Splunk Developer (Threat Detection Consultant)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Splunk Developer specialized in Threat Detection for a banking client. This role demands strong technical expertise in SIEM development and cybersecurity, along with significant responsibilities in coaching teams and improving threat detection processes. The position offers a hybrid work model with an emphasis on technical leadership and customer interaction.

Qualifications

• In-depth experience in development and maintenance of SIEM use cases.
• Fluency in Splunk including Enterprise Security.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Capture and define requirements for threat detection capabilities.
• Develop dashboards and maintain correlation rules for SIEM.
• Coach the team technically and review quality outputs.

Skills

Splunk’s search processing language (SPL)

Cybersecurity technologies

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Splunk Core Certified (Advanced) Power User

Security Certifications (CEH, GIAC, CISSP, OSCP)

Job description

Splunk Developer (Threat Detection Consultant) – Brussels / London / Paris / Amsterdam – Banking Client

Duration: 1 year

Rate: 500 – 800 per day

Hybrid: 2 days onsite per week (London, Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam)

Role:

• Interact with the different customers to capture and define requirements for the development and testing of the threat detection capabilities
• Cooperate with log source onboarding team to assure correct log source onboarding and log mapping to data models according to Splunk standard processes
• The development and tuning and continuous improvement of correlation rules
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and alerts
• Create Splunk Knowledge Objects to address customers needs in context of using Splunk as security tool
• Prepare correlation search tests, conduct tests, and document evidence from test that shows correlation search addresses scenario described in use case
• Responsible for the creation of procedures, high-level/low-level documentation, implementation of processes and development of staff in relation to SIEM detection logic
• Coach a team (from a technical perspective); review work outputs and provide quality assurance
• Analyses and identifies areas of improvement with existing processes, procedures, and documentation
• Demonstrates how to use SIEM & Enterprise Security products to both technical/non-technical personnel
• Provides expert technical advice and counsel in the design, monitoring and improvement of SIEM security systems
• Prioritize and coordinate backlog of threat detection requests, making sure we have a healthy balance between defect resolution and new features

Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

• In depth experience in development and maintenance of SIEM use cases
• Fluent in Splunk’s search processing language (SPL)
• Excellent knowledge of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security
• Sound knowledge about Splunk Common Information Model and log normalization using Data Models
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity technologies, protocols, and applications
• Excellent English communication skills (written and oral)!

Nice to have:

• Splunk Core Certified (Advanced) Power User (crucial)
• Splunk Certified Developer (nice to have)
• Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin (nice to have)
• Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin (nice to have)
• Any other Security Certifications (e.g. CEH, GIAC, CISSP, OSCP …)

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical skills to evaluate sophisticated multivariate problems and find a systematic approach to gain a quick resolution, often under stress
• Strong problem solving, documentation, process execution, time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to communicate sophisticated information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means
• Fast and independent learner, with ambition to self-improve
• At ease in a fast-changing environment, flexible and pragmatic, open-minded
• Accurate, acting with attention to details
• Client focus and delivery oriented
• A team-focused mentality with ability to work & collaborate effectively in a team environment
• Good leadership and communication skills, whether on the field, in the team or with management: you are a keen standout colleague and coordinate work among people from different areas or divisions. A good relationship builder with strong diplomacy skills
• Ability to work autonomously

Remote working:
A minimum office presence of eight days per month is required.

Please do send across to me the most up to date CV to [e-mail]

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements

Job Information

Job Reference: JO-2506-354115

Salary: £500 - £800 per day

Salary per: day

Job Duration: 1 year

Job Start Date: ASAP

Job Industries: Cloud Infrastructure & EUC, Senior Appointments Technology

Job Locations: Greater London

Job Types: Contract

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