Splunk EngineerSecurity Engineer

Job Title : Splunk Engineer / Security Engineer

Location : Chicago IL / Hybrid mode onsite.

Duration : 6 Months

Job Skills :

At least 3 5 years of hands-on experience with Splunk development including dashboard creation query optimization and alerting.

Strong proficiency in SPL (Search Processing Language) and familiarity with Splunk Enterprise Security or ITSI.

Experience integrating data from various sources (e.g. syslog APIs cloud services) into Splunk.

Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell for data manipulation and automation.

Familiarity with log management and observability tools beyond Splunk (e.g. ELK stack Grafana Prometheus).

Understanding of security and compliance requirements in logging and monitoring.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced agile environment.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Excellent communication skills to translate technical findings into business-relevant insights.

What Youll Do :

As a Splunk Developer you will play a key role in designing developing and maintaining Splunk dashboards alerts and reports that provide actionable insights across our systems and applications. Youll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data is collected parsed and visualized effectively to support operational and security objectives.

Key Responsibilities :

Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards queries and alerts to monitor system performance application health and security events.

Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective Splunk visualizations and reports.

Optimize and troubleshoot existing Splunk configurations to improve performance and usability.

Integrate data sources into Splunk using forwarders APIs and custom scripts.

Support incident response and root cause analysis by providing relevant Splunk data and insights.

Collaborate with DevOps Security and Infrastructure teams to ensure comprehensive logging and monitoring coverage.

Stay current with Splunk best practices new features and industry trends to continuously improve our observability capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications :

At least 4 5 years of hands-on experience with Splunk development including dashboard creation query optimization and alerting.

Strong proficiency in SPL (Search Processing Language) and familiarity with Splunk Enterprise Security or ITSI.

Experience integrating data from various sources (e.g. syslog APIs cloud services) into Splunk.

Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell for data manipulation and automation.

Familiarity with log management and observability tools beyond Splunk (e.g. ELK stack Grafana Prometheus).

Understanding of security and compliance requirements in logging and monitoring.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced agile environment.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Excellent communication skills to translate technical findings into business-relevant insights.

Keywords : Splunk AWS Security Python API

Key Skills

Splunk,IDS,Network security,Computer Networking,Identity & Access Management,PKI,PCI,NIST Standards,Security System Experience,Information Security,Encryption,Siem

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1