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Job Description

As part of our team, as the Splunk Engineer you'll provide maintenance, dashboarding, and reporting support to multiple Splunk distributed enterprise environments.

You'll be aligned to the Network Operations IT Program Manager to aid the Splunk Engineer Lead in Splunk deployment, to include:

• Perform daily administrative tasks to manage Splunk datasets and storage utilization. This includesmonitoring automated backup tasks, manually backing up data if necessary, monitoring storage utilization on Splunk servers in all environments as well as network attached storage.

• Maintain Splunk Knowledgebase by updating existing and creating new KB articles as identified by the team.

• Create and update Splunk resources including saved searches, visualizations, alerts, dashboards and any other ad hoc deliverables as needed.

• Interface with user community and provide first level of support to troubleshoot issues or assist with any other Splunk requirements.

• Coordinate with, accept tasking from, accept guidance from, and collaborate on priorities with Senior Splunk engineer / Task lead.

• Participate in periodic stand-up task meetings. Frequency may be daily or multiple times per week based on projects in process.

• Create Splunk reports and dashboards as identified as needed based on enterprise customer requirements or internal team needs.

• Manage Splunk lookups by verifying that automated jobs are updating lookup tables properly as well making adhoc changes as necessary.

• Monitor, administer and maintain accessibility to Splunk components including search heads, indexers, deployers, cluster masters, forwarders and syslog servers for continuous production environment uptime

• Manage and secure RHEL and Windows servers for Splunk platform including patches and access controls.

• Assist team with reviewing/assessing/implementing new data sources, ie: syslog, scripted input, db inputs

• Working with IT Managers to validate data and provide training on new dashboard enhancements

• Assist with integrating various data sets into Splunk and creating new dashboards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, security and availability of the USAO WAN

• Provide a weekly Progress/Exceptions Report to include a list of tasks assigned, completed, and pending.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Proven experience in the following areas. 2 years minimum experience required.

• Perform daily administrative tasks to manage Splunk datasets and storage utilization. This includesmonitoring automated backup tasks, manually backing up data if necessary, monitoring storage utilization on Splunk servers in all environments as well as network attached storage.

• Maintain Splunk Knowledgebase by updating existing and creating new KB articles as identified by the team.

• Create and update Splunk resources including saved searches, visualizations, alerts, dashboards and any other ad hoc deliverables as needed.

• Interface with user community and provide first level of support to troubleshoot issues or assist with any other Splunk requirements.

• Coordinate with, accept tasking from, accept guidance from, and collaborate on priorities with Senior Splunk engineer / Task lead.

• Create Splunk reports and dashboards as identified as needed based on enterprise customer requirements or internal team needs.

• Manage Splunk lookups by verifying that automated jobs are updating lookup tables properly as well making adhoc changes as necessary.

• Monitor, administer and maintain accessibility to Splunk components including search heads, indexers, deployers, cluster masters, forwarders and syslog servers for continuous production environment uptime

• Manage and secure RHEL and Windows servers for Splunk platform including patches and access controls.

• Assist team with reviewing/assessing/implementing new data sources, ie: syslog, scripted input, db inputs

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

SPLUNK Certifications are preferred but not required.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $75510 - $128340

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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