Cyber Security Specialist

Covetus; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Covetus in Irving, TX seeks a senior Splunk engineer to lead monitoring, log onboarding, and security analytics activities for the divestiture program. You will configure and validate log ingestion, dashboards, alerts, and correlation rules, and ensure comprehensive monitoring coverage across involved systems.

The role requires 5–8 years of hands-on Splunk experience, strong SIEM operations know-how, and excellent documentation and communication skills to collaborate with infrastructure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5–8 years of hands-on Splunk experience.
• Experience with log onboarding, parsing, and dashboards.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Splunk monitoring and security analytics for the divestiture program.
• Configure log ingestion, dashboards, alerts, and correlation rules.
• Support log separation and transition for in-scope systems.
• Troubleshoot ingestion, indexing, and performance issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

5–8 years of Splunk experience

Tools

Python

PowerShell

APIs

SPL

Job description

• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security.
• 5-8 years of experience
• Expertise in log onboarding, parsing, normalization, dashboards, alerts, and correlation rules.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM operations, threat detection, and security monitoring.
• Experience with application, infrastructure, network, IAM, endpoint, and cloud security logs.
• Proficiency in SPL and scripting (Python, PowerShell, APIs) for automation.
• Experience supporting logging and monitoring separation activities in large enterprise environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and communication skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective analytic/diagnostic skills
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Services:

• Lead Splunk monitoring, log onboarding, and security analytics activities for the divestiture program.
• Configure and validate log ingestion, dashboards, alerts, correlation rules, and reporting.
• Support Splunk monitoring separation and transition for in-scope systems and entities.
• Troubleshoot data ingestion, indexing, alerting, and performance issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, IAM, application, and security teams.
• Develop operational documentation, monitor reports, and audit evidence
• Splunk Monitoring & Detection Framework – Configured dashboards, alerts, and correlation rules.
• Log Onboarding & Validation Reports – Verified data ingestion and monitoring coverage.
• Monitoring Gap & Remediation Tracker – Identified issues and resolution status.
• Splunk Operational Documentation – Runbooks, configurations, and support procedures.
• Security Monitoring & Audit Readiness Reports – Control assurance, coverage, and compliance evidence.
• Divestiture Monitoring Transition Package – Validated monitoring capabilities supporting secure separation