We have an outstanding Contract position for aSplunk Architectto join a leading Company located in theDoral, FLsurrounding area. **US Citizenship is required.** **Candidate must possess an Active Secret Security Clearance.** Responsibilities : + Ability to fulfill the Splunk admin role as well as the architect + Fully design and architect a Splunk Enterprise environment + Experience with multi-site clustering Architecture and deployment + Experience in designing multi-site clustering + Experience and knowledge of Splunk validated designs + Experience with large Splunk deployments 30+TB + Experience with on-prem and cloud architectures + Experience with ingest vs SVC vs forecasting (predictive) licensing + Understanding SVC cloud models + Firm understanding of search, indexer, and forwarding tiers + Working knowledge of smartstore vs traditional frameworks + Working knowledge of architecting Splunk for performance + Understanding Splunk Cloud SaaS vs hybrid models + Experience with maximizing traffic flows to Splunk on-prem and cloud + Ability to create custom parsers + Working knowledge of Splunk knowledge objects + Ability to deploy HA for Cluster Managers and indexer clusters + Ability to deploy HA for Deployment Servers + Experience with Search head clustering + Understanding of site0 + Understanding of search affinity + Understanding of cluster management + Understanding of SF/RF, single and multisite + Ability to follow through on projects Basic Hiring Criteria : + Minimum 8 years of experience in deploying large enterprise Splunk architectures + Experience with planning large Splunk deployments + Experience with documenting large Splunk deployments + Experience with designing and architecting large Splunk deployments + Good oral and written skills + Good presentation skills Desired Qualifications : + ES and ITSI experience + Scripting experience + Large enterprise deployments + Willing to travel + Willing to work on a team + Leadership and extreme ownership skills when taking on a project + Documentation and capacity planning skills + Splunk architect certification + Security background + Understanding of cloud computing concepts + Understanding of observability VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visithttp://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/orhttps://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/ The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance