VDOT Splunk Cyber Security Engineer 4

Overview

On Site
USD 70-90
Full Time
Part Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Cyber security
Onboarding
Research
Data flow
Network
SANS
Oracle Linux
Elasticsearch
Computer networking
Management
Red Hat Linux
Change management
Linux
Splunk
Cloud computing
Offshoring
Technical direction

Job Details

Engagement Type

Contract

Short Description

Splunk Cyber Security Engineer will be responsible for engineering data ingestion into Virginia Department of Transportation Splunk instance is configured and maintained properly.

Complete Description

Splunk Cyber Security Engineer will be responsible for engineering data ingestion into Virginia Department of Transportation Splunk instance is configured and maintained properly. This includes but is not limited to onboarding new data ingestion sources, modifying and adjusting current sources and maintaining the backend of Splunk throughout the VDOT Operations Technology Network.

  1. Splunk Backend Management
    1. Management of Indexes
    2. Onboarding new Indexes as needed
    3. Onboarding Log Sources
    4. Maintaining Current Log Sources
    5. Installing/Update Apps and Addons in Splunk
    6. Researching Splunk Add-ons
    7. Splunk Change Management and Maintenance
  2. Network Knowledge (Understanding of how data flows throughout the network)
  3. Linux Syslog Maintenance
    1. Log Rotation
    2. Maintenance of Syslog Services
  4. Red Hat Linux Administration
    1. Linux Updates
    2. Security Patching
    3. Splunk Deployments
  5. On Call for Splunk related outages

Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience
Splunk Core Required 3 Years
Splunk ES Required 3 Years
Networking Knowledge Required 2 Years
Splunk Management of Indexes Required 3 Years
Splunk Apps and Addon's Configuration Knowledge Required 3 Years
Red Hat Linux Administration Required 3 Years
Change Management Experience Highly desired 3 Years
Linux Syslog Administration Required 2 Years
Splunk Log Source Onboading Required 3 Years
Splunk Maintenance Required 3 Years
Splunk Gov Cloud Highly desired 2 Years
Questions

Description
Question 1 Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
Question 2 Please list candidate's email address.
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