Splunk Engineer

NikSoft Systems Corporation is a recognized Information Technology solutions provider. Founded in 1998 and based in Reston, Virginia, NikSoft is a CMMI Level 3 Certified company with an established reputation for excellence and on-time delivery with a consistently high customer satisfaction rating from its Federal Government and private consulting contracts.

NikSoft is currently conducting a search for a Splunk Engineer with strong infrastructure and software management skills to add to its cybersecurity team in support of the United States Postal Service. The successful candidate will experience an unparalleled large-scale hybrid-cloud environment with over 800 IT systems generating millions of digital transactions in support of a diverse user base spread across the entire US. Join the NikSoft team to scale your career to the next level.

Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining on-premises and cloud based Splunk environments to support enterprise-level monitoring, alerting, and reporting. This role demands deep expertise in Splunk system architecture, design, implementation, configuration and operational support in a hybrid on-prem Unix/Linux and cloud-based environment. Off-hours and weekend efforts for systems maintenance, upgrades and support may be required from time to time.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• 10+ years of overall IT/cyber experience with 5+ years of hands on experience working with Splunk.
• Candidates must be able to collaborate across DevOps, Security, and IT teams to optimize performance, ensure data integrity, system availability and support mission-critical operations.
• Proven hands-on experience with a large enterprise wide Splunk environment is mandatory.
• Expertise in Splunk Enterprise architecture including indexers, search heads, deployment servers, and forwarders
• Advanced knowledge of Unix/Linux systems administration and troubleshooting
• Experience with Splunk deployment and configuration management in large-scale environments
• Proficiency in writing complex Splunk queries, dashboards, and alerts using SPL (Search Processing Language)
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Perl for automation and integration tasks
• Experience with Splunk upgrades, patching, and performance tuning
• Proficiency in integrating Splunk with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Understanding of security and compliance requirements and implementation of role-based access controls (RBAC) in Splunk
• Experience with REST APIs for Splunk and external system integration
• Strong knowledge of logging standards and best practices across application and infrastructure layers
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex data ingestion and parsing issues
• Strong communication skills in dealing with various stakeholders (technical and functional).

US Citizenship or Green Card, with US based residency for at least the past 5 years to qualify for the USPS sensitive security clearance.