Splunk Security Engineer

Clearance Level
Secret
Category
Cyber and IT Risk Management
Location
Mons, Belgium
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Dashboard Management

Query Language

Splunk Administration

REQ#: RQ231823
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

SPLUNK SECURITY ENGINEER


Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Splunk Security Engineer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT


As a Splunk Security Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of NATO SOFCOM. You will play a crucial role in providing Senior SIEM Engineering, Splunk Enterprise Security Administration, security data onboarding, and cyber analytics in support of NATO SOFCOM networks.


  • Administer and optimize Splunk Enterprise Security, indexers, search heads, forwarders, deployment servers, indexes and license consumption.
  • Develop and tune SPL queries, correlation searches, dashboards, alerts, security analytics and threat-detection use cases mapped to relevant tactics and techniques.
  • Onboard and normalize authorized log sources, maintain Common Information Model mappings and validate log quality, integrity and retention.
  • Support threat hunting, event triage, incident investigations, evidence collection and coordination with the cybersecurity team.
  • Document approved configuration changes, operating procedures, deployment architecture, incident findings and SIEM health metrics.
  • Support NATO/DoW compliance reporting and continuous improvement of detection coverage, with execution of changes through approved procedures.
  • Design and develop solutions for customer systems and networks.


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED


Bring your cyber expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Splunk Security Engineer must have:


  • Education: BA/BS or equivalent years of experience
  • Experience: 5+ years of related experience
  • Technical skills: Splunk, SPL queries, CIM tuning, Dashboard customization
  • Certifications: IAT Level II or higher, Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin or Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin, and ITIL Foundation (within 90 days of hire)
  • Security clearance level: Active Secret required to start
  • Location: On-site in Mons, Belgium
  • Belgian SOFA Requirement: 6-12 week review process submitted to the Belgian government by GDIT on the applicant’s behalf. Request will be submitted after candidate is chosen.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE


At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.


  • Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
  • Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
  • Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY


Explore a career in cyber at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your focus on defending and protecting what matters.


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#defenseOCONUS

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

CompTIA Security+ CE | CompTIA - CompTIA

ITIL Foundation (Version 5) | PeopleCert - PeopleCert

Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin | Splunk - Splunk

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $107,744 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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