Splunk Security Engineer - REMOTE

Binary Defense; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401k match

Remote-friendly work environment

Training opportunities

Job summary

Binary Defense is seeking a Splunk Security Engineer to architect, deploy, configure and manage Splunk environments for clients and internal use.

You will craft security use cases, tune alerts, and advise on log sources to maximize threat detection while working with SOC analysts and project teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Splunk experience in a professional setting.
• Strong information security knowledge and best practices.
• Proficiency with Windows administration and networking basics.
• Experience with log collection and SIEM tuning.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and manage Splunk instances for clients and internal use.
• Develop security use cases and configure alerts for effective monitoring.
• Guide clients on log sources and data collection strategies.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts and project teams to ensure correct alerting.
• Participate in weekly meetings and on-call rotation.

Skills

Splunk

PowerShell

Scripting

Windows Admin

Information security

Communication

KQL

Tools

Splunk

PowerShell

KQL

Windows

Networking

Job description

Description

Binary Defense is seeking a talented Splunk Security Engineer in our Client Services and Support division. Primary responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the architecture, deployment, configuration, and management of separate Splunk instances for our clients as well as the responsibility of security use-case development and alert configuration.

Security Engineers work closely with our clients as well as our SOC analysts to ensure systems and alerts are properly configured and understood appropriately for accurate alert escalation. Security Engineers must demonstrate intuitive problem-solving skills, have proficient information security knowledge, as well as a strong broad technical background.

Responsibilities

• Architecting, administrating, and maintaining Splunk instances for clients as well as internal instances.
• Evaluating applications within a client environment and prioritizing critical data sources based on security value and license impact.
• Provide guidance on types of logs/events to collect from devices that will be most useful for security purposes.
• Determining best method for log collection and assisting clients with forwarding security logs to specified SIEM platform.
• Participate in weekly project meetings, both internal and client facing
• Work closely with the Project Coordinator to ensure projects stay on track and critical tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Participate in weekly rotating on-call schedule.
• Other duties, as assigned by direct manager.

Requirements

• Hands on experience in managing, configuring, and deploying Splunk in a professional environment.
• Strong and demonstrable knowledge in various areas of information security and their best practices. Current working knowledge of threats and how to detect them would be ideal.
• Solid foundation of IT knowledge and familiarity with system administration of Windows and various networking technologies.
• Experience with Query Languages preferably KQL
• Solid experience with PowerShell, and other scripting languages
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

About Binary Defense

Binary Defense is a leading Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, trusted by hundreds of organizations to protect what matters most. Our team of SOC analysts, threat hunters, detection engineers, and threat researchers work around the clock to deliver proactive, risk-focused security outcomes. We bring the attacker's mindset to defense, helping clients detect threats earlier, respond faster, and continuously improve your security posture.

For more information, visit our website, check out our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn.

Binary Defense offers competitive medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents, a 401k match which vests every payroll, a flexible and remote friendly work environment, as well as training opportunities to expand your skill set (to name a few!).