Splunk Engineer

Job Title

Splunk Engineer

40% Remote / Alexandria, VA

$80.00 - $85.00 / Hourly Rate (est. 6‑month contract to permanent hire). Starting salary upon permanent conversion: $150,000 & full benefits.

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• Top Secret Clearance (SCI Eligible)
• Security+CE
• 8+ years of overall/combined IT experience
• Strong background in Splunk – able to build, maintain, and develop

• Design efficient and reusable reports and dashboards to integrate multiple mission applications’ health, performance, and operational data systems into Splunk.
• Configure and maintain Splunk Core, Enterprise Security, and other premium Splunk applications.
• Perform onboarding of new data sets and routinely review the health of ingested data.
• Manage data inputs and indexing, troubleshoot issues related to Splunk Enterprise architecture, user access, and data integrity.
• Deploy technical add‑ons and application plug‑ins to establish baseline dashboards and alerts for various technologies.
• Support teams in using Splunk for log analysis and monitoring, providing guidance on panel and dashboard development best practices.

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Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a Support Linc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.

In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.