Software Engineer

Job Description: The Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) organization is seeking a Splunk SIEM Specialist Engineer to join our growing SIEM & Security Analytics team. This candidate will join a team in managing a large hybrid enterprise/cloud deployment of Splunk and Enterprise Security and partnering with our SOC, CIRT, Threat Detection, and Cyber Intel functions to deliver capabilities to improve their ability to defend Thomson Reuters from cyber threats. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for monitoring and stability of Splunk, and Enterprise Security SIEM platform Create and optimize Splunk queries, dashboards and reports to support business and operational needs. Monitor Splunk environment health and platform troubleshooting and performance tuning Splunk optimization by troubleshooting ingestion delays, parsing errors, and search performance issues Managing Splunk infrastructure in AWS cloud, cloud operations experience is preferred Onboard new application and platform logs via syslog, endpoint agents, APIs, Cribl, HEC, DB Connect etc. Experience in Managing Cribl Stream Deployments, good hands On is expected in managing Cribl Pipelines Collaborate with our SOC, CIRT, Threat Detection, and Cyber Intel teams on operationalizing use cases within Splunk ES to detect threats Create and maintain documentation to support SIEM platform Embedding automation into the deployment and management of the Splunk and Cribl infrastructure and application Implementation of industry best practices for managing an enterprise scale service and continuously seeking iterative improvements Facilitate high availability and disaster recovery capabilities Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-changing, and innovative environment An operating style that is collaborative, energetic, and results-oriented Demonstrates the ability to employ judgment and experience to make rapid, complex decisions.​ Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer Applications 5+ years of Proven experience of working with large hybrid deployments of Splunk, Splunk Cloud, Cribl Strong knowledge of Splunk and Cribl architecture and components Proficiency in advanced SPL and Dashboard creation Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security is a must Experience integrating various data sources specially cloud Experience in AWS or Azure or GCP cloud operations is preferred Solid understanding of network transport protocols and services (TCP/IP, syslog, DNS, ODBC, SFTP, SSH, PKI, etc.) General scripting proficiency (i.e. BASH, Python, regular expressions, powershell etc.) Experience researching, analyzing, and resolving complex problems with minimal supervision Attention to detail and accuracy Experience managing multiple projects parallelly and deadlines Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills Preferred Qualifications: