Senior Splunk Cloud Engineer

About this role

Location:Remote, within the United States

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher clearance
• Active clearance preferred

Position Overview:

ACI Solutions is seeking a Senior Splunk Cloud Engineer to support enterprise-level logging, monitoring, and cybersecurity operations within a U.S. Government / FedRAMP-compliant environment. This role is responsible for administering, optimizing, and securing Splunk Cloud infrastructure while supporting mission-critical systems and SOC operations.

The ideal candidate brings deep Splunk Cloud expertise, hands-on experience in federal environments, and the ability to operate within the Splunk Cloud shared responsibility model.

Experience Requirements:

- 10+ years of overall IT experience (systems, cloud, or cybersecurity engineering)
- 5+ years of hands on Splunk experience
- 3+ years of hands-on Splunk Cloud experience
- Proven experience supporting U.S. Government or FedRAMP environments
- Strong expertise in:
- Splunk SPL (Search Processing Language)
- Log ingestion, parsing, and normalization
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience with:
- SIEM operations and SOC support
- Identity federation (SAML/SSO)
- RBAC and security best practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Splunk certifications (e.g., Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect, Splunk Cloud Certified)
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53)
• Experience working within Splunk Cloud shared responsibility model
• Knowledge of DevOps / Infrastructure as Code practices

Job Responsibilities:

### Splunk Cloud Administration

• Administer and maintain Splunk Cloud environments, including search heads and index configurations
• Manage forwarders (Universal, Intermediate, Heavy) and deployment server configurations
• Configure identity federation (SAML/SSO) and Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC)
• Manage private app deployments through Splunk Clou...