* Leading Federal Government Department
* 12 month contract + 24 months of extension options
* Rewarding hourly rate paired with flexible working arrangements!!
A supportive and prominent Federal Government Department is looking to engage an experienced Splunk Engineer to maintain the overall Splunk architecture and the effectiveness and efficiency of the SIEM. The successful Splunk Engineer will secure a 12 month contract with the option to extend for a further 24 months aligned with a rewarding hourly rate.
The successful Splunk Engineer will be responsible for, but not limited to:
* Manage Splunk Cloud environment application updates, dashboarding, integrations and health checks
* Onboard new data/log sources
* Run queries and searches to inform SOC requests
* Perform data quality and data model assessments on a periodic basis
* Maintain Heavy Forwarding logging infrastructure
The successful Splunk Engineer will have experience in the following:
* Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field. Relevant certifications such as Splunk User, Core, Architect, ES and SOAR are preferred
* 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity Knowledge of common cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors. Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud and Splunk SOAR
* Experience with case, incident and ticket management Experience with ITSM tools
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
This is a great opportunity to work within a sustainable Federal Government Department and work on an interesting program of work! The successful Splunk Engineer be offered a 12 month contract with 24 months of extension options, and a rewarding hourly rate! If you have the required skills and experience, APPLY NOW. Please forward your application to jobs@hitechaust.com quoting reference number NL0911. For more exciting job opportunities go to www.hitechaust.com