Splunk Engineer (Hybrid)

Securian Financial-posted 3 months ago

$67,000 - $125,000/Yr

Full-time • Mid Level

Hybrid • Saint Paul, MN

1,001-5,000 employees

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Securian Financial is seeking a Splunk Engineer to join our Cyber Security division's Log Management team, where you'll help design, implement, and maintain secure log delivery pipelines from source systems to our centralized SIEM platform. As part of the CyberOps organization, you'll monitor log flow for disruptions, support the health of the SIEM environment, and work with technologies like Splunk, Syslog, GitHub, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Systems Manager (SSM), Amazon Kinesis, and Amazon CloudWatch. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone passionate about automation, observability, and cyber defense.

Deploy and manage Splunk infrastructure-including Universal Forwarders, Heavy Forwarders, Indexers, and Search Heads-using CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitHub Actions).
Ensure infrastructure reliability by proactively monitoring system health and identifying data flow interruptions across the log delivery pipeline.
Install and configure Splunk integrations with third-party applications and data sources to expand observability and analytics capabilities.
Collaborate with data owners to gather ingestion requirements and ensure seamless onboarding of new data sources.

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub and GitHub Actions.
Familiarity with cloud platforms and virtualization technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, virtual machines).
Practical knowledge of log management, including working with Syslog, and techniques like parsing, filtering, and enrichment.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

2+ years of experience administering Linux systems, with hands-on proficiency in the command line and shell scripting.
Splunk Power User or Administrator Certification, or equivalent practical experience working with Splunk.
1+ years of experience managing Splunk environments, including tasks such as user and role setup, data ingestion configuration, and application deployment.

Paid time off for meaningful time away from work.
Flexible leave programs for parental leave, caregiver leave, bereavement, and military leave.
Nine company paid holidays.
Company-funded pension plan and a 401(k) retirement plan with contributions tied to company performance.
Health insurance for associates and eligible family members from the first day of employment.
Volunteer paid time off and a dollar-for-dollar matching gift program.
Associate Resource Groups for building connections and developing relationships.

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