly with one of our premier government customers in northern Virginia.
Requirements
- Design, develop, and implement Splunk dashboards, reports, alerts, and visualizations to support business and security operations.
- Configure and optimize Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) queries to improve search performance and efficiency.
- Develop custom Splunk applications and integrate them with external data sources as needed.
- Manage Splunk forwarders, indexers, and search heads for optimal performance
- Implement best practices for data ingestion, parsing, indexing, and storage.
- Develop and implement log management solutions to improve system monitoring and compliance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve Splunk performance issues and system errors.
- Work closely with IT, security, and business teams to understand data requirements and provide Splunk solutions.
- Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation for Splunk configurations, dashboards, and processes.
Qualifications
- 10 years of overall industry experience as a technology practitioner (in IT Operations and Security)
- 7 years' experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) and Risk Based Alerting (RBA).
- 7 years' of Splunk experience.
- Hold an active Splunk Core Certified Consultant.
- Hold an active Splunk Certified Architect Consultant.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent work experience.
NFF Disclosures
NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:
- Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
- STD, LTD, Supplemental life insurance and ADD&D
- Comprehensive 401k plan
- Paid Time Off
NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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