Senior Splunk Engineer

Role Overview

• Works within the Optiv Security’s 24x7x365 Security Operations Center as a member of the Advanced Fusion Center (AFC) team.
• Responsible for following Optiv AFC processes & procedures, as well as managing and maintaining security systems across internal and client environments.
• Serve as a primary responder for AFC customer systems, taking ownership of client configuration issues, and tracking through resolution.
• Provide mentorship to other technical staff members.
• Provide technical assistance in scoping and other pre-sales activities.
• Take technical leadership on client projects; oversee and guide work performed by other technical staff members.

Requirements

• 6+ years of related work experience (Bachelor’s degree preferred)
• 4+ years of technical architecture experience with Splunk
• Experience working with Cribl and AWS preferred
• Experienced with multiple security concepts and methods, such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, privacy assessments, incident response, security policy creation, enterprise security strategies, architectures, and governance.
• Strong understanding of networking (TCP/IP, OSI model), operating system fundamentals (Windows, Linux), and security technologies (endpoint security, DLP, firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.)
• Understanding and experience working with application programming/scripting languages (Python, Java, Perl, Shell), as well as Regular Expressions.
• Experience with cloud-based service architecture
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance issues affecting clients related to privacy and data protection, such as PCI DSS, GLBA, GDPR, etc.
• Understanding of various security frameworks and/or methodologies (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, etc )
• Experience representing technical viewpoints to diverse audiences
• Strong written and presentational skills; ability to clearly communicate complex messages to a variety of audiences
• Experience with enterprise architecture and working as part of a cross-functional team to implement solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated
• Technical writing experience
• Possess high standard of integrity and confidentiality.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Firewalls
• Java
• Linux
• Perl
• Python
• Splunk
• TCP/IP

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Professional training resources
• Volunteer Opportunities.