Splunk Engineer

Contract through 1/31/27 + option to extend or convert to permanent Location in Austin, TX As a Senior Logging & Monitoring Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and advancing enterprise‑level logging and monitoring infrastructure. This role focuses on ensuring the stability, scalability, and security of logging ingestion pipelines and monitoring tools, enabling effective threat detection, incident response, and operational visibility across the organization. You will lead efforts to onboard data into SIEM platforms, troubleshoot logging issues, maintain logging infrastructure, and provide ongoing operational support to support security operations and enterprise monitoring capabilities.

What You’ll Do Work on medium to high‑complexity cybersecurity initiatives with a strong focus on security operations. Onboard data into SIEM platforms, troubleshoot logging issues, and maintain logging and monitoring infrastructure. Provide operational support to ensure consistent, reliable logging and monitoring capabilities.

Collaborate with global IT teams and business partners to coordinate maintenance activities and respond to incidents. Present incident response findings, post‑incident reports, and lessons learned to stakeholders. Identify and recommend process and tooling improvements.

Communicate information security risks and best practices to technical and non‑technical audiences. Ensure all changes follow established change management processes, including testing, approvals, and post‑deployment monitoring. Participate in internal and vendor training as required.

Required Qualifications 7+ years of experience deploying and managing enterprise security and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, Cribl, Elastic, NetWitness, Corelight). Strong system administration experience in Windows and Linux environments. Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and Python.

Hands‑on experience with logging technologies and Splunk administration. Experience working in DevSecOps environments and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, Ansible). Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL).

Experience with security processes, documentation, and operational procedures. Experience working on projects or as part of a project delivery team. Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Nagios, or Splunk.

Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Industry‑recognized cybersecurity certifications (e.g., ISC(2), SANS, or similar). Proven experience with SIEM platforms and security automation.

Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and best practices. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and influence outcomes across distributed, global teams. #J-18808-Ljbffr