Job Description:
The Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) organization is seeking a Splunk SIEM Specialist Engineer to join our growing SIEM & Security Analytics team. This candidate will join a team in managing a large hybrid enterprise/cloud deployment of Splunk and Enterprise Security and partnering with our SOC, CIRT, Threat Detection, and Cyber Intel functions to deliver capabilities to improve their ability to defend Thomson Reuters from cyber threats.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for monitoring and stability of Splunk, and Enterprise Security SIEM platform
Create and optimize Splunk queries, dashboards and reports to support business and operational needs.
Monitor Splunk environment health and platform troubleshooting and performance tuning
Splunk optimization by troubleshooting ingestion delays, parsing errors, and search performance issues
Managing Splunk infrastructure in AWS cloud, cloud operations experience is preferred
Onboard new application and platform logs via syslog, endpoint agents, APIs, Cribl, HEC, DB Connect etc.
Experience in Managing Cribl Stream Deployments, good hands On is expected in managing Cribl Pipelines
Collaborate with our SOC, CIRT, Threat Detection, and Cyber Intel teams on operationalizing use cases within Splunk ES to detect threats
Create and maintain documentation to support SIEM platform
Embedding automation into the deployment and management of the Splunk and Cribl infrastructure and application
Implementation of industry best practices for managing an enterprise scale service and continuously seeking iterative improvements
Facilitate high availability and disaster recovery capabilities
Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-changing, and innovative environment
An operating style that is collaborative, energetic, and results-oriented
Demonstrates the ability to employ judgment and experience to make rapid, complex decisions.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer Applications
5+ years of Proven experience of working with large hybrid deployments of Splunk, Splunk Cloud, Cribl
Strong knowledge of Splunk and Cribl architecture and components
Proficiency in advanced SPL and Dashboard creation
Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security is a must
Experience integrating various data sources specially cloud
Experience in AWS or Azure or GCP cloud operations is preferred
Solid understanding of network transport protocols and services (TCP/IP, syslog, DNS, ODBC, SFTP, SSH, PKI, etc.)
General scripting proficiency (i.e. BASH, Python, regular expressions, powershell etc.)
Experience researching, analyzing, and resolving complex problems with minimal supervision
Attention to detail and accuracy
Experience managing multiple projects parallelly and deadlines
Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Splunk Certifications in any of the following: Splunk Certified Admin, Splunk Cloud Admin, Splunk Certified Architect, or Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin preferred
Cribl User or Admin certification is preferred
Experience deploying, managing, and scaling cloud infrastructure in AWS or Azure
Experience with DevOps technologies such as Jenkins, Code Pipeline, CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible etc.
General scripting proficiency (i.e. BASH, Python, regular expressions, PowerShell etc.)
Linux, Networking, or Security certifications a plus
Experience working in agile project methodology
Experience using Claude/ChatGPT/CoPilot AI tools to automate BAU work and troubleshooting.
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What’s in it For You?
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
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