Job Description

At EY, you\xe2\x80\x99ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we\xe2\x80\x99re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
Security Technology - Splunk Administrator Today\xe2\x80\x99s world is fueled by vast amounts of information. Data is more valuable than ever before. Protecting data and information systems is central to doing business, and everyone in EY Information Security has a critical role to play. Join a global team of almost 950 people who collaborate to support the business of EY by protecting EY and client information assets! Our Information Security professionals enable EY to work securely and deliver secure products and services, as well as detect and quickly respond to security events as they happen. Together, the efforts of our dedicated team helps protect the EY brand and build client trust.
Within Information Security we blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and technology solutions as we consider the entire security lifecycle. You will join a team of hardworking, security-focused individuals dedicated to supporting, protecting and enabling the business through innovative, secure solutions that provide speed to market and business value.
The opportunity
The Splunk Administrator is responsible for engineering, maintaining, and monitoring a large Splunk (Enterprise Security) deployment in a distributed and clustered environment. Active project participation in new or integrated technologies, onboarding of new data into the environment, find opportunities and drive automation activities so that the SIEM Application Support and the Cyber Response Teams are operating as efficiently as possible. Responsibilities include enabling the standardization and automation of processes and procedures for Security Technology tools, applying ITIL service management knowledge and techniques, management of application administration activities and owning the technical planning, understanding and articulating the technical details surrounding implementation, to assist appropriate Project/Product manager in the scheduling and implementation of changes/releases/upgrades to the application environments. The Splunk Administrator is responsible for ensuring a consistent state of stability within our infrastructure by reviewing our systems, data sources/models, documentation, and existing searches on a regular basis.

Your key responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include supporting the run state of the Splunk-ES environment. The remainder of time you would be bringing operational expertise into efforts which introduce new technologies and upgrade current ones. Articulate technology issues/concerns that may emerge at any level of the technical stack, and from any component across the ecosystem, to senior business and technology leaders

• Provide technical oversight of Information Security technologies that fall under the team\xe2\x80\x99s responsibilities, confirming they are operating within agreed service levels and at peak possible performance
• Identifying bad searches/dashboards in Splunk and collaborating with the creators to improve performance
• Review the Splunk TA(s) (including custom apps) periodically.
• Must have Splunk experience in Multicluster/Multi site environment.
• Creating/Testing/Deploying Splunk upgrades, configurations changes, etc. in multiple environments
• Monitoring the Splunk infrastructure (including but not limited to inefficient queries and dashboards, key health indicators of the platform).
• Manage, drive and coordinate planned maintenance activities as well as the standardization and automation of processes and procedures for Information Security technologies.
• Represent the team in specific project activities, including participating in projects and driving your work towards successful completion.

Skills and attributes for success
We are interested in people who bring in operational experience in large environment having performed detailed troubleshooting of issues, by using their analytical skills and collaborating with other technical teams, stakeholders and internal and external customers. As a successful candidate, you will have functional and/or technical experience in supporting a variety of Security Information and Event Management tools.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 4+ years of experience in an enterprise IT support role
• 2+ years of Splunk Admin experience
• Data Onboarding experience \xe2\x80\x93 Files, Syslog, Custom Field Extractions
• Advanced Searching and Reporting experience
• Solid practical understanding of Linux CLI
• Strong English language skills \xe2\x80\x93 written and verbal

Ideally, you\xe2\x80\x99ll also have

• Bachelor\'s degree in computer related field or equivalent work experience
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell a plus
• Possess an active Splunk Enterprise Admin Certificate
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL v3or v4 Foundations training) (preferred)

What we look for

• Critical thinking skills demonstrating analytical and systematic approach to problem solving
• Experience working in a global virtual environment
• Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Good judgment, tact, and decision-making ability
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and change, and exercise appropriate time management to meet targets
• Ability to work autonomously but also within a team environment where necessary

What we offer
As part of this role, you will work in a highly coordinated, globally diverse team with the opportunity and tools to grow, develop and drive your career forward. Here, you can combine global opportunity with flexible working. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond too, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Your recruiter can talk to you about the benefits available in your country. Here\xe2\x80\x99s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Continuous learning: You will develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a significant impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be accepted for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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