Job Description
Who We Are
Stanley Reid is your one-stop shop for connecting with top contractors and exciting IC/DoD opportunities. We're a team of experts who go beyond just finding jobs, providing personalized guidance to match your unique skills and goals to the perfect fit. Our focus? A stress-free job search for you. Let's chat and unlock your career potential!
About Our Client
Forget the typical software development firm, our client is a woman-owned innovator crafting cutting-edge solutions in Big Data, Data Science, and Cloud Computing for both government and commercial clients. Dive deeper with cutting-edge tech like Spark, AWS, Azure, Cloudera, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud to build impactful solutions and gain real-time insights with Spark Streaming and Tensorflow. Their talented, tight team fosters creativity and continuous learning in a collaborative, results-driven culture that values each others' contributions. Here, you'll enjoy excellent salaries, generous benefits, and ample training opportunities in a family-oriented environment. If you hold a Full-Scope Polygraph clearance in Maryland or Virginia, explore a career here and unleash your potential to make a real difference.
The Role
This is an entry-level Linux/Splunk Engineer role with a significant focus on leading and shaping the data analytics and Splunk architecture for a critical national security mission. It's not just about routine system administration; it's about taking ownership of the entire logging pipeline to provide real-time mission visibility. The person in this role will be a key player in helping analysts extract meaningful intelligence from vast amounts of data. This is a 100% on-site role in Laurel, MD with a base salary around $165k and a $10,000 sign-on bonus, paid within your first 30 days.
What You'll Bring
- Technical BS (or 4 years of experience)
- Foundational understanding of systems thinking and an eagerness to apply it within secure environments.
- Demonstrated understanding of the logging space and a desire to learn (or experience with) data translation into actionable insights.
- Experience reducing alert noise, optimizing search latency, and designing effective Splunk dashboards (with guidance and mentorship).
- Ability to collaborate with mission users to improve their insight-to-decision pipeline within Splunk.
- Experience or strong desire to learn and apply best practices for tuning Splunk ingestion and parsing logic.
- IAT Level 1 certification (Sec+, A+, Net+, CCNA, etc.).
Bonus Points If You Have:
- Familiarity with Splunk concepts or any introductory Splunk certifications.
- Exposure to data processing concepts or tools like NiFi or ELK.
- A basic understanding of cloud computing environments.
Clearance Requirements
TS/SCI with FS Polygraph (no clearance upgrades or CCAs). Please note, you MUST have the required clearance for consideration (uncleared or under-cleared applicants will not receive a response).
Location
100% onsite in Laurel, MD
Ready for next steps?
Apply online at or contact our MD team for more info: mwhitford@stanleyreid.com, asmith@stanleyreid.com. We're looking to move quickly on this opportunity with a streamlined interview process.
We look forward to exploring opportunities with you!
Please note: We are constantly expanding our network of opportunities and do our best to keep our openings current as they open and close. We encourage you to apply and connect with us even if a directly matching role isn't currently listed (or available), as new opportunities arise frequently. Due to the large volume of applications we receive daily, we are not able to individually follow-up to confirm receipt of submitted information or provide other status updates. You will hear from us if there is a match!
Posted on (05/19/2025
Job Tags
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