Senior Splunk Engineer – Cyber Security

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Splunk Engineer – Cyber Security in Canada.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to large-scale cybersecurity operations within a highly collaborative and technically advanced environment. As part of a Cyber Monitoring and Response team, you will play a critical role in enhancing and maintaining enterprise-level Splunk infrastructure while supporting complex security monitoring and analytics initiatives. The position combines hands-on engineering, operational support, and strategic solution design, making it ideal for professionals passionate about SIEM technologies and cyber defense. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to implement integrations, optimize security use cases, and improve threat detection capabilities across multiple platforms. The role also provides exposure to machine learning-driven analytics, security automation, and enterprise-scale cybersecurity operations. This long-term contract opportunity is well suited for experienced Splunk specialists looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic and evolving security landscape.

Accountabilities:

• Support the development, enhancement, and implementation of Splunk Enterprise Security environments in collaboration with cybersecurity operations teams and technical stakeholders.
• Perform ongoing operational maintenance activities to ensure the stability, performance, reliability, and availability of the Splunk platform.
• Configure and support API integrations and data onboarding activities across SIEM, SOAR, and other security and analytical platforms.
• Define, develop, and implement security and risk-based use cases to strengthen monitoring, detection, and incident response capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Splunk integration and data flow issues to maintain optimal system functionality and performance.
• Participate in solution architecture, current/future state analysis, and the development of advanced analytical use cases, including machine learning models.
• Identify opportunities to optimize Splunk Enterprise Security capabilities and provide recommendations aligned with cybersecurity best practices.
• Produce technical documentation, specifications, and operational deliverables to support project and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to prioritize requests, communicate project updates, and support ongoing cybersecurity initiatives.
• Contribute to additional cybersecurity operational and engineering activities as required.

Requirements

• Accredited Splunk Enterprise and/or Splunk Enterprise Security certification.
• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience working with Splunk Enterprise Security in enterprise environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of recent experience implementing and configuring Splunk solutions within organizations of comparable scale and complexity.
• Strong experience developing and implementing advanced data analytics use cases, including machine learning-based models.
• Proven expertise in parsing and onboarding data files into Splunk environments.
• Experience supporting SIEM, SOAR, and cybersecurity solution integrations involving multiple technologies and vendors.
• Solid understanding of Linux, Windows, Syslog, and enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity operations, monitoring, incident response, and security analytics best practices.
• Familiarity with service delivery methodologies, project delivery frameworks, and both Agile and traditional SDLC environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• French language proficiency is considered an asset.

Benefits

• Long-term 18-month contract opportunity offering project continuity and stability.
• Fully remote or flexible work arrangements depending on project requirements.
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale cybersecurity and SIEM initiatives.
• Exposure to advanced cybersecurity technologies, machine learning applications, and security automation platforms.
• Collaborative and highly technical work environment with experienced cybersecurity professionals.
• Opportunity to contribute to impactful cyber defense and monitoring programs.
• Inclusive and equal opportunity workplace environment.
• Valuable experience supporting complex multi-vendor cybersecurity ecosystems.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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