Title: Senior Cybersecurity Engineer
Location: Silver Spring Maryland (Full Remote)
Type: Contract
Duration: 5 Months
The Security Engineer plays a key role in the GICS security engineering team, ensuring that security best practices are followed and that tools and processes that support a secure platform are maintained and kept up to date. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, and management of Splunk infrastructure, ensuring high performance, availability, and scalability. This role will require deep technical expertise in Splunk as well as the ability to work collaboratively with other teams to integrate Splunk into various IT and security systems.
Responsibilities
Plan, design, engineer and implement security-related technologies
Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance the security posture of WBD
Build and/or manage enterprise security platforms effectively (mainly Splunk and SOAR)
Communicate effectively across all levels of management to articulate WBD security goals and vision
Build and / or manage enterprise security platforms effectively
Design / Architecture
Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of Splunk infrastructure across multiple environments
Develop and implement best practices for scaling and optimizing Splunk deployments
Architect complex Splunk solutions tailored to the organization’s needs, ensuring data integrity and optimal performance
Data Ingestion / Management
Integrate and ingest data from various sources (applications, network devices, security tools) into Splunk, ensuring data normalization and enrichment
Create and manage data models, field extractions, lookups, and accelerations
Dashboard / Alerting
Design, develop, and maintain custom dashboards, reports, and alerts for different stakeholders (IT, Security, Compliance)
Implement real-time monitoring and alerting solutions to detect and respond to critical incidents
Security / Compliance
Work closely with the Security Operations Center (SOC) to support security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response efforts
Ensure Splunk deployments meet compliance requirements and are aligned with industry standards (e.g., PCI, HIPAA, GDPR)
Collaboration / Support
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, network engineers, security analysts) to ensure seamless integration of Splunk with other systems
Provide mentoring and training to junior Splunk engineers and other IT staff
Troubleshoot and resolve complex Splunk-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and service disruption
Automation / Scripting
Develop scripts and automation tools to streamline Splunk administration, data ingestion, and reporting tasks
Utilize Splunk REST API for advanced integrations and custom solutions
Documentation / Reporting
Maintain detailed documentation of Splunk architecture, configurations, processes, and procedures
Generate periodic reports on Splunk performance, usage, and incidents for management review
Experience
A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in building, designing, and maintaining enterprise security tools such as SIEM and SOAR
Minimum of 5 years of experience working with Splunk in a large-scale environment
Proven experience in designing and managing Splunk Enterprise, and Splunk Cloud
5+ years of successfully implementing advanced cyber security technology in a complex environment
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or other related discipline or 5+ years of previous technical security experience
Strong knowledge of Splunk SPL (Search Processing Language) and regular expressions
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their integration with Splunk
Hands-on technical experience with networking and computing system architectures, specifically, the security aspects thereof
Hands-on technical experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks and how they affect architecture designs and reviews
Must have 5+ scripting experience (using Python or other equivalent languages)
Education
N/A
Compensation:
The estimated pay range for this position is USD $100.00/hr - $106.00/hr and is an Exempt role.
Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.
Benefits:
We offer comprehensive benefit options which vary depending on role, location, and employment type. The Talent Acquisition Partner can share more details about compensation or benefits for the specific role during the hiring process.