Splunk SME

Overview As a Cybersecurity Engineer / Splunk SME, you will support a major federal customer in a mission‑critical, high‑impact role. The engineer safeguards national‑level infrastructure by designing and maintaining the Splunk SIEM ecosystem that protects sensitive federal systems and high‑value assets. This role is a cornerstone in ensuring cyber readiness, resilience, and uninterrupted mission operations. Core Responsibilities Architect, implement and maintain enterprise Splunk infrastructures. Manage Splunk components including clusters, indexers, search heads, forwarders and data ingestion pipelines. Ensure Splunk architecture meets performance, scalability and high‑availability requirements. Implement security controls and hardening best practices in Splunk. Ensure compliance with organizational standards, industry regulation, DoD security requirements and role‑based access control. Continuously monitor the health of the Splunk environment, identify and resolve performance issues, indexing backlogs, search bottlenecks and system availability risks. Act as the senior cybersecurity/Splunk authority for the program, mentoring teams, guiding best practices and supporting engineering escalations. Interact with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams to align Splunk strategy with organizational cyber goals. Required Skills and Experience TS/SCI and IAT III clearance required. Minimum 10 years of cybersecurity/SIEM engineering experience, with extensive experience using Splunk Enterprise (ES, ITSI, UBA, searches, dashboarding, tuning). Deep knowledge of security operations, incident response, log parsing and normalization, role‑based access control, and high‑availability Splunk design. Experience supporting DoD or other cleared federal environments. Experience integrating Splunk with cloud platforms, security automation, and external intelligence feeds. Additional Qualifications 8+ years of experience in senior cybersecurity or SIEM roles. Proven ability to influence strategy, architecture and cybersecurity posture at an enterprise level. Experience Level Expert – 10+ years minimum, ideally 15–20+ years of cybersecurity/Splunk engineering experience. Job Type & Location Permanent position based out of Cape Canaveral, FL. Fully onsite. Pay and Benefits Pay range: $185,000 – $230,000 per year. Benefits include medical (Rx), dental, vision, FSAs, life/AD&D, disability, long‑term care, 401(k) with company match, profit sharing, deferred compensation, financial planning, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Application Deadline The position is anticipated to close on May 28, 2026. Equal‑Opportunity Employer The company is an equal‑opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr TEKsystems