Splunk Developer

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The Mission

Leidos has an immediate opening for a Splunk Administrator/Developer to join a large IC/DoD customer contract. Leidos is looking for a collaborative and forward leaning person who wants to tackle challenges and be a part of creating innovative solutions. In return, Leidos will invest in you with a new enhanced leave plan, generous 401k, and training to name just a few great benefits. Ready to tackle your next challenge - then we want you on our team.

In this role, you will provide design support for a very large distributed Splunk environment, spanning security, performance, and operational roles. Additionally, you will support the visualization development lifecycle from requirement gathering, data correlation, end user dashboard development, Splunk App integration and configuration, and deliver dashboards that provide actionable data for administrators, service owners, and decision makers.

Primary Tasks:

• Develops, customizes, and configures Splunk apps and dashboards.
• Builds advanced visualizations using ITSI and glass tables.
• Build and integrate contextual data into actionable visualizations.
• Interact with end users to gather requirements.
• Coordinate with O&M Service Lanes on data collection and monitoring requirements.
• Mentor users and other groups on their use of Splunk.
• The individual must be able to communicate effectively with a minimum of supervision in verbally and in writing. Must be able to use Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint effectively.

Successful candidates must possess the following skills:

• Extensive experience implementing Splunk Dashboards.
• Experience working in an enterprise network environment.
• Experience supporting ITSI for enterprise monitoring.
• Experience with Splunk apps and add-ons.
• Experience utilizing DBConnect and/or REST API for collecting data from external systems/databases.
• Experience integrating with external monitoring solutions such as SolarWinds, Microsoft SCOM, NMMI, NetScout.
• Splunk Certification for Administration or Development.

Educational Requirements

• Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant experience, Master’s degree with 2 years, Associate's with 6 years, or High School Diploma with 8 years.

Clearance Requirement

• Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
• An active TS/SCI with polygraph is required for this position OR TS/SCI and willingness to obtain and maintain a polygraph.

Certifications

• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) – IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher). Specific “or higher” certifications for systems administrators include FITSP-O, GFACT, CASP+, CCNP Security, or CCSP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Implements integration with external systems.
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community/DoD enterprise systems and networks
• Familiarity with integrating with IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions such as ServiceNow
• Familiarity with automated alerting and reporting
  

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Original Posting:

December 2, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.