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What makes us speci
al:
Team-oriented corporate culture, collaboration as equals and steady knowledge tran
sfer Diversity & Inclusion (e.g. various initiatives & communit
ies) Flexible working hours, (e.g. hybrid work
ing) Inhouse Academy with a variety of professional technical training, soft skills training, SAP Learning Hub and certification opportuni
ties Company health benefits (e.g. Medical Insurance, Health Insurance, Optical and Dental Benef
its)
Key Responsibil
itiesWe are seeking a dedicated Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) Engineer to work closely with the Security Operations Centre (SOC) team. This role is responsible for the design, implementation, optimisation, and day-to-day operation of Splunk ES to support threat detection, investigation, and incident response. The Splunk ES Engineer will act as the technical owner of Splunk ES, ensuring high-quality data onboarding, effective detection content, performant searches, and continuous tuning based on SOC feedback and the evolving threat lands
cape.
1. Splunk Enterprise Security Platform Own
- ershipOwn and manage the Splunk Enterprise Security platform, ensuring availability, performance, and scala
- bilityConfigure and maintain ES components inc
- ludingCorrelation se
- archesRisk-Based Alerting
- (RBA)Notable
- eventsAdaptive Response A
- ctionsDashboards an
- d KPIsPerform regular health checks and optimisation of Splunk ES and core Splunk infrastru
cture.
2. Data Onboarding & Normal
- isationLead onboarding of security-relevant data sources (e.g. firewalls, EDR, IAM, servers, cloud platforms, applica
- tions).Ensure data quality, timestamp accuracy, CIM compliance, and consistent field extra
- ctions.Troubleshoot ingestion, parsing, and indexing issues in collaboration with infrastructure and application
teams.
3.Detection Engineering & Use Case Dev
- elopmentDevelop, customise, and tune detection use cases aligned with SOC requirements, in
- cluding:Authentication attacks (brute force, credentia
- l abuse)Privileged accoun
- t misuseMalware and endpoint
- threatsLateral movement and suspicious network activityData exfiltration and policy vi
- olationsImplement and mature Risk-Based Alerting to reduce alert fatigue and improve signal-to-nois
- e ratio.Continuously tune correlation searches based on false positives, analyst feedback, and threat intel
ligence.
4. SOC Enablement & Coll
- aborationWork closely with SOC analysts to
- support:Ale
- rt triageInves
- tigationsIncident response
- workflowsTranslate SOC detection requirements into effective Splunk ES
- content.Provide guidance and training to SOC analysts on using Splunk ES for invest
igations.
5. Automation & In
- tegrationsImplement automation and enrichm
- ent using:Splunk ES Adaptiv
- e ResponseSOAR or scripting where
- applicableIntegrate Splunk ES with ITSM / ticketing tools and other security
- platforms.Enable threat intelligence enrichment and contextual data f
or alerts.
6. Reporting, Metrics &
- GovernanceBuild and maintain dashboards for:SOC performance metrics (MTTD, MTTR, ale
- rt volumes)Detecti
- on coverageRisk scores
- and trendsSupport audit, compliance, and management reporting by providing evidence and doc
- umentation.Maintain documentation for data sources, use cases, and SOC
workflows.
Education/Exper
ience/SkillsTech
- nical SkillsStrong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security in a SOC
- environment.Solid understanding of Splunk co
- re concepts:SPL (Search Processi
- ng Language)Indexing, data
- models, CIMPerformance tuning and
- optimisationExperience onboarding and normalising security
- log sources.Knowledge of security domains: network security, endpoint security, IAM, operating systems, and clo
- ud security.Familiarity with detection engineering and SOC
operation
- s.
Experience3+ years of hands-on Splunk experience, with at least 2 years focused - on Splunk ES.Proven experience supporting or working directly wit
- h a SOC team.Experience in incident detection, investigation, and respon
se workflows
- .
Nice to HaveSplunk certifications (e.g. Splunk Core Certified Power User, Enterprise Security Cer - tified Admin).Experience with SOAR platforms and securi
- ty automation.Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and thr
- eat modelling.Experience operating SIEM in regulated or large enterprise
environments.
Pers
- onal AttributesStrong analytical and problem-
- solving skills.Able to work collaboratively with SOC analysts and cross-fu
- nctional teams.Proactive mindset with a focus on continuo
- us improvement.Clear communicator, able to translate technical concepts to non-technica
- l stakeholders.Willing to work in Cyberjaya, Selangor and able to tr
avel if needed.