Systems Engineer Splunk Administrator
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Job Location:
Laurel, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 146000 - 234000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer / Splunk Administrator to support a critical mission of national importance within our Cyber Mission Business Unit in Annapolis Junction MD. The selected candidate will play a key role in maintaining optimizing and modernizing our enterprise Splunk environment to ensure peak performance scalability and mission readiness.
Responsibilities:
- Administer and enhance existing Splunk Enterprise and Enterprise Security deployments across the enterprise.
- Manage all aspects of Splunk system administration including operating system and application-level support.
- Apply necessary upgrades patches and configuration changes to maintain secure and efficient operations.
- Monitor analyze and troubleshoot logs to identify and resolve performance or integration issues.
- Collaborate closely with both contractor and government teams to address technical challenges in real time.
- Analyze and resolve system performance concerns such as latency bottlenecks and data flow interruptions.
- Design and implement solutions based on stakeholder requirements ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture goals.
- Lead modernization efforts by:
- Designing and sizing scalable Splunk architectures
- Developing and optimizing data ingest capabilities
- Performing data modeling and dashboard design
- Enhancing visualization and reporting capabilities
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 13 years with a High School Diploma or GED
- 8 years with a Bachelors degree (BS/BA)
- 6 years with a Masters degree (MS/MA)
- 3 years with a Doctorate (PhD)
- In lieu of a degree five (5) additional years of relevant Systems Engineering experience may be substituted (total of 13 years).
Desired Qualifications
- 10 years of experience as a Systems Engineer on programs or contracts of similar scope type and complexity.
- Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Science or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
Technical Expertise: Proven hands-on experience administering and leading Splunk implementations including Enterprise Security.
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with current polygraph (required).
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
EEO
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- Active Directory
- Computer information Technology
- PowerShell
- OS
- Windows
- Database
- SCCM
- Linux
- SAN
- Troubleshoot
- Backup
- Setup
- Technical Support
- UNIX
About Company
Peraton provides innovative solutions for the most sensitive and critical programs in government today, developed and executed by scientists, engineers, and other experts.
