Senior Software Engineer - Backend Threat Intelligence

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.
Role summary

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Threat Intelligence Management team. The threat intelligence platform is part of Splunk Enterprise Security, an analytics-driven SIEM that solves a wide range of security analytics and security operations use cases like incident triaging, incident investigations, incident response and more.

In your role you will lead, design, develop and deliver software that directly supports security analysts all across the world, writing software used on cloud and on-prem platforms. You will deliver these features to meet the ever-increasing scalability, performance, and security requirements. You will interact with Product Management, UX, Customers to shape the roadmap and build solutions which help customers supervise, detect and protect against ever growing cyber threats.

Working directly with customers is one of our core values. You'll be able to meet customers as they share their experiences, get a first-person view of the state of the art Security Operations Centers, to define and craft new products that streamline analysts' investigations. We have a lean process that focuses on empowering our engineers.
Responsibilities

• Achieve a deep knowledge of our product architecture, usage patterns, and real world use-cases in order to better understand what solutions will bring value to our customers.
• Develop and architect software, build new product features, clarify and improve designs, and help put together plans for how to make it happen using Agile Methodologies.
• Support the sprint management process, and be an excellent communicator with peers, managers and other teams.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management and members of our team to design and create comprehensive end-to-end user workflows.
• Keep product quality top of mind by extensively using Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) and testing technologies, and providing DevOps support for production services in our cloud infrastructure.

Experience and qualifications

• Proficiency in Java or Python
• 6 - 8+ years of related experience with a technical Bachelor's degree; or equivalent practical experience
• Proven experience building and architecting web applications, services, and APIs.
• Experience with cloud service providers (AWS/GCP).
• Familiarity with streaming and distributed computing technologies such as Kafka
• Exposure to working with container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes, Kubernetes Operator Framework)
• Knowledge of distributed computing architectures and principles that solve for scalability, performance, redundancy and reliability
• Experienced with an Agile DevOps engineering environment that effectively uses CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and to understand a wide variety of technical challenges to be solved
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to prepare documentation and presentations.
• A background in developing products for the Security market a plus.

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

Canada

Base Pay: CAD 144,000.00 - 198,000.00 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 comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, wellbeing expense reimbursement, and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.