IT Technical Consultant -(Splunk)

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Company Description

Jupiter Consulting Services is  an IT  (Information Technology) services company focused on providing project and outsourcing solutions and  services  for clients worldwide.

Headquartered in St. Louis MO, Jupiter provides total solutions that deliver value while providing competitive advantage for its clients.

Since  beginning  operations in late  1998, Jupiter  has developed a client base numbering several Fortune 100 firms, with whom we have signed multi-year contracts for  a wide range of IT services.

Job Description

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We have a immediate need for IT Technical Consultant - Senior at St.louis, MO

Role: IT Technical Consultant - Senior 
Location:  St.louis, MO
Duration: Long term

Description:

General Summary: IT Technical Consultant - Senior focuses on Splunk Custom
Development

Job Description
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) responds to Security and
Privacy incidents across Express Scripts (ESI) business segments and
supports objective and professional analysis and response to security
policy violations. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical
skills, good communication skills (written and verbal), and
intermediate-level technical skills.
ESI defines “content” as any specific custom alert, report, dashboard, or
other such custom rule.

Responsibilities
This position will be responsible for creating and managing custom Splunk
content in partnership with various customers and product owners in order
to provide business and security value.
•        Utilize Splunk to create custom content that will provide value to the
customer
•        Leverage Kanban methodology in support of an agile framework to develop
content in accordance with established SLA’s
•        Utilize the DFIR Content Governance to ensure all content is compliant
to DFIR process and is inventoried and aligns to naming standards and best
practices
•        Manage the lifecycle of all content, including operations and
maintenance routines to ensure contents continued viability and relevance
•        Work in partnership with primary and secondary stakeholders to develop
dashboards, reports, alerts and tools in alignment with stakeholder
requirements.
•        Perform functional, user-acceptance, and regression testing in support
of SDLC practices

Technical Requirements
•        Ability to create splunk custom queries, reports, dashboards, visuals,
and alerts. Must be intermediate to advance (3+ yrs direct experience
minimum)
•        Ability to research and recommend splunk technical addon’s and
applications to accomplish a goal (3+ yrs direct experience minimum)
•        Ability to work with large data sets (3+ yrs direct experience minimum)
•        Understand windows logging taxonomy and event ID’s (1+ yrs direct
experience minimum)
•        Previously an intermediate windows system administrator (1+ yrs direct
experience minimum)
•        Must be process and detailed oriented
•        Ability to work in sharepoint and MS office
•        Familiar with agile concepts
•        Familiar with Incident Response concepts
•        Experience with one or more scripting languages such as Perl, Python and
PowerShell required.
•        Security and/or Networking familiarity or understanding preferred in any
of the following:
•        Basic routing principles and networking fundamentals
•        Well known protocols and services (FTP,HTTP,SSH,SMB,LDAP)
•        Packet Analysis Tools (TCPDUMP, Wireshark, etc)
•        Keen ability to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues, excellent
problem solving skills

Experience Requirements
•        Associate’s Degree or equivalent from two-year College or technical
school in Information Technology, Information Security/Assurance,
Engineering or related field of study; at least 2 years of related
experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and
experience required.
•        Minimum 5 years of general IT experience with a variety of operating
systems including Windows, Linux or UNIX in a functional capacity.
•        Minimum 3 years working as a Security Operations Center engineer
leveraging Splunk to create custom content including but not limited to;
alerts, reports, dashboards, and application research
•        Minimum 1 years working as a Security Incident Response professional
preferred
•        Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with minimal
supervision
•        Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Must be able
to communicate technical details a clear, understandable manner.
•        Customer-oriented focus required, with a strong interest in a client
satisfaction.
•        Solid understanding of Information Security and Networking required.
•        The ability to pick up new technology or concepts up very quickly required.
•        Outstanding time management and organizational skills required.
 

Additional Information

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