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Splunk Administrator-Engineer (Remote)
US Citizenship Required : Active Public Trust Clearance Preferred, or Ability to Obtain Public Trust
We are seeking a highly skilled Splunk Administrator / Engineer to support a large team of infrastructure, security, and application professionals during the migration of on-prem and cloud applications to the Azure Government enclave. In this role, you will configure, operate, and maintain Splunk across multiple data sources and user needs in a multi-cloud environment. You will also be responsible for data ingestion, query writing, scripting, data visualization, Splunk architecture enhancements, and deployment.
Additionally, you will support the security assessment and authorization (ATO) team and provide input for security audits while collaborating with SOC and incident response teams to investigate and analyze security incidents.
Key Responsibilities :
Bachelor's degree in a related field
U.S. Citizen
Ability to acquire a Public Trust Background investigation environment
Required Qualifications :
5 years' experience configuring, deploying and maintaining and optimizing Splunk :
5 years' experience administering and managing the day-to-day operations of the Splunk Environment
5 years' experience overseeing Splunk indexers, search heads, forwarders to ensure optimal performance
5 years' experience implementing and managing federated queries, Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reports.
5 years' experience integrating Splunk with various data sources and external platforms (including other SIEM tools) in a multi cloud environment
5 years' experience developing and maintaining Splunk Knowledge objects, queries, and advanced data visualization
5 years' experience performing Splunk upgrades, patching, and routine maintenance tasks
5 years' experience troubleshooting and resolving issues related to Splunk installation, data inputs, and log parsing
5 years' experience working closely with the SOC team to monitor and analyze logs, reports and alerts
5 years' experience in Search Processing Language (SPL) to query and manipulate data
5 years' experience in Operating System administration for the platforms Splunk runs on (RHEL, Linux, Windows)
5 years' experience Familiarity with Shell commands and scripting for automation
5 years' experience in design, implement, and maintaining Splunk apps and add-on.
Preferred Skills & Certifications :
Splunk Enterprse Certified Administrator (SECA)
Familiarity with cloud platforms and integration with Splunk
Knowledge of other securiy tools
Experience with automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, or Chef)
Certified in industry recognized areas such as CISSP, CISA, or CISM
Excellent organization, collaboration, project management, and team leadership skills
Strong communication skills and experience creating and delivering compliance status and metrics briefings to senior leadership
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia, Zenius Corporation is a HUBZone-certified small business. Zenius specializes in providing Grants Management, IT Modernization, Acquisition Management, and Financial Management services to Federal agencies. Zenius is selected by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the DC Metro Area award for two years in a row 2021 and 2020. Zenius is also listed by Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas in 2021. Zenius is an awardee of 2019 Best of Leesburg winner (Business Management Consultant category). Learn more at.
BENEFITS
Zenius Corporation is a very employee-oriented company. Join us now and help us grow!
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes paid holidays and paid time off, medical insurance including health, vision, dental insurance, 401K matching, Flexible Spending Account and flexible schedules, as per business needs. We also work with our employees on training and professional certification plans that benefit the employee.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER :
Zenius Corporation provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Zenius complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Zenius Corporation expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.