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Splunk Engineer 1

QmulosChantilly, Virginia, United StatesOnsite

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FT, Salary, RemoteWho We Are:At Qmulos, we’re not just about cybersecurity and compliance, we’re about making them smarter and faster, in this digital world! We’ve created innovative platforms like Q-Compliance and Q-Audit that help organizations across all sectors stay ahead of evolving threats. We use Splunk’s powerful analytics to deliver insights that enhance security and streamline risk management, transforming legacy compliance programs into modern, agile solutions. But what really sets us apart is our stellar culture, which stands as the cornerstone of our success.

Our team thrives on collaboration, creativity, and a shared passion for making a real difference. Join us, and be part of a team that’s not only driving change in the industry but having a blast while doing it!Summary:A Splunk Engineer is a top tier Splunk consultant, balancing out technical ability with great interpersonal skills to provide superb professional services for both private and public sector clients. These engineers are fast learners, adaptable, and willing to take on new and challenging projects. Though short term engagements may be required, Splunk engineers are typically expected to support long term contracts which primarily focus on Splunk Core.

These engineers must be resourceful, and good at troubleshooting under tight timelines. While Qmulos provides significant team support, Splunk Engineers must also be able to work and succeed independently.Skillfully navigating competing priorities, varied customer personalities, and changing environments is essential to being successful in this role. Splunk Engineers should expect to become more involved with Splunk Premium Applications as they progress through various assignments. These engineers must have on the job experience with Splunk Core, and maintain the Splunk Core Consultant Certification.Responsibilities:

  • Enable customer success by providing a well-rounded consulting experience from project kickoff through completion.
  • Operate and maintain the Splunk log management infrastructure and leverage knowledge on a number of security technologies, information security, and networking.
  • Comprehensive experience in interacting with clients, providing security focused log collection solutions using Splunk.
  • Develop security focused content for complex client Splunk deployments, with focus on creation of complex detection, alerting logic and log source on-boarding using custom methods or Splunk common information model (CIM).
  • Develop advanced reports to meet the requirements of key stakeholders and scalable security management tools and processes.
  • Conduct research in areas, including security principles, host and network-based security technologies, machine learning algorithms, and mitigation methods.
  • Automate Splunk deployments, integrations, testing of enterprise systems and services.
  • Create and optimize correlation searches as an (SPL) expert.
  • Establish regular, effective, comprehensive reporting for services engagements in accordance with customer requirements
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Willingness to travel if required.

Splunk Engineers are designated as Level I or Level II, determined by the additional qualifications listed below. Splunk Engineer - Level I – In addition to the Splunk Engineer description above, this individual has:

  • Experience supporting a customer with a large scale (1-5 TB+ daily ingest) environment
  • Experience and comfortable with both distributed and clustered environments
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of or experience with Splunk Premium Applications

Splunk Engineer - Level II – In addition to the Splunk Engineer and Level I descriptions above, this individual has: 

  • Experience successfully supporting multiple customers 
  • Proven record of overcoming obstacles on customer assignments
  • A pattern of continued learning to enhance their knowledge of Splunk (and related technologies) 
  • Certification with at least one Splunk Premium Application (ES, ITSI, UBA, SOAR, Cloud)
  • Proven ability to succeed independently in training and on contract assignments
  • Qmulos Products Accreditations (Q-Compliance and Q-Audit)

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status REQUIRED
  • 5+ years of technical consulting or big data analytics experience
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk, network security and system security, supporting security information and event management tools (SIEMs) 
  • 2+ years of experience with rule and advanced logic creation within Splunk 
  • Knowledge of Splunk and JIRA best practices
  • Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
  • Experience with using scripting languages to automate tasks and manipulate data 
  • Experience with working in a large enterprise environment 
  • Experience with integrating solutions in a multi-vendor environment, including SaaS environments
  • Experience with regular expressions 
  • Knowledge of enterprise system and network logging, with a focus on security event logging 
  • Knowledge of Splunk common information model (CIM)
  • Ability to work independently in fast-paced, structured and unstructured environments
  • Splunk User, Power User, Administrator Certifications (Ability to achieve Splunk Core Certified Consultant)
  • Active or ability to achieve Public Trust and Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance (preferred)
  • Experience with enterprise-scale IT operations 
  • Experience with programming and/or command-line interface
  • Demonstrate competency in general Splunk administration best practices 
  • Experience with SPL, SQL, and other related search languages 
  • Competency in general computer networking
  • Knowledge of virtualization and container tools, including VMware, Parallels, VirtualBox, OpenStack, and Docker
  • Knowledge of configuration management tools, including Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and SaltStack
  • BA or BS degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience
  • Industry recognized security certifications (security, networking, etc) - preferred
  • Working knowledge of Splunk Cloud solution offering - preferred
  • Working knowledge of AWS – preferred
  • Experience with various security tools, including Wireshark, Nessus, Nmap, Burp, Proxy, or Snort a plus

Salary Range & Benefits The annual base salary range for this full-time position in the United States is $80,000 - $130,000 and is a good faith estimate only. In addition to compensation, Qmulos provides a competitive benefits package; including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision), short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO), phone allowances, and tuition reimbursement.EOEQmulos is an equal opportunity employer.

Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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Remote 80000.00 To 130000.00 (USD) Annually


Life at Qmulos

Qmulos is the leading cybersecurity and IT compliance company that delivers innovative apps to help enterprises improve their security and compliance posture. We build our apps on Splunk's robust, scalable technology to unlock the value of your data and automate initiatives ranging from compliance and auditing to cyber defense. Focused on complex challenges, we channel our expertise to solve problems for large enterprises with expanding security concerns. Our solutions provide the foundation for insider threat programs, as well as security and compliance programs based on a risk management framework (RMF) approach. Our client list ranges from federal agencies to critical infrastructure providers. Founded in 2012, Qmulos is based in the Washington DC tech corridor and operates as a certified Veteran Owned Service Disabled Business (SDVOSB). To learn more, visit https://www.qmulos.com/.
Thrive Here & What We Value• Collaborative and innovative work environment• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance• Competitive paid time off, holidays, and wellness days• Focus on customer satisfaction and success• Emphasis on building strong client relationships• 401(k) retirement plan with company match</s>

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