Splunk Engineer – TS/SCI (Washington, DC)

About GuidePoint Security

GuidePoint Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk. With more than 800 vetted technology vendor partnerships and deep practitioner expertise across every major cybersecurity domain, GuidePoint serves more than half of the U.S. Government’s cabinet-level agencies across Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Community segments, as well as Federal System Integrators and major defense prime contractors. We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.

As a Splunk Engineer you will work with an expert team focused on implementing and operating next-generation security solutions for government and commercial clients. You’ll use Splunk and integrate it with other state-of-the-art tools like HBSS, Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), Network Security Manager (NSM), NetFlow, and/or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to monitor, detect, and analyze threats. You’ll perform hands-on evaluation, implementation, and operation of leading security Cyber defense tools and technologies and apply in-depth defense strategies for large and complex networks to rapidly identify vulnerabilities and threats, prioritizing response actions, including developing effective countermeasures. You’ll support the risk management and security compliance of specified cyber security tools. You’ll apply thought leadership to solving complex security challenges in a highly collaborative and innovative work
environment.

Requirements

• MUST possess a TS/SCI w/Poly (CI or FS)
• MUST have Splunk Architect Certification or Splunk Certified Consultant
• 3+ years of experience utilizing Splunk Enterprise
• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities, Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities OR HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience with supporting IT projects and activities
• Experience with deploying, configuring, and performing functional testing and data validation in a Splunk environment
• Experience with Splunk performing systems administration, including performing installation, configuration, monitoring
  system performance and availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting in Windows and Linux Server environments
• Experience creating custom dashboards, writing queries and generating reports, and setting up alerts and notifications
• Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to ingest and parse logs within Splunk
• Experience with fields abstraction
• Experience with data modeling using Splunk
• Experience with workflows and drilldown query
• Experience administering Splunk in distributed deployments
• Experience with performing site surveys, data gathering, and research and analysis regarding deploying and implementing security tools
• Splunk Certified Power User or other advanced Splunk Certification
• Experience with DevSecOps and Elasticsearch, Logstash & Kibana (ELK)
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills, including using presentation expertise to convey complex
• Ideas to client and internal staff
• Possession of excellent problem-solving skills
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification, including CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level III certification (CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, or CCSP)
• Active DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) – Infrastructure Support (IS) certification (CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND)