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Valiant Solutions
Valiant Solutions
201 – 500 Employees
Skilled Worker Visa SponsorConsultingCybersecurityDefense
Valiant Solutions is a cybersecurity and IT services firm serving the Federal Government. Founded in 2005, the company works across security engineering, cybersecurity operations, strategic risk governance, application development, and enterprise architecture to address complex information security needs. Its work sits at the intersection of consulting, defense, and cybersecurity, supporting government organizations with tailored approaches to protecting systems, managing risk, and delivering resilient technology solutions. Valiant Solutions has also been recognized through contracts and industry honors for its contributions to the cybersecurity field.
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Senior Splunk Administrator — United States Remote

Senior Splunk Administrator role with Valiant Solutions, focused on secure data ingestion, Splunk infrastructure, integrations, monitoring, and compliance.

USUnited States
$140,000 – $170,000 / year
RemoteFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredAdministration
CloudCyber SecurityLinuxSplunk

Description

  • Build and implement Splunk data-ingestion processes using HEC, Splunk Stream, Technical Add-Ons, Universal Forwarder collections, custom APIs, and related mechanisms.
  • Configure and manage log, metric, and event inputs to assess compliance with M-26-14 requirements at the FISMA system-boundary level.
  • Maintain secure, dependable connections between Splunk and external systems or data sources.
  • Create, monitor, and maintain alerts for failed data inputs.
  • Develop and maintain custom Technical Add-Ons for non-standard API-based ingestion paths.
  • Implement appropriate authentication and authorization for data transfers and system communications.
  • Manage Splunk infrastructure configuration and maintenance to support performance and security.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve Splunk issues.
  • Perform root-cause analyses and introduce measures to prevent recurring issues.
  • Apply Linux expertise to maintain the operating systems or cloud containers supporting Splunk servers and other security applications.
  • Monitor tool health and performance to detect issues, defects, and improvement opportunities.
  • Create, review, and update operational documentation, including SOPs, job aids, application checklists, and playbooks.
  • Support access controls covering account management, access enforcement, information-flow enforcement, least privilege, account requests, and recertifications.
  • Partner with SOC teams on process improvement, tool tuning, integrations, information sharing, playbooks, and incident response.
  • Implement, administer, operate, maintain, optimize, and integrate cybersecurity tools, technologies, and services.
  • Perform regular Splunk Enterprise upgrades for deployment servers, heavy forwarders, and syslog servers.

Requirements

  • At least four years of information technology experience.
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, or two additional years of experience.
  • At least three years of Splunk administration or engineering experience.
  • Proficiency configuring Splunk inputs, building data-ingestion pipelines, and establishing system connections.
  • Knowledge of Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), data parsing, and regular expressions.
  • Ability to optimize data pipelines for performance and efficiency, manage high data volumes, and apply data-integrity and consistency best practices.
  • Splunk Core Certified Consultant or Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect certification preferred.
  • Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud Certified Admin certification accepted.
  • Experience serving as an engineering team lead.
  • Experience with Splunk, syslog, syslog-ng, or systems that collect and centralize logs.
  • Experience using Cribl to optimize Splunk ingestion.
  • Experience supporting teams with Fraud Analytics.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, including effective task prioritization and execution.

Benefits

  • Valiant covers 99% of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees.
  • Valiant contributes 25% toward health coverage for family members and dependents.
  • Full-time employees receive fully paid short-term disability and life insurance policies.
  • Certifications are fully funded.
  • 401(k) matching is available up to 4%.
  • Paid time off.
  • Paid federal holidays.
  • Wellness and fitness program.
  • Access to Valiant University’s online education and training portal.
  • Flexible spending account programs for medical costs, dependent care, transit, and parking.
  • Referral bonuses.

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