Senior Cybersecurity Engineer Splunk

About the role

The role requires hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security, with 5-8 years of experience in the field. The ideal candidate will have expertise in log onboarding, parsing, normalization, dashboards, alerts, and correlation rules, as well as strong knowledge of SIEM operations, threat detection, and security monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Lead Splunk monitoring, log onboarding, and security analytics activities for the divestiture program
• Configure and validate log ingestion, dashboards, alerts, correlation rules, and reporting
• Support Splunk monitoring separation and transition for in-scope systems and entities
• Troubleshoot data ingestion, indexing, alerting, and performance issues
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, IAM, application, and security teams
• Develop operational documentation, monitor reports, and audit evidence

Deliverables

• Splunk Monitoring & Detection Framework – Configured dashboards, alerts, and correlation rules
• Log Onboarding & Validation Reports – Verified data ingestion and monitoring coverage
• Monitoring Gap & Remediation Tracker – Identified issues and resolution status
• Splunk Operational Documentation – Runbooks, configurations, and support procedures
• Security Monitoring & Audit Readiness Reports – Control assurance, coverage, and compliance evidence
• Divestiture Monitoring Transition Package – Validated monitoring capabilities supporting secure separation

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security
• Expertise in log onboarding, parsing, normalization, dashboards, alerts, and correlation rules
• Strong knowledge of SIEM operations, threat detection, and security monitoring
• Experience with application, infrastructure, network, IAM, endpoint, and cloud security logs
• Proficiency in SPL and scripting (Python, PowerShell, APIs) for automation
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and communication skills

Pay

The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $130,000 per year.