SAP

SAP NS2 Technical Contributor / Application Administrator

SAP$131K — $271K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship is mandatory as work occurs in a federally controlled setting.
  • Experience managing a SIEM or large-scale data platform like Splunk, Elastic, or Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Proficiency in automation and scripting with Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
  • Familiarity with platform REST APIs for auditing and configuration tasks.
  • Experience with Git and automated deployment of configurations.
  • Strong query skills in a platform-specific language with measurable performance outcomes.
  • Basic knowledge of Linux administration including services, filesystems, and networking.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and manage production environments of SIEM/data platforms.
  • Automate administrative tasks using scripts and configuration management tools.
  • Conduct bulk auditing and configuration using platform REST APIs.
  • Implement version control for configuration and content deployment.
  • Document processes and workflows clearly for team reference.
  • Oversee change management and workstreams with minimal oversight.
  • Ensure performance optimization through effective query language usage.

Benefits

  • Work in a security-driven, federally controlled environment.
  • Opportunity to work with leading SIEM platforms, primarily Splunk.
  • Leverage automation skills in a hands-on production setting.
  • Collaborate with experienced professionals in the IT security domain.
  • Access to resources for continuous learning and professional development.
Full Job Description
Must be a US Citizen; this position requires access to customer data. All internals must have Manager's approval to transfer.

Required Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship. Work is performed in a federally controlled environment.
  • Hands-on production administration of a SIEM or large-scale data platform - Splunk, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel, Chronicle, QRadar, or comparable - including data onboarding, access administration, and capacity management.
  • Demonstrated automation of administrative work: scripting in Python, PowerShell, or Bash, and configuration management such as Ansible, applied to real production tasks. Be prepared to describe specific manual processes you replaced and what that saved.
  • Working fluency with platform REST APIs for bulk auditing, configuration, and tooling.
  • Git and version-controlled configuration, including experience deploying platform configuration or content through an automated pipeline.
  • Strong query skills in at least one platform language (SPL, KQL, Lucene or ES DSL, or SQL), with specific before and after performance results the candidate can describe.
  • Linux administration fundamentals: services, filesystems, networking, TLS, and log troubleshooting.
  • Excellent written documentation skills. Be prepared to provide a writing sample such as a runbook, design document, or migration plan you authored.
  • Demonstrated change management discipline and the ability to own a workstream end to end with little oversight.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Splunk administration experience, a current Splunk Enterprise or Cloud Certified Admin, or an equivalent certification on another major SIEM. Splunk is the current primary platform.
  • Ansible at scale: roles and playbooks for platform configuration, application deployment, and agent or forwarder management across many hosts.
  • Infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation) and hands-on cloud administration, AWS preferred.
  • CI/CD pipeline construction (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins) for configuration and content deployment.
  • Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Data pipeline and log routing tooling such as Cribl, Kafka, or Kinesis Firehose.
  • Experience with a second SIEM or data platform, or with a large-scale platform migration or consolidation.
  • Administration of multiple environments or enclaves, including regulated environments such as FedRAMP or IL5.
  • Security operations context: detection engineering, log source coverage, SOC support, or premium security content such as Enterprise Security or ITSI.
  • Capacity planning and subscription cost control for a metered platform.


Requisition ID: 459616 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

Requisition ID: 459616

Posted Date: Sep 3, 2026

Work Area: Information Technology

Career Status: Professional

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Expected Travel: 0 - 10%

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