Principal Technical Lead Splunk Enterprise Security
- Cognizant
- 3 - 6 years
- Bengaluru
- 25 days ago
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Job Description
This role leads Cognizant's Splunk Enterprise Security delivery within a flagship engagement with one of the world's foremost enterprise security and observability companies. You will hold a senior position with direct client visibility and significant influence over detection engineering and platform strategy.
About the Role
We are looking for a Principal Technical Lead for Splunk Enterprise Security to own critical escalations, drive detection engineering excellence, and lead a team of senior engineers. This is a high-impact role combining deep technical depth with customer engagement and strategic leadership.
What You Will Do
- Lead resolution of critical Splunk ES escalations with full end-to-end ownership
- Provide hands-on support to Senior Engineers and Technical Leads for complex issues including correlation search failures, RBA anomalies, data model issues, and search performance
- Engage directly with customers to drive resolution and maintain confidence during high-severity incidents
- Validate RCA findings and recommend preventive and long-term solutions
- Oversee correlation searches, detection logic, data model acceleration, and Splunk ES optimisation
- Validate Splunk ES product updates and patches; assess impact on detection use cases and platform stability
- Drive security monitoring strategy improvements and threat detection enhancements
- Revise and update technical training programs based on product changes and RCA insights
- Mentor engineers and drive a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement
What You Bring
- Deep expertise in Advanced SPL, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and Python/Shell scripting
- Strong escalation ownership, stakeholder management, and customer communication skills
- Proven experience in a technical leadership or managerial role
Certifications (Preferred) Splunk Certified Admin Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin (Legacy preferred)
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Software DevelopmentRole: Technical LeadEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: CognizantLocation(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills: python technical leadership microsoft azure cloud platforms spl docker cloud scripting security java ownership technical training stakeholder management customer communication gcp use cases devops leadership security monitoring shell scripting aws communication skills
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