Splunk Engineer/Administrator
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This role is for a Splunk Engineer/Administrator with a contract length of "unknown," offering a pay rate of "unknown." Key skills include AWS integration, Python scripting, and Splunk certification, with a focus on troubleshooting, dashboard development, and enterprise security management.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
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🗓️ - Date discovered
September 3, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
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📄 - Contract type
Unknown
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Reston, VA
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Data Enrichment #Indexing #Data Ingestion #Python #API (Application Programming Interface) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Security #Splunk #Data Processing #Scripting #Visualization #Cloud #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service)
Role description
Splunk Engineer / Administrator Role Requirements
Core Responsibilities:
Troubleshooting Splunk Issues
Diagnose and resolve performance, indexing, and search-related problems.
Monitor Splunk health and optimize system reliability.
Dashboard Development
Design and implement custom dashboards using Splunk's visualization tools.
Translate business requirements into actionable insights.
Develop and customize Splunk apps and dashboards.
Performance Tuning
Optimize search queries and indexing strategies.
Improve data ingestion and system responsiveness.
Managing Enterprise Security
Utilize Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) for threat detection and incident response.
Develop correlation searches and risk-based alerting.
Log Integration with Splunk
Onboard logs from various sources (servers, cloud platforms, applications).
Normalize and parse data using props and transforms.
Create scheduled reports, alerts, event types, and use reporting/transforming commands.
Preferred Skills:
AWS Knowledge is Must
Experience integrating AWS services (CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, etc.) with Splunk.
Familiarity with cloud architecture and security best practices.
Scripting Experience (Python)
Automate Splunk tasks and data processing using Python.
Develop custom scripts for data enrichment and API integrations.
Must - Splunk Certification
Splunk Engineer / Administrator Role Requirements
Core Responsibilities:
Troubleshooting Splunk Issues
Diagnose and resolve performance, indexing, and search-related problems.
Monitor Splunk health and optimize system reliability.
Dashboard Development
Design and implement custom dashboards using Splunk's visualization tools.
Translate business requirements into actionable insights.
Develop and customize Splunk apps and dashboards.
Performance Tuning
Optimize search queries and indexing strategies.
Improve data ingestion and system responsiveness.
Managing Enterprise Security
Utilize Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) for threat detection and incident response.
Develop correlation searches and risk-based alerting.
Log Integration with Splunk
Onboard logs from various sources (servers, cloud platforms, applications).
Normalize and parse data using props and transforms.
Create scheduled reports, alerts, event types, and use reporting/transforming commands.
Preferred Skills:
AWS Knowledge is Must
Experience integrating AWS services (CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, etc.) with Splunk.
Familiarity with cloud architecture and security best practices.
Scripting Experience (Python)
Automate Splunk tasks and data processing using Python.
Develop custom scripts for data enrichment and API integrations.
Must - Splunk Certification
