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This position sits at the intersection of IT operations and cybersecurity, offering meaningful impact through scalable monitoring and automation.\n\nCompensation / Benefitsheavily subsidized benefits coverage for employee and dependents25 days of PTO accrue annuallyeligible for bonus plan\nResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and maintain custom Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reports for NOC and SOC operationsOnboard new data sources via forwarders, APIs, and syslog integrationsImplement data normalization using CIM for consistent reporting and correlationDevelop and optimize SPL queries, regex extractions, and macrosConfigure and tune threshold-based and adaptive alertsCollaborate with NOC/SOC analysts to define KPIs and ensure visibilitySupport incident detection, triage, and root cause analysis with Splunk toolsMonitor and maintain Splunk Enterprise / Splunk Cloud health and performanceIntegrate Splunk with automation/orchestration tools (Ansible, ServiceNow, SOAR)Document onboarding, dashboard configuration, and analytic processes per SOPs\nKey requirementsTS/SCI with polygraph or ability to obtain SCI and pass a polyBachelor's degree in a relevant field with 5+ years of experience (or 4 years in lieu of degree)Active CompTIA Security+, CySA+, CASP+, CISSP or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II3–5 years hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise or Splunk CloudExperience designing and maintaining dashboards, reports, and alerting frameworksStrong SPL proficiency, field extractions, and data model creationFamiliarity with Linux and Windows server environments, network protocols, and log ingestionUnderstanding of NOC/SOC workflows, event correlation, and log managementExperience troubleshooting data ingestion, indexing, and search performanceExcellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skillscommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingSplunk SPLdata model creationCIM data normalization","company":"Peraton","rawCompany":"peraton","city":"McLean","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T03:56:14.972Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1299.05","title":"Information Security Engineers","slug":"information-security-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Splunk Engineer","description":"Overview\nIn this role, you design and maintain Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reports to support NOC and SOC operations across government IT environments. 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