Senior Splunk Engineer (Bensalem)

Role: Senior Splunk Engineer Location: Onsite (Bensalem, PA) Duration: 3+ Months Contract We are seeking a Senior Security & Log Analytics Engineer for an onsite contract in Bensalem, PA with our direct client The role focuses on designing, deploying, and validating a multi-site, highly available enterprise log platform integrated with advanced security analytics. You will manage platform buildout, data onboarding, CIM alignment, security enablement, performance tuning, and operational readiness. Responsibilities Design and implement multi-site enterprise deployments including cluster management, license management, deployment servers, monitoring consoles, and search/index clusters. Deploy and configure forwarders, build deployment apps, server classes, and automation scripts. Onboard and validate diverse data sources (Windows, Firewall, Cloud) with proper CIM alignment. Configure authentication (LDAP/SAML), custom indexes, SMTP, and load balancing. Operationalize security analytics, correlation searches, dashboards, and alerts. Tune platform performance and ensure cluster stability. Produce documentation, runbooks, diagrams, and operational procedures.

Provide technical knowledge transfer to customer engineering teams. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in distributed log platform engineering, Linux administration, authentication systems, and security analytics. Certifications and large-scale deployment experience preferred.