Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience., 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, site reliability, or cloud DevOps, focusing on hybrid and multi-cloud environments., Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and automation tools such as Ansible and Jenkins., Strong background in monitoring and observability tools, particularly Splunk..

Key responsibilities:

Architect and maintain scalable, multi-cloud lab environments for enterprise IT and security use cases.

Automate deployment and configuration of lab environments using tools like Terraform and Python.

Collaborate with marketing and product teams to create demo-ready infrastructure for customer showcases.

Implement incident simulations and ensure continuous availability of lab infrastructure and tools.

Job description

Description

The Security Lab Engineer will be responsible for crafting and maintaining Splunk security solutions in the Splunk Center of Excellence (COE) lab. This role involves installation and configuration of Splunk tools that accurately reflect real-world conditions to support testing, development, and analysis efforts. The engineer will primarily collaborate with the Splunk technical marketing team to install, configure and maintain solutions in the COE lab for use creating demo content and “day in the live” situations to help share the power and value of Splunk with long time users, potential customers, industry analysts, and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and maintain scalable, multi-cloud lab environments simulating complex enterprise IT and security use cases.
Automate environment deployment, configuration, and teardown using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
Collaborate with technical marketing and product teams to build compelling, demo-ready infrastructure aligned with Splunk's core use cases.
Build and document reusable blueprints, configurations, and workflows for lab environment creation and operation.
Support live events, sales demos, analyst briefings, and customer showcases with reliable, high-performance lab systems.
Implement incident simulations, threat actor emulation, system degradation, and response workflows to mimic production behavior.
Ensure continuous availability, version control, and proper lifecycle management of lab infrastructure and tools.
Mentor other engineers on lab architecture, automation practices, and Splunk deployment models.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field—or equivalent experience.
Proven experience in infrastructure engineering (5+ years), site reliability, or cloud DevOps, with recent focus on hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Deep experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (certifications preferred).
Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), scripting (Python, Bash), and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Jenkins, GitOps).
Experience designing and handling containerized infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes).
Strong background in monitoring, log management, and observability (e.g., Splunk, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).
Solid understanding of enterprise security operations, SIEM, SOAR, and incident response workflows.
Outstanding troubleshooting skills, with a performance, availability, and scalability mindset.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for collaboration and documentation.
Hands-on experience deploying Splunk solutions (Enterprise Security, SOAR, ITSI, Observability Cloud).
Familiarity with synthetic traffic tools and lab data generation for event simulation.
Experience supporting field enablement, technical demos, and customer workshops.
Contributions to lab tooling, demo frameworks, or open-source observability and security projects.

Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Thank you for your interest in Splunk!

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