This position will be fully remote and can be hired anywhere in the continental U.S.
How you will make an impact:
- Work with customers to help them articulate their business requirements and how those requirements translate into security features and functionality.
- Delivery of consulting engagements around splunk
- Architect solutions to ensure that the customer's requirements are met.
- Can handle difficult questions and consistently wins support from client audiences.
- Can modify and change methodologies as required.
- Broad awareness of the security / technology space as a whole
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- Recognized expert across multiple solution areas
- Able to present to large groups. Speaks as an authority.
- Provide mentorship to other technical staff members
- Provide technical assistance in scoping and other pre-sales activities
- Take technical leadership on complex client projects; oversee and guide work performed by other technical staff members.
- Work with vendors and practice leadership to define how specific services are scoped and delivered.
What we're looking for:
- 10+ years of related work experience (leading consulting engagements, managing technical oversight with delivery team, delivering consulting engagements around splunk, etc)
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 8+ years of technical architecture experience with one or more SIEM and UEBA platforms (e.g. Splunk, Elastic, Exabeam, Securonix, QRadar, LogRhythm, etc)
- Candidates should hold active SPLK-3003 (Splunk Core Certified Consultant)
- Advanced experienced with multiple security concepts and methods such as vulnerability assessments, data classification, privacy assessments, incident response, security policy creation, enterprise security strategies, architectures and governance.
- Understanding the Services business, and the impact that decisions have to an organization
- Expert knowledge around networking (TCP/IP, OSI model), operating system fundamentals (Windows, Linux), and security technologies (endpoint security, DLP, firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.)
- Strong understanding and experience working with application programming/scripting languages (Python, JSON, Java, C#, etc), as well as Regular Expressions.
- Experience with cloud-based service architecture
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance issues affecting clients related to privacy and data protection, such as PCI DSS, GLBA, GDPR, etc.
- Strong understanding of various security frameworks and/or methodologies (e.g. MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, etc)
- Experience with the following technologies is highly desirable: Hadoop, Apache NiFi, Apache Kafka, Tableau, StreamSets, Salt, Elastic Stack (Logstash, Elasticsearch, Kibana)
- Willingness to travel to meet client needs (About 20%)
- Valid driver's license in the US and a valid passport required
- Experience representing technical viewpoints to diverse audiences and in making timely and prudent technical risk decisions.
- Strong written and presentational skills; ability to clearly communicate complex messages to a variety of audiences
- Experience with enterprise architecture and working as part of a cross-functional team to implement solutions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/self-motivated
- Technical writing experience
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What you can expect from Optiv
- A company committed to championing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through our Employee Resource Groups.
- Work/life balance
- Professional training resources
- Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects
- Volunteer Opportunities. "Optiv Chips In" encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.
- The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)
EEO Statement
Optiv is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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