What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Engineer (Splunk) position at System One?
Title: Data Engineer (Splunk)
Location: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC
Clearance: Active TS/SCI or Top Secret (Required)
Contact: Crystal.dinnocenti@systemone.com
This role designs, deploys, and manages the Splunk data platform to collect, normalize, and analyze machine data from networks, systems, and applications. It supports high-visibility operational and cybersecurity missions by ensuring reliable data onboarding, scalable ingestion pipelines, and actionable analytics through dashboards and alerts.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The position typically operates in a secure, high-tempo environment where uninterrupted visibility into systems and networks is essential. Engineers must be comfortable supporting sensitive operations, responding quickly to issues, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams responsible for mission-critical communications.
System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Ref: #851-Rockville-S1
Location: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC
Clearance: Active TS/SCI or Top Secret (Required)
Contact: Crystal.dinnocenti@systemone.com
This role designs, deploys, and manages the Splunk data platform to collect, normalize, and analyze machine data from networks, systems, and applications. It supports high-visibility operational and cybersecurity missions by ensuring reliable data onboarding, scalable ingestion pipelines, and actionable analytics through dashboards and alerts.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Designs, deploys, and manages the Splunk platform, including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and supporting infrastructure.
- Onboards data from diverse systems, ensuring proper parsing, normalization, and routing for high-quality ingestion.
- Builds and maintains dashboards, alerts, and data models to support operational monitoring and security visibility.
- Troubleshot ingestion issues, performance bottlenecks, and data quality problems across distributed environments.
- Integrates Splunk with enterprise systems, security tools, and external data sources to expand visibility.
- Maintains configuration baselines, documentation, and best practices for Splunk data management and retention.
- Collaborates with cybersecurity, network, and operations teams to ensure end-to-end system reliability.
- 5 years in data management, systems administration, or related technical roles, including at least 3 years of hands-on Splunk experience.
- Strong understanding of Splunk architecture including data ingestion, indexing, search optimization, and app/TA management.
- Experience building dashboards, queries, alerts, and data models to support mission operations.
- Familiarity with secure or high assurance environments and federal cybersecurity frameworks.
- A bachelor’s degree in a technical field is preferred.
- Experience with related tools such as Cribl for data routing and transformation is increasingly valuable.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The position typically operates in a secure, high-tempo environment where uninterrupted visibility into systems and networks is essential. Engineers must be comfortable supporting sensitive operations, responding quickly to issues, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams responsible for mission-critical communications.
System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
#M1
#LI-CD1
#DI-CD1
Ref: #851-Rockville-S1