Splunk Engineer

ITContracting are currently seeking applicants for a Splunk Engineer. This is a contract position based with our client in Letterkenny, Donegal.

Experience Required:

• Experienced in Security monitoring– Splunk, CB, Fidelis Logarithm, TechOps
• Good knowledge of SIEM technologies and platforms such as Splunk, ArcSight, QRadar or Sentinel – from an Analyst’s point of view
• Troubleshoot problems associated with SIEM solution.
• Ability to work with minimal levels of supervision or oversight.
• Good knowledge and experience in Cyber Incident Response
• Knowledge in Network monitoring technology platforms such as Fidelis XPS or others
• Certification in any of the SIEM platforms
• Certification – CCSA, CEH, CISSP (Good to have)

Experience:  2 years

What you get

We are one of the fastest growing companies in the UK & Ireland. Joining us at this pivotal time will expose you to numerous domains and projects. We are consistently voted number one in customer satisfaction and Top Employer in the UK and globally.

We provide competitive salaries which include pension, health care, life insurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources, and discounts within the larger company network.

Our internal volunteering and social network allowing you to take at least one paid volunteering day per year, as well as take part in social networks, Health and wellness initiatives such as fit4life and purpose4life internal sports events, we also sponsor Marathons internationally, Initiatives in mental health, LGBTQ among other diversity and inclusion awareness and support.

Candidates must be eligible to work full time and long term in Ireland or currently hold a Stamp 4 Visa to apply.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please do so via the relevant link. If you would like to discuss this role in confidence, please contact Nicole Pasquetti in itContracting directly.

Key Skills/Knowledge:

• Operational support using SIEM solutions (Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, Sentinel) for various customers.
• Perform as the subject matter expert on SIEM solutions for the customer, use the capabilities of the solution in the daily operational work for the end customer.
• Advise customers on best practices and use cases on how to use this solution to achieve customer end state requirements.
• SIEM content development which includes developing process for automated security event monitoring and alerting along with corresponding event response plans for systems.
• Provide both strategic analysis and near real-time auditing, analysing, investigating, reporting, remediation, coordinating and tracking of security-related activities for customer.