Agile Defense

Splunk Architect Lead (CBP)

11600 Sunrise Valley Dr Ste 440, Reston, VA 20191

Hybrid · Regular · $175k–$225k (as posted)

First seen by offpeak October 4, 2026

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About Agile Defense At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Title: Splunk Architect Lead Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility, ability to obtain and maintain a CBP Background Investigation (CBP BI) and EOD, active BI strongly preferred. We can begin processing for candidates who do not hold one. Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required Location: Reston, VA - Hybrid 3-5 days Salary Range: $175,000-225,000 Signing Bonus: $10,000 for candidates with an active CBP BI. Payable after 90 days; standard terms apply. Required Certification(s): One of the following: Active Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Active Certified Information Security System Professional(CISSP). SUMMARY Agile Defense is seeking a Splunk Architect/Lead to support enterprise cybersecurity programs delivering 24/7/365 Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) services of USG customers. The Splunk Lead will provide expert technical leadership for enterprise-scale logging, monitoring, SIEM engineering, and custom log integration. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliability, performance, and modernization of the enterprise logging ecosystems across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the design, engineering, configuration, and optimization of enterprise logging platforms supporting CSOC operations. Act as the primary technical authority for SIEM architecture, log ingestion pipelines, parsing, normalization, enrichment, and storage strategies. Manage onboarding of new data sources across applications, endpoints, networks, cloud environments, and identity systems. Ensure log health monitoring, cluster health, pipeline resiliency, and integrity validation for continuous reliability. Enable dashboard creation, correlation rules, and alerting by guaranteeing high-quality, normalized data. Maintain compliance with logging standards, federal mandates, and Zero Trust visibility requirements. Drive modernization initiatives, including automation, cloud logging integrations, and data optimization. Produce technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and detailed reports. Support vulnerability assessments, compliance audits, and cross-team engineering reviews. QUALIFICATIONS Required Certifications

Active Certified Splunk Architect (II)

Minimum required experience

Last 5 years of experience serving as a senior Certified Splunk Administrator or Architect in large environment.An understanding and practical experience in applying project management principles; experience with diverse interconnected systems; strong understanding of industry best practices and technologies with experience in the application supporting a large Federal Government security operations organization
Experience in an enterprise IT environment as an applications or systems administrator working in Windows and Linux environments
Experience with bash, python and or PowerShell scripting languages and automation; strong networking background; strong security background; experience with cloud orchestration tools and a strong understanding of Amazon Web Services cloud services
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, Cybersecurity, STEM or related field.

Preferred Skills

Splunk Certified Admin/Engineer
Splunk Core Certified Consultant
Active Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
Cloud provider certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, etc)
Experience using cribl

Our Core Values Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together. What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.

Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

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