Senior Detection Engineer, GSO (US Remote Available)

Security and Risk Management San Francisco, California Plano, Texas McLean, Virginia San Jose, California Boulder, Colorado Tysons Corner, Virginia


About Splunk

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Role:

The Senior Detection Engineer reports to the Senior Manager of Detection Engineering. In this role, you will develop security content & automation to enable scalable delivery of security content supporting 24x7 monitoring operations and response to cybersecurity threats. You will have a deep understanding of Information Security principles and disciplines coupled with excellent development skills, and a continuous desire to learn and grow. We are a passionate team who has fun, enjoys a good laugh but above all else thinks security first.

Responsibilities:

  • You will use your development background and Splunk expertise to develop, maintain, and deliver security content to Splunk's internal environment
  • Participate in the complete software development cycle at Splunk by understanding requirements, design, develop, test, automate and deploy software to support security use cases
  • Identify, prioritize, and implement new capabilities to extend automated testing of security use cases to ensure resilience in the alerting pipeline.
  • Understand & manage development backlog to ensure a steady stream of activities
  • Draw from your industry expertise in understanding how an attacker would behave and translate it to custom security detection content
  • Engage with other teams to ensure detections are working as intended
  • Identify and prioritize new data sources and their applicability to the detection of sophisticated adversaries
  • Drive complex initiatives with key business partners to continuously improve visibility
  • Map security content to leading adversarial and defense technique ontologies (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND) and common control frameworks
  • Conduct sprint reviews and celebration of successes for all items in the workstream.
  • Collaborate across teams for training, development opportunities, and service improvement
  • Provide mentorship for willing and able candidates looking to dive into security content development
  • Capture development metrics in direct-support to executive-level briefings (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Ensure that all documents, workflows and processes remain accurate and up-to-date

Requirements:

  • You have 4 years of experience as a Security Engineer, Security Content Developer and/or SOC Analyst
  • Advanced Splunk Enterprise Security experience implementing security content for a Security Operations Center
  • Ability to build and interpret SPL fluidly
  • Strong coding proficiency in Python
  • Strong knowledge of version control systems and automation capabilities within them, Gitlab, Bitbucket, Github, etc
  • Experience with developing CI/CD systems, test automation frameworks
  • Well versed in debugging and troubleshooting including the use of associated tools
  • Knowledge of public cloud services such as AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Hands-on experience integrating DevOps tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, Docker, etc
  • Ability to document your work for the benefit of the team
  • Knowledge of REST or similar communication paradigms
  • You have a passion for learning and a desire to enable the growth of others
  • You possess a demonstrated ability to speak with people with varying knowledge in IT Security concepts and have the tailor your message to the audience
  • Identifies opportunities for cycle-time reduction via automation or process enhancements
  • Ability and desire to break the norm and find creative scalable solutions to problems with the moxie to follow-through
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to see things through the customer’s eyes
  • Tremendous attention to detail
  • Eligible to work in the United States without company sponsorship
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security or related discipline is required or equivalent work experience

We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Note: Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out below, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, an ESPP and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $147,200.00 - 202,400.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $132,000.00 - 181,500.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $124,000.00 - 170,500.00 per year

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