Cyber Security Engineer with Splunk

Position: Cyber Security Engineer Location: Remote Experience Level: 5+ Years Job Type: Full-time Job Summary: We are looking for a highly skilled Cyber Security Engineer with strong expertise in Splunk and a solid understanding of data engineering principles . The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and implementing Splunk dashboards, managing large-scale data ingestion, performing data integrity checks, and transforming raw data into actionable insights to support cyber defense initiatives. Key Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reports for monitoring and incident response. Develop and optimize Splunk SPL (Search Processing Language) queries to support detection use cases. Lead and manage data ingestion pipelines , ensuring reliable and secure data flow from multiple sources into Splunk. Perform data transformation, normalization, and enrichment to enable efficient security analytics. Conduct regular data integrity and quality checks , and troubleshoot ingestion issues. Collaborate with security analysts, incident responders, and threat intelligence teams to improve detection and response capabilities. Implement and maintain security monitoring tools and integrations across hybrid cloud environments. Ensure data governance and compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements. Required Skills & Experience: Strong hands-on experience with Splunk Core and Splunk Enterprise Security . Proficiency in SPL (Search Processing Language) for developing complex queries and use cases. Experience with dashboard creation, reporting, and visualization in Splunk. Background in data engineering understanding of data pipelines, ETL processes, and big data frameworks is preferred. Expertise in data ingestion methodologies , including onboarding logs and event data from various systems. Knowledge of data transformation techniques , such as field extractions, lookups, and macros. Familiarity with security concepts such as SIEM, threat detection, incident response, and compliance. Working knowledge of scripting languages like Python or Shell for automation and integration.