Sr. Director Engineering, Security Platform Services Group
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About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Sr. Director Engineering of Security Platform Services Group to lead our End to End (E2E) Testing, Dev Pipelines, API, and Site Reliability teams. This role will be responsible for driving automation, tooling, and operational excellence across all Splunk security products. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a passion for creating scalable, reliable, and efficient platform services.
Key Responsibilities:
Define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for automation, tooling, and operations across all security products.
Oversee E2E automation frameworks and tooling to ensure high-quality software releases.
Manage CI/CD pipelines, build tools, and ensure pipeline reliability and efficiency.
Improve developer productivity by enabling self-service capabilities for platform services.
Define and implement an organization-wide OpenAPI strategy, ensuring consistency, security, and scalability.
Act as the primary stakeholder for OpenAPI governance, resolving conflicts and driving alignment.
Drive best practices in infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automation, and self-service tooling.
Optimize cloud and infrastructure costs, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
Foster a culture of automation, reliability, and developer enablement.
Develop key KPIs, SLAs, metrics, and measurements to demonstrate the health of cloud services. Measure and track against industry benchmarks and standards.
Ensure security is at the forefront of everything the platform does by collaborating with the security engineering team.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders, security product teams, and engineering leadership to align platform initiatives with business goals.
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Qualifications & Experience:
10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform services, DevOps, or site reliability engineering.
10+ years in a leadership role managing multiple engineering teams.
Strong experience in CI/CD, infrastructure automation, testing frameworks, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Proven track record in building scalable, reliable platform services in a security-focused environment.
Deep understanding of DevOps, SRE, and modern software development best practices.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
Ability to manage and navigate organizational change and lead through moments of ambiguity
Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with OpenAPI frameworks, Kubernetes, Terraform, or related technologies.
Previous experience leading security-related platform initiatives.
Strong business acumen with experience in cost management (FinOps) and optimizing infrastructure spend
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: $282,400.00 - 388,300.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $254,160.00 - 349,470.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $225,920.00 - 310,640.00 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 next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.