Splunk Content Developer

Leidos

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Work type: On-site
Location: Ashburn, VA
Salary: $131,300–$237,350 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago

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This role $184k

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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $145,000–$206,910 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $184k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

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About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 245 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $107,900–$195,050 across 235 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Splunk Content Developer

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The Cyber Systems Engineer – Splunk Content Developer role at a large-scale enterprise environment supporting DHS/FEMA missions involves designing and enhancing advanced cybersecurity capabilities using tools like Splunk, Axonius, and Cribl. This senior-level position requires developing custom detection content within the Splunk SIEM platform with advanced Search Processing Language (SPL) to improve threat detection and response times. The engineer will support and maintain security monitoring and detection systems, troubleshoot complex endpoint issues, enforce security policies, and develop disaster recovery strategies for enhanced cyber resilience. Essential skills include extensive experience in incident detection, malware analysis, TCP/IP protocols, and Splunk knowledge object creation, along with proficiency in regex and Python scripting for custom solutions.

Skills

Splunk SPL Axonius Cribl Corelight Forescout Wraithwatch Cyrtica TCP/IP Python regex CI/CD AWS Azure O365 Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and maintain advanced cybersecurity capabilities using Splunk and other tools.
Develop custom detection content within the Splunk SIEM platform to enhance threat detection.
Conduct deep-dive analysis and troubleshoot complex endpoint security issues.
Engineer backup, redundancy, and disaster recovery strategies for endpoint security infrastructure.
Create detailed engineering documentation, system diagrams, and security reports.

What we're looking for

8+ years experience in incident detection and response, malware analysis, or cyber forensics
Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and security methodologies
Expertise in developing Splunk correlation rules and managing data models
Experience with regex for pattern matching and Splunk knowledge objects creation
Strong background in multiple cybersecurity areas including intrusion prevention and application security
TS Clearance required; cloud security monitoring experience preferred
Comfortable working on complex enterprise environments supporting DHS/FEMA missions

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