About SBC Innovations:

Join SBC Innovations and contribute to cutting-edge systems integration in a dynamic federal enterprise environment. Please help us maintain and enhance our enterprise-level IT systems, ensuring security, efficiency, and optimal performance across our extensive network of devices.

At SBC Innovations, we are dedicated to finding and hiring talented individuals with the right attitude, tenacity, and motivation. We truly believe in the value you bring to our organization.

Position Overview

This position is for a Junior Splunk Analyst to provide support for enterprise logging, monitoring, and reporting environments. The role focuses on maintaining and supporting distributed Splunk environments across multiple platforms (PROD, TEST, POC), ensuring system availability, data integrity, and operational efficiency.

Must be U.S. Citizen
Position may require onsite or hybrid support as needed
Must meet clearance eligibility requirements

The Junior Splunk Analyst will support day-to-day operations, assist with troubleshooting, and contribute to the development of dashboards, reports, and automation within a large-scale enterprise monitoring environment.

Minimum Requirements

Experience in defining security, utilization, and performance requirements for local and wide area networks
Proficient in implementing solutions that align with the Government’s security / monitoring systems and requirements
Proficient in the SPLUNK platform, familiar with Ansible, Python, and PowerShell scripting, Internet Proxy Logs, RSA, Windows Active Directory, Windows Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers, and capacity planning in Windows/ Linux environments.

Key Responsibilities

Provide operational support for distributed Splunk environments across multiple systems
Perform daily administration of Splunk datasets, storage utilization, and system health
Monitor automated backup processes and perform manual backups as required
Maintain and update Splunk knowledgebase documentation
Create and update Splunk dashboards, reports, alerts, and visualizations
Provide Tier 1 / Tier 2 support to end users for Splunk-related issues
Collaborate with senior engineers and task leads on priorities and issue resolution
Participate in daily or recurring stand-up meetings
Monitor and maintain Splunk infrastructure components for uptime and performance
Support integration of new data sources into Splunk environments
Assist in validating data and providing user training on dashboards and reporting

Technical Experience & Knowledge

Administer and maintain Splunk environments including search heads, indexers, forwarders, deployers, and cluster components
Monitor storage utilization and ensure efficient data management
Create and maintain saved searches, alerts, dashboards, and visualizations
Manage lookup tables and verify automated job functionality
Integrate new data sources (syslog, database inputs, scripted inputs)
Support RHEL and Windows servers including patching and access control
Assist in developing automation scripts (Ansible, Python, PowerShell, C#)
Troubleshoot system, application, and data ingestion issues
Generate weekly progress and exception reports

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting Splunk environments in an enterprise setting
Familiarity with network security, utilization, and performance requirements
Understanding of enterprise monitoring and logging systems
Basic scripting or automation experience

Key Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines
Close attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence

Who You Are

You are an early-career IT professional with a strong interest in data analytics, monitoring systems, and cybersecurity operations. You are eager to learn and grow within a fast-paced enterprise environment and are comfortable working with technical teams to support system operations and improve performance. You are detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of handling multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

Salary

Salary is Negotiable

Job Type

Full-Time W2 or 1099/C2C
Medical Benefits & 401(k) available for W2 employees

Clearance Level

Must be able to obtain required clearance

Requirements

Must be U.S. Citizen
Must meet clearance eligibility requirements
Must be able to support onsite or hybrid work as required

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