Role: Splunk Lead/Analyst
Location: Baltimore, MD
Work Authorization: USC/GC
Duration: 1+ years
Description of Work:
- Create Splunk dashboards and queries.
- Develop scripts and code with security tools
- Develop processes and schedule to review existing methodologies and queries for all divisional metrics.
- Become knowledgeable on the CDM technical requirements for SSA’s CDM program. Understand your role in CDM activities.
- Involved in a wide range of security issues including architectures, firewalls, electronic data traffic, and network access.
- Design, manage, and maintain agency SIEM infrastructure.
- Maintenance, configuration and implementing products, appliances and devices on the SSA’s network
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed.
- Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of experience, Master's degree and 5 years of experience, or 11 years of experience in lieu of a degree
- At least 6 years of experience using:
- Splunk, specifically Splunk scripting and on-boarding of large collection of meta data from different sources into Splunk
- At least 4 years of experience with:
- In-depth knowledge of designing, upgrading, maintaining and implementing network devices on a large scale enterprise
- Coordination and communication with other remotely deployed team members
- Developing documentation with processes and procedures
- Proposing, implementing automation features in a large enterprise environment
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in developing and tailoring reporting from network security tools.
- Must be US Citizen or US Permanent Resident (Green card holder)
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration.
- Have completed at least one of Splunk Certifications. At minimum, the candidate must have Splunk Core Certified Power User certification. Splunk Admin or Architect Level Certifications is preferred.
- Prior experience supporting the Social Security Administration or similar government agencies a plus
- Understanding of business processes supporting IT programs, networks, and/or cybersecurity programs
- Understanding of network technologies, work flows, IT reporting, etc.
- Must be a self-starter, position is remote from the other team members.
- Must communicate clearly to team members, be comfortable with coordination, collaboration and communication when performing network activities