Senior Splunk Engineer

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Splunk Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. This role involves integrating new data feeds, managing end-to-end tasks, and collaborating between Operations and Technology teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Splunk technologies, including Splunk Enterprise and Cloud, and possess strong analytical skills in security data. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to innovative cloud implementations within the financial sector, enhancing security measures and driving data analytics initiatives. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with Splunk Forwarders and data ingestion.
• Hands-on experience with Security Data Analytics and Machine Learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist in integrating new data feeds into the Insider Threat Correlation Engine.
• Work as a bridge between Operations and Technology teams.

Skills

Splunk Enterprise

Splunk Cloud

Splunk Enterprise Security

Shell scripting

Python

Jenkins

Security Data Analytics

Risk-Based Analysis

Behavior Analytics

SQL

Tableau

Advanced Excel

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Senior Splunk Engineer is required for a European leader in cloud implementation, application development, and managed services, working within a leading financial company based in London & Cheshire.

12-Month Contract (extension possible)

2 days a week in the office

Inside IR35

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the Insider Threat Correlation Engine integration of new data feeds.
• Work as a bridge between Operations and Technology teams, owning end-to-end tasks, reporting to the Technical Lead, and providing regular status updates.
• Knowledge of Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, and Splunk Enterprise Security is essential, including experience with Splunk Forwarders.
• Data ingestion and extraction, with good experience in installing and configuring Splunk Add-Ons to bring security logs into Splunk.
• Build correlation searches and have a good understanding of the security domain.
• DevOps experience, including Shell scripting, Python, and Jenkins.
• Security Data Analytics: understanding security data and modeling data according to requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security.
• Experience with Risk-Based Analysis (RBA) and Behavior Analytics (BA), with a deep understanding of BA.
• Intermittent work on Splunk Dashboard Studio.
• Ability to write efficient SPL (Splunk Processing Language).
• Skills in data onboarding and data mapping.
• Experience with Machine Learning to train BA models.
• ETL engineering capabilities.
• Knowledge of SQL, Tableau, and advanced Excel.
• Understanding and basic experience with industry-leading SOAR platforms.
• Act as a Senior Developer to manage the RBA framework.
• Serve as a bridge between Operations and Technology teams, with detailed knowledge of integration approaches for data onboarding.
• Ownership of end-to-end tasks and management of the engineering team.
• Report to the Technical Lead and provide weekly progress updates.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Splunk Engineer working with a European leader in cloud implementation within the financial sector. If interested, please apply with your CV.