Splunk Architect Lead

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Splunk Architect Lead to work in our Portland, OR office. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award. The Splunk Architect and Lead is responsible for defining, guiding, and overseeing the architecture, implementation, optimization, and governance of Splunk capabilities that support cybersecurity monitoring, threat detection, incident response, reporting, and enterprise security operations. This role provides technical leadership for Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud, and related integrations across complex operational environments. The ideal candidate combines deep Splunk architecture expertise , hands-on engineering experience, security operations knowledge, and leadership ability to guide engineers, analysts, stakeholders, and vendors. This role establishes scalable designs, enforces technical standards, ensures platform reliability, and translates mission and SOC requirements into secure, maintainable, and operationally effective Splunk solutions. Key Responsibilities: Splunk Architecture & Strategy: - Define and maintain the target Splunk architecture, including indexer clusters, search head clusters, deplo...