Job Specifications
SC Cleared Splunk Engineer - 3-Month Contract - Fully Remote
We are hiring an SC Cleared Splunk Engineer to take hands-on ownership of Splunk platform engineering, optimisation, and operational support within a secure environment. This role is delivery-focused, requiring practical experience building, maintaining, and improving Splunk deployments to support security monitoring and operational intelligence.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain Splunk infrastructure, including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and deployment Servers.
Onboard, normalise, and optimise data sources across security, infrastructure, and application logs.
Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, reports, and alerts to support SOC and operational teams.
Tune searches and alerts to improve performance, reduce noise, and enhance detection capability.
Support incident investigation and troubleshooting using Splunk search and analytics.
Ensure Splunk platform performance, scalability, and reliability in line with secure environment requirements.
Work closely with security, engineering, and operations teams to deliver measurable improvements.
What You Will Ideally Bring
Active SC Clearance (mandatory).
Strong hands-on experience as a Splunk Engineer,.
Proven experience managing Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud environments.
Strong knowledge of SPL, data models, and performance optimisation.
Experience onboarding diverse log sources (security tools, OS logs, network devices, cloud platforms).
Familiarity with security monitoring use cases and SOC environments.
Scripting or automation experience (Python, Bash, or similar) is highly desirable.
Contract Details
Duration: 3 months (with potential extension)
Day Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: Fully Remote
Start Date: ASAP
About the Company
Founded in 2014 and with over 25 years of recruitment experience, we are committed to providing exceptional service to all our clients to help them secure the best talent and opportunities in the market. We provide a consultative and customer-focused recruitment solution, where customer service is paramount to the experience, specialising in recruitment in:
Enterprise & Wireless Networks:
Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Aruba Networks & Arista Networks
Network Automation:
Cisco DevNet, Python, Ansible, Terra...
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