SC Cleared Splunk Engineer
hace 9 días
Birmingham
SC Cleared Splunk Engineer - 3-Month Contract - Fully Remote We are hiring an SC Cleared Splunk Engineer to take hands-on ownership of Splunk platform engineering, optimisation, and operational support within a secure environment. This role is delivery-focused, requiring practical experience building, maintaining, and improving Splunk deployments to support security monitoring and operational intelligence. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain Splunk infrastructure, including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and deployment servers., • Onboard, normalise, and optimise data sources across security, infrastructure, and application logs., • Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, reports, and alerts to support SOC and operational teams., • Tune searches and alerts to improve performance, reduce noise, and enhance detection capability., • Support incident investigation and troubleshooting using Splunk search and analytics., • Ensure Splunk platform performance, scalability, and reliability in line with secure environment requirements., • Work closely with security, engineering, and operations teams to deliver measurable improvements. What You Will Ideally Bring • Active SC Clearance (mandatory)., • Strong hands-on experience as a Splunk Engineer,., • Proven experience managing Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud environments., • Strong knowledge of SPL, data models, and performance optimisation., • Experience onboarding diverse log sources (security tools, OS logs, network devices, cloud platforms)., • Familiarity with security monitoring use cases and SOC environments., • Scripting or automation experience (Python, Bash, or similar) is highly desirable. Contract Details • Duration: 3 months (with potential extension), • Day Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35), • Location: Fully Remote, • Start Date: ASAP