Jr. Splunk Engineer (Hybrid)

DP Professionals (DPP) • Columbia, SC, US • 4w ago

DPP is seeking a Jr. Splunk Engineer for an opportunity in Columbia, SC. This role requires the ability to obtain a US security clearance.

Work arrangement:

Hybrid, Columbia, SC or Washington, DC
W2 position; 12 months
US Citizen. This role requires the ability to obtain a security clearance. Candidates must have lived in the US for 3 of the past 5 years, or meet other eligibility requirements.

Position description:

This position is for a Jr. SPLUNK Engineer.
The primary scope of duties is providing Splunk maintenance, dashboarding, and reporting support to multiple Splunk distributed enterprise environments.
The Junior Splunk Engineer shall, under the guidance of the Network Operations IT Program Manager, be responsible for the daily operations and maintenance of the Splunk deployment.

Responsibilities and duties:

Perform daily administrative tasks to manage Splunk datasets and storage utilization. This includes monitoring automated backup tasks, manually backing up data if necessary, monitoring storage utilization on Splunk servers in all environments as well as network attached storage.
Maintain Splunk Knowledgebase by updating existing and creating new KB articles as identified by the team.
Create and update Splunk resources including saved searches, visualizations, alerts, dashboards and any other ad hoc deliverables as needed.
Interface with user community and provide first level of support to troubleshoot issues or assist with any other Splunk requirements.
Coordinate with, accept tasking from, accept guidance from, and collaborate on priorities with Senior Splunk engineer / Task lead.
Participate in periodic stand-up task meetings. Frequency may be daily or multiple times per week based on projects in process.
Create Splunk reports and dashboards as identified as needed based on enterprise customer requirements or internal team needs.
Manage Splunk lookups by verifying that automated jobs are updating lookup tables properly as well making adhoc changes as necessary.
Monitor, administer and maintain accessibility to Splunk components including search heads, indexers, deployers, cluster masters, forwarders and syslog servers for continuous production environment uptime
Manage and secure RHEL and Windows servers for Splunk platform including patches and access controls.
Assist team with reviewing/assessing/implementing new data sources, ie: syslog, scripted input, db inputs
Working with IT Managers to validate data and provide training on new dashboard enhancements
Assist with integrating various data sets into Splunk and creating new dashboards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, security and availability of the WAN
Provide a weekly Progress/Exceptions Report to include a list of tasks assigned, completed, and pending.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Must have 2 years of experience in as a SPLUNK administrator/engineer in an enterprise environment

Preferred KSAs:

SPLUNK Certifications are preferred but not required.

Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button or contact our recruiter Mason at Mason.Brown@dppit.com to learn more about this position (#24-00675).

DPP offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. Call today to learn more about working with DPP.

US Citizens Only: This role requires the ability to obtain a US security clearance. Candidates must have lived in the US for 3 of the past 5 years, or meet other eligibility requirements. EOE/AA/V/D