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.

• 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.