Cybersecurity Engineer, Splunk
Dragonfli Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformSplunk
About the role
- Design and maintain enterprise-wide Splunk environments across hybrid infrastructure
- Lead the design, deployment, automation, and maintenance of Splunk in a complex hybrid infrastructure
- Develop complex dashboards, alerts, and searches using SPL
- Automate configuration, ingestion pipelines, and system performance tuning
- Integrate Splunk with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and external systems via APIs
- Troubleshoot ingest, parsing, and data integrity issues
- Guide data onboarding and architecture across large-scale projects
- Mentor junior engineers and support technical escalation
- Align Splunk capabilities with cybersecurity policies and compliance (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST)
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders from DevOps, Security, and IT Operations to ensure robust monitoring, system availability, and performance tuning at scale
- Provide operational support and real-time data analytics across on-premises and cloud environments
- Occasional off-hours or weekend support as needed
Requirements
- 5+ Years of Splunk Experience Required
- Manages knowledge objects (fields, extractions, tags, event types, lookups, workflow actions, aliases, macros, and so on) – through automations, scripting, management server functions; to include .conf and .cfg files in scope of the last four Splunk Enterprise versions
- Experience with Splunk deployment and configuration management in large-scale environments
- Proficiency in writing complex Splunk queries, dashboards, and alerts using SPL (Search Processing Language)
- Experience with REST APIs for Splunk and external system integration
- Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex data ingestion and parsing issues
- Designing and developing an automations workflow and dashboard interface for such
- Self-starter with a service-oriented mindset who will take action, find ways to solve problems, and move projects to conclusion independently
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate research insights into practical solutions that address real-world challenges
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience in mentoring and guiding junior researchers or team members
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required
- Remote (U.S. only)