Director Splunk Platform Engineering & SRE

Role: Director – Splunk Platform Engineering & SRE
Rate: ***/hour all inclusive
Location: On-Site in New York City, NY 4 days a week

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Job Description
Director - Splunk Platform Engineering & SRE
We’re seeking a team member for the role of Director, Splunk Platform Engineering & SRE (Individual Contributor) to join our Cybersecurity Engineering Tools & Platforms team. This role is in New York, NY
This is a high-impact, deeply technical leadership role designed for a top-tier engineer, not a people manager. The Director title reflects the depth of technical expertise, ownership, and influence required, not team size.
You will take ownership of a large-scale, mission-critical Splunk platform at the center of enterprise observability and cybersecurity. This role requires someone who can go deep into the stack: OS, network, ingestion pipelines, distributed systems, and resolve issues at their root, regardless of complexity.
If you are the engineer that others call when systems fail in unpredictable ways, and you enjoy solving those problems, this role is built for you.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
Own end-to-end engineering and operational accountability for the enterprise Splunk platform (SIEM), including architecture, capacity planning, ingestion, integrations, and lifecycle management
Act as the highest technical escalation point, driving resolution of critical incidents across application, platforms, and infrastructure layers
Troubleshoot and resolve deep, low-level technical issues, including:
Linux/Unix OS internals (CPU, memory, I/O, process behavior)
Network behavior, packet flow, and latency bottlenecks
Distributed system failures and data ingestion breakdowns
Drive platform reliability, capacity, observability, and performance engineering, using modern monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Moog)
Architect and scale high-throughput ingestion pipelines, integrating:
Syslog and event ingestion frameworks
Kubernetes / containerized platforms
Cloud and enterprise systems
Own authentication, RBAC, and access control models, ensuring strong governance and compliance
Design and implement automation and configuration management frameworks (Git, Ansible) to reduce operational toil
Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and systemic fixes, embedding SRE principles (SLAs, SLOs, error budgets)
Drive platform upgrades, resilience strategies, and disaster recovery readiness
Evaluate and onboard emerging technologies, including AI/ML-driven analytics and contextual data platforms
Create bespoke solutions for unsolved problems using languages like python, java or golang.
Influence engineering direction across teams through technical leadership and expertise as an individual contributor
Mentor and elevate engineers through hands-on guidance and technical depth
To be successful in this role, you bring:
Deep, hands-on expertise in Splunk platform engineering and large-scale SIEM environments
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred.
12+ years of experience in information security or related technology experience required, experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
Strong foundation in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and distributed systems
Proven ability to debug and resolve complex issues across the full stack, from application to OS and network layers
Expert knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, including performance tuning and low-level troubleshooting
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, packet analysis, syslog pipelines, latency debugging)
Experience building and operating high-volume data ingestion and processing systems
Proficiency in Splunk SPL, and data analysis
Strong programming/scripting skills (e.g., Python, Go, Java, or similar)
Hands-on experience with DevOps and configuration management tools (Ansible, Git, etc.)
Experience with Kubernetes and containerized environments
Deep understanding of security models, RBAC, and enterprise controls
Ability to operate independently in high-pressure situations and take full ownership of outcomes
A mindset focused on automation, scalability, and eliminating operational friction
Technical in depth and hands-on A.I. literacy as well as knowledge of MCP design
Success Profile
Becomes the go-to technical authority for one of the firm’s most critical platforms
Resolves high-impact, complex incidents quickly and effectively
Improves platform performance, scalability, and resilience at scale
Reduces manual operational burden through engineering and automation
Strengthens security posture and access governance
Raises the technical bar across the organization through expertise and influence

This role is for someone who wants to own and evolve a complex, high-stakes platform, not just maintain it. It offers the opportunity to operate at a level where your technical decisions directly impact platform stability, security, and scale across the enterprise.
If you’re motivated by depth, challenge, and solving problems others can’t, this is that role.