Principal Technical Lead Splunk User Behaviour Analytics (uba)
- Cognizant
- 3 - 6 years
- Bengaluru
- 22 days ago
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Job Description
This role leads Cognizant's Splunk UBA delivery within a flagship engagement with one of the world's foremost enterprise cybersecurity companies. You will hold one of the most senior technical positions in a specialist area with direct client and leadership visibility.
About the Role
We are looking for a Principal Technical Lead for Splunk UBA to own high-priority escalations, drive detection engineering excellence, and align behavioural analytics strategy with enterprise threat modelling frameworks. This role demands both technical mastery and the leadership presence to guide and elevate a specialised team.
What You Will Do
- Lead resolution of high-priority UBA escalations with full end-to-end ownership
- Provide hands-on technical support to Senior Engineers and Technical Leads
- Analyse UBA logs, behavioural models, and data pipelines; deliver actionable insights and preventive recommendations
- Oversee optimisation of user and entity behaviour models, risk scoring, and anomaly detection
- Align detection strategies with MITRE ATT&CK and threat modelling frameworks
- Drive improvements in UBA performance, scalability, and data ingestion efficiency
- Assess impact of product updates on detection models, risk scoring, and system performance
- Drive automation using Python/Shell scripting; support API integrations to improve operational efficiency
- Mentor engineers and technical leads; conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and advanced training
- Promote continuous improvement and innovation within the team
What You Bring
- Deep expertise in threat modelling, detection engineering, and insider threat strategy
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and automation (Python/Shell)
- Prior experience in a technical leadership or managerial role
- Splunk Certified Admin
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Back End DeveloperEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: CognizantLocation(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills: python technical leadership technical api integration microsoft azure anomaly detection engineering operational efficiency analytics drive automation technical support threat modeling continuous improvement gcp system performance splunk shell scripting aws
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