Senior Splunk Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer for a growing client in the cybersecurity/government contracting industry in the Raleigh-Durham (RTP), NC area. The Senior Splunk Engineer role requires you to sit onsite 5 days a week in RTP. The Senior Splunk Engineer role is ideal for an experienced engineer with deep expertise in Splunk architecture, backend engineering, and large-scale log aggregation environments supporting secure systems.

Responsibilities of the Senior Splunk Engineer include:

• Design, build, and maintain Splunk infrastructure, including indexers, forwarders, and search heads in secure, high-availability environments.
• Develop and optimize data onboarding pipelines, ensuring reliable ingestion and normalization of large-scale log and event data.
• Manage Splunk architecture performance, including capacity planning, scaling strategies, and system tuning.
• Implement secure configurations and maintain compliance with government and security standards.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to enhance monitoring, logging, and observability capabilities across systems.

Requirements of the Senior Splunk Engineer include:

• Active Secret Clearance is required
• 5+ years of hands-on Splunk engineering or architecture experience with a focus on backend infrastructure (not dashboarding or end-user analytics).
• Strong expertise in Splunk Enterprise architecture, including deployment, configuration, and performance optimization.
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments, preferably within government or defense sectors.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking, and log management best practices.

Compensation for the Senior Splunk Engineer include:

• $140,000 - $160,000 annually
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.
• Onsite work requirement (RTP, 5 days per week)
• This job opens for applications on 07/17/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Senior Splunk Engineer, Splunk Architect, Splunk Enterprise, RTP, Secret Clearance, Log Management, SIEM, Linux, Cybersecurity, Onsite

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