Location: Augusta, GA

  

Employment Type: Full Time

  

Experience: Mid Level

  

 **Job Title **Splunk Administrator

 **Location **Augusta, Georgia

**Position Description**

Kinney Group is seeking a Splunk Administrator for customer onsite work in
Augusta, Georgia. As the Splunk Administrator, you will be responsible for
supporting the customer's Splunk environment.

Support includes Splunk software deployment, patching, system maintenance and
troubleshooting, and management of trouble tickets. You will provide end user
support to ensure effective use and operation of Splunk apps, alerts,
dashboards, reports, and knowledge objects. You will execute quality assurance
tasks and testing of Splunk software builds, dashboards, reports and knowledge
objects.

Grounded with a solid understanding of Splunk best practice, you must be able
to work independently and as part of a team to meet project objectives and
customer deliverables. Leveraging your problem-solving skills, you will take a
detail-oriented approach to day-to-day Splunk operations and deliverables.

**Logistics**

This role is based in Augusta, Georgia.

**Position Requirements**

  * Active TS/SCI Clearance.
  * Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin certification required.
  * Splunk experience including, but not limited to, Splunk Administration, Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), Splunk Alert, Dashboard, and Report creation.
  * Experience administering distributed and clustered Splunk deployments.
  * Experience with Splunk Deployment Server, Universal Forwarders, serverclass, Splunk apps, deployment client, inputs, outputs, props, transforms, and server configurations.
  * Experience with troubleshooting common Splunk operational and performance issues including Search, processing queues, knowledge bundles, lookups, knowledge objects.
  * Experience administering Splunk users, roles, and capabilities in basic, LDAP, SAML
  * Experience using regex (regular expressions) within scripting and field extractions.
  * At least 2 years of experience in linux scripting (SH, BASH, KSH) and some Python.
  * Experience in application load balancing and/or using DNS and Load Balancing Services (such as F5).
  * 2+ years of hands-on experience in IT systems administration on Windows or UNIX platforms (Windows Server 2012-2022, RH Linux, or equivalent).
  * Possess experience with client/server communications privacy using private key infrastructure (PKI).
  * 2+ years' experience in Windows scripting (batch, VBScript, Powershell).
  * Technical degree or 5+ years of relevant professional experience.

**Preferred Skills**

  * Splunk Architect Certification
  * Other Preferred Credentials: Security+, CISSP
  * Experience in software update management using Microsoft Software Installation (MSI) Technology
  * Experience working with Windows System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  * Some experience with DISA STIG and ACAS processes

###  **More about Kinney Group**

Kinney Group is a solutions-oriented professional services consulting firm
specializing in automation and analytics to harness the power of IT in the
cloud to improve lives. Security is in Kinney Group's DNA, enabling the
company to integrate the most advanced automation, analytics, and
infrastructure technologies as an optimized solution powering IT-driven
mission and business processes in the cloud for federal agencies and Fortune
1000 companies. We are an elite team with a unique combination of credentials
for strict security environments who serve our customers with an unexpected
experience. We specialize in Splunk, AppDynamics, Puppet, and VMware to serve
our customers as they journey through digital transformation.

Our colleagues subscribe to a shared ethos and purpose for the company to
achieve clarity and organizational health. This translates across every
customer touch point within the organization. We offer compelling work as well
as leadership commitment to ongoing training and development.

Kinney Group, Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

 **Job Title **Splunk Administrator

 **Location **Augusta, Georgia

**Position Description**

Kinney Group is seeking a Splunk Administrator for customer onsite work in
Augusta, Georgia. As the Splunk Administrator, you will be responsible for
supporting the customer's Splunk environment.

Support includes Splunk software deployment, patching, system maintenance and
troubleshooting, and management of trouble tickets. You will provide end user
support to ensure effective use and operation of Splunk apps, alerts,
dashboards, reports, and knowledge objects. You will execute quality assurance
tasks and testing of Splunk software builds, dashboards, reports and knowledge
objects.

Grounded with a solid understanding of Splunk best practice, you must be able
to work independently and as part of a team to meet project objectives and
customer deliverables. Leveraging your problem-solving skills, you will take a
detail-oriented approach to day-to-day Splunk operations and deliverables.

**Logistics**

This role is based in Augusta, Georgia.

**Position Requirements**

  * Active TS/SCI Clearance.
  * Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin certification required.
  * Splunk experience including, but not limited to, Splunk Administration, Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), Splunk Alert, Dashboard, and Report creation.
  * Experience administering distributed and clustered Splunk deployments.
  * Experience with Splunk Deployment Server, Universal Forwarders, serverclass, Splunk apps, deployment client, inputs, outputs, props, transforms, and server configurations.
  * Experience with troubleshooting common Splunk operational and performance issues including Search, processing queues, knowledge bundles, lookups, knowledge objects.
  * Experience administering Splunk users, roles, and capabilities in basic, LDAP, SAML
  * Experience using regex (regular expressions) within scripting and field extractions.
  * At least 2 years of experience in linux scripting (SH, BASH, KSH) and some Python.
  * Experience in application load balancing and/or using DNS and Load Balancing Services (such as F5).
  * 2+ years of hands-on experience in IT systems administration on Windows or UNIX platforms (Windows Server 2012-2022, RH Linux, or equivalent).
  * Possess experience with client/server communications privacy using private key infrastructure (PKI).
  * 2+ years' experience in Windows scripting (batch, VBScript, Powershell).
  * Technical degree or 5+ years of relevant professional experience.

**Preferred Skills**

  * Splunk Architect Certification
  * Other Preferred Credentials: Security+, CISSP
  * Experience in software update management using Microsoft Software Installation (MSI) Technology
  * Experience working with Windows System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  * Some experience with DISA STIG and ACAS processes

###  **More about Kinney Group**

Kinney Group is a solutions-oriented professional services consulting firm
specializing in automation and analytics to harness the power of IT in the
cloud to improve lives. Security is in Kinney Group's DNA, enabling the
company to integrate the most advanced automation, analytics, and
infrastructure technologies as an optimized solution powering IT-driven
mission and business processes in the cloud for federal agencies and Fortune
1000 companies. We are an elite team with a unique combination of credentials
for strict security environments who serve our customers with an unexpected
experience. We specialize in Splunk, AppDynamics, Puppet, and VMware to serve
our customers as they journey through digital transformation.

Our colleagues subscribe to a shared ethos and purpose for the company to
achieve clarity and organizational health. This translates across every
customer touch point within the organization. We offer compelling work as well
as leadership commitment to ongoing training and development.

Kinney Group, Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

