Security and Risk Management

- Remote

Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you.

The Role

The Advanced Response Team (ART) is responsible for coordinating the response to all Cyber Security Incidents at Splunk. As a team member on ART, you will lead the high-level responses to complex cyber security incidents affecting Splunk’s corporate and cloud environments. Successful incident commanders at Splunk are life long learners and passionate about all things security. Additionally, critical thinking and superb communication skills are vital for this role.

You will guide multifaceted and dynamic groups of teams across the company to contain incidents as quickly as possible. You will also figure out steps vital to complete a technical investigation to discover security gaps and malicious activity for near and long term remediation actions. Once the incident is contained, non-technical external partners will look to your expertise to gain context and key details from the incident to drive security standards across the organization.

Responsibilities

Build strong relationships with business owners and service providers from across Splunk
Lead the response to sophisticated cyber security incidents across multiple teams, spanning all Splunk environments
Lead analysts during technical investigations to reconstruct the chain of events that resulted in a cyber security incident and conduct analysis when needed
Champion opportunities to improve Splunk’s cyber security posture through threat hunt, detection, architecture, communications, and risk management work streams
Tell the story of cyber security incidents via detailed reports and presentations to key business level partners

Requirements

8+ years professional IT or IT Security experience
2 years or more of experience leading the response to cyber security incidents
Experience administering, defending, or analyzing MacOS or Linux
Technical expertise and depth in two or more of the following areas: digital forensics, detection creation, threat hunting, cloud administration, programming/automation
Experience with SIEM log analysis from a diverse set of network, host, and identity data sources
Experience responding to multiple incidents at the same time or large scale incidents
Comfort mentoring junior analysts
Experience documenting and automating repetitive tasks and playbooks, ideally in Python
Experience with process development and creation
Ability to apply the MITRE ATT&CK and Killchain frameworks to security operations
Ability to multitask, prioritize, and take-charge during stressful situations
Ability to effectively communicate highly technical information to non-technical partners
Great interpersonal skills and ability to see things through the customer’s eyes
Participation in ART’s on-call rotation to respond to off-hours/weekend incidents
Eligibility to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $159,200.00 - 218,900.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $143,280.00 - 197,010.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $127,360.00 - 175,120.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.

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