Splunk Developer/SME

Job Description

Description

The Splunk Developer/SME is responsible for the architecture and development of the lane health service (LHS). The LHS will monitor, report, and act on issues detected on devices deployed throughout the country supporting a government agency. This person will work with the lane health service team to help refine Serilog generated logs into actionable alerts, build ITSI Dashboards and Glass Tables, and integrate with other applications such as ServiceNow and Ansible.

Responsibilities Include:

• Defining strategy and design around data collection, aggregation, and summarization processes
• Experience with reviewing, analyzing and coordinating requirements for ingesting auditable and actionable events into Splunk
• Assisting with log development, data ingestion, and data searches
• Establishing queries to identify issues with geographically disperse equipment
• Develop visualization dashboards and indicators that identify anomalous activities
• Enforcing best practices related to summarizing and querying data
• Assisting with plugins and various integrations
• Develop statistical behavior models, and provide support for the development of machine learning approaches

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology, or equivalent
• 9 years of related experience or more
• 6+ years of experience with Splunk minimum
• Certified Splunk Developer highly preferred
• US citizenship required and ability to obtain DHS Suitability

Required Skills:

• Sophisticated understanding of the Splunk search language
• Working experience with Splunk ITSI
• Experience with using and creating Splunk Apps
• Knowledge of application log technologies such as Serilog
• Experience creating Splunk reports based on large datasets
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and responsible contributor
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Familiarity with Splunk HEC
• Experience on software development teams following the Agile Scrum methodology
• Experience using Splunk to monitor the hardware and software health of thousands of systems
• Familiarity with collaboration tools: Atlassian JIRA & Confluence and MS Teams

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.