Splunk Engineer

Job ID: 2611139

Location: Remote Work, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-09

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Cloud Comp Engr

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Interim_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_REMOTE

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly motivated Splunk Engineer SME to join our Cloud One A1 Multi-Cloud Environment (MCE) team. The selected candidate will be part of a dynamic team working closely with government stakeholders and will be responsible for the design, planning, management, support, and oversight of the A1 MCE infrastructure, with a specific focus on the Splunk and Splunk Enterprise Security implementation.

This position is 100% remote.

Key Responsibilities:

Splunk Operations and Support:

• Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot the Splunk environment, including Splunk Enterprise Security.
• Design and manage data visualizations, dashboards, and reports to support analytics and reporting requirements.
• Implement interactive features and drill-down capabilities in Splunk dashboards to enhance the user experience and enable deeper data exploration.
• Manage system health, data ingestion pipelines, and infrastructure to ensure optimal Splunk performance.

Customer Collaboration:

• Collaborate with customers and other stakeholders to analyze requirements, implement Splunk solutions, and conduct root cause analysis for issues.
• Provide recommendations and implement corrective actions to optimize Splunk performance and functionality.
• Deliver expertise in Splunk toolsets to stakeholders through clear communication and reporting.

Infrastructure Modernization:

• Support efforts to modernize and secure multi-cloud infrastructures within the A1 MCE environment, which may include cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
• Ensure integration and alignment of Splunk with broader multi-cloud strategies and security architectures.

Team Collaboration and Support:

• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to team members.
• Support on-call tasks as required for critical systems, troubleshooting and resolving urgent issues.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk and Splunk Enterprise Security, including the development of dashboards for analytics and reporting purposes.
• Expertise in implementing interactive features and drill-down capabilities to enhance Splunk dashboards.
• Deep understanding of Splunk configurations, infrastructure, and overall environment management.
• Security+ or an equivalent IAT Level II certification.
• Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Administrator.

Required Clearance:

• Active Interim Secret clearance or higher; Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required to maintain employment.
• US citizenship.

Desired Qualifications:

• Additional Splunk Certifications: Splunk Enterprise Certified Administrator. Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect.
• Experience with security concepts, such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, incident response, security policy creation, and enterprise security architectures.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements and privacy/data protection issues relevant to mission-critical environments.
• Ability to work within a team environment and mentor junior team members.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to deliver complex technical messages to various audiences.
• Practical experience using Agile, Scrum, or SAFe methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise architecture methods in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to integrate solutions that align with overall organizational security strategies.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction while contributing to team objectives.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.