Full-Time Sr Cyber Systems Engineer (Splunk)

Join NBCUniversal Cyber Security and help us design and implement security platforms and services that enable and protect the experience of our businesses.

As a member of the Cyber ECS Security Data Engineering & Insights team, you will be part of an exciting effort to transform from an operational, tool-based cyber defense program to an intelligence and threat-based organization. You will be responsible for collecting security data from across NBCUniversal and building the capabilities to drive insights and information back to the rest of the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Provide secure design and engineering guidance for security data collection, insights, and analytics.
• Onboard various data elements via a data streaming platform across NBC Universal’s business entities.
• Ensure uninterrupted ingestion of critical systems data into threat detection, analytics, and response systems.
• Provide excellent support and service to other teams that rely on security data systems – help share knowledge, and assist in creation and management of dashboards, alerts, reports, and other knowledge objects.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing by creating and maintaining detailed documentation and diagrams, while also collaborating with other team members on standard processes and technology roadmaps.
• Maintain & support platform infrastructure for SIEM and endpoint product implementations.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for support of systems outside of normal business hours and be available to perform maintenance and critical operations as needed.
• Be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment using proper organizational skills to ensure deliverables are met.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar discipline; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of Cybersecurity and data engineering experience with a focus on working with Splunk.
• A deep understanding of SIEM security principles and how to apply them.
• Experience implementing automation, pipeline, data processing, and security frameworks.
• 5+ years of Splunk Architecture and Administration Experience
• Familiarity with large security data solutions such as AWS Security Lake, Data Bricks, Snowflake, Splunk etc
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, specifically AWS and/or Azure.
• Familiarity with Serverless services like AWS Lambda or Azure Functions
• Proficient in Python, Bash or other scripting language
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Leverage data to drive design and risk decisions using various sources and basic analytics to create clear metrics and reports.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerization technologies
• Highly collaborative; personally, and professionally self-aware; able to and interested in interacting with employees at all levels; embody integrity; and represent and inspire the highest ethical standards.
• Desire to try things and iterate on them, fail fast, and focus on functionality that matters.
• Eagerness to learn new security tools/services to support broadening our portfolio.
• Experience with CI/CD technologies (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline, etc.)

Desired Characteristics:

• Splunk Enterprise Admin or Architect certification
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Understanding of event-driven architecture and asynchronous programming patterns.
• Familiar with ML algorithms and tech stacks
• Experience configuring and managing rsyslog/syslog-ng
• Datadog Administration Experience
• Experience with cyber monitoring of assets and resolution.
• Experience with Vector and/or Logstash
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)

Additional Requirements:

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
• Salary range: $100,000 - $135,000

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