Splunk PS Senior Consultant, Security

Meet the Team Drives technical leadership and innovation within the Splunk security ecosystem, serving as a trusted advisor for sophisticated, multi-functional security initiatives at regional and global scale. Leads the compose, planning, and delivery of tailored Splunk solutions—including SIEM, SOAR, and AI-driven security operations—that address critical customer security needs.

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Responsibilities

• Partners with senior customer leaders to guide security adoption journeys, optimize threat detection and response, and ensure solutions deliver measurable business value.
• Advocates intellectual capital creation, synthesizing security trends to influence product direction and improve delivery methodologies.
• Provide authority guidance within the Splunk security domain, exhibiting deep expertise in SIEM, SOAR, and Observability integrations.
• Lead sophisticated, multi-functional security projects, acting as a trusted partner to CISO and IT leadership.
• Lead the strategic planning, compose, and implementation of tailored Splunk security architectures to mitigate risk and maximize technology investments.
• Apply sophisticated AI and automation tools to optimize security operations, automate incident response, and improve detection efficacy.
• Develop and maintain high-value relationships, ensuring technical alignment with customer security objectives.
• Define and implement documentation standards for sophisticated security deployments, ensuring transparency and structure for technical assets.
• Build and apply advanced simulation environments; provide expert support for sophisticated security issues and platform challenges.
• Build technical skills across the team, serving as a domain expert on Plan, Design, Implement, and Optimize (PDIO) methodologies.
• Synthesize customer feedback to prioritize and advocate for Splunk product and service improvements.
• Apply expertise in security orchestration, automation, and AI Ops to deliver innovative, scalable customer outcomes.
• Lead the creation of digital assets, procedures, and standardized methodologies for Splunk security engagements. multi-functional Partnership: Collaborate with Product Management to track security trends, influence service offers, and share actionable customer insights.

Requirements

• AGSVA PV clearance Experience with Federal Government Agencies University degree plus equivalent experience (minimum 6-8 years) Expert-level certification in Splunk (e.g., Splunk Certified Architect, Splunk Certified Consultant) or equivalent relevant security certification.

Preferred

• Qualifications Demonstrable experience leading sophisticated, multi-functional consulting or engineering projects within the security space.
• Deep technical expertise in the Splunk platform, with a demonstrated ability to drive security adoption and customer outcomes.
• Advanced skills in automation, SOAR orchestration, and AI-driven security operations.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop talent across technical consulting teams.
• Superb communication, collaborator management, and presentation skills, with experience representing technical expertise at industry events.
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