Splunk Engineer

Splunk Engineer with Baseline - Onsite or Remote

Open To: Australian Citizens with Baseline or Higher
Locations: Canberra or Remote
The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) of this major government department is seeking a talented Spluk SME to join an exciting, fast-paced division that drives the digital agenda for the Department. The Cyber Security team within the Digital Strategy & Cyber Security branch is seeking to engage a Splunk Engineer to lead the engineering, administration and tuning of a highly complex Splunk environment.
The Splunk Engineer will be responsible for maintaining the overall Splunk architecture and the effectiveness and efficiency of the SIEM. This includes proficiency in managing search heads, indexers, deployment servers and heavy forwarders. To assist the mission of the SOC, a strong understanding of Enterprise Security and SOAR is required.
The Splunk Engineer will work closely with other members of the SOC and Cyber security team.
The Splunk engineer should also demonstrate advanced knowledge of Splunk Cloud and the configuration of federated search.
The Splunk engineer will engage with end users, external teams and vendors to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and provide support for the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards. The Splunk engineer will require a good understanding of ITIL and change processes.
Key Responsibilities Include:

• Manage Splunk Cloud environment application updates, dashboarding, integrations and health checks
• Onboard new data/log sources
• Run queries and searches to inform SOC requests
• Perform data quality and data model assessments on a periodic basis
• Maintain Heavy Forwarding logging infrastructure
• Maintain existing on premise Splunk enterprise and SOAR - including patching, application updates integrations and health checks
• Assist in playbook and automation maintenance
• Assist in Use Case development
• Investigate technologies to assist with vulnerability analysis and remediation efforts
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security threats, vulnerabilities, and trends in the cybersecurity industry

Essential criteria

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field. Relevant certifications such as Splunk User, Core, Architect, ES and SOAR are preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity Knowledge of common cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors.
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud and Splunk SOAR
• Experience with case, incident and ticket management
• Experience with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow and Atlassian
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.