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Job Title : Splunk Detection Engineer

Location : Melbourne CBD

Employment Type : 6 month contract (Day rate or salaried options available)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Splunk Detection Engineer to join our banking client's Cyber Detection & Hunting team. This role is pivotal in developing and maintaining advanced cyber threat detection and hunting capabilities, ensuring robust security across Splunk's environment and systems.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cyber threat detection and hunting capabilities for Splunk.
• Research, innovate, and uplift threat detection and hunting methodologies.
• Design and maintain attack and use case models tailored to Splunk's systems for detection and monitoring.
• Build and sustain continuous validation and assurance mechanisms for the detection and hunting pipeline.
• Maximize detection visibility, coverage, and ROI to uphold a defensible security architecture.
• Create threat / attack models to represent and detect known attack vectors.
• Collaborate with Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and Cyber Orchestration teams to prioritize and enhance detection and automation capabilities.
• Partner with the Red Team to test and validate detection effectiveness.

Required Experience & Skills

5+ years in a CSOC, Cyber Detection, Threat Hunting, or SOAR development role.5+ years developing detections within SIEM environments, particularly Splunk ES.2+ years hands-on experience with Splunk.Proficiency with security tools such as endpoint detection and response systems, and network anomaly detection.Experience with cloud and SaaS platforms (AWS, Azure, M365, Entra ID) and understanding of associated threats.Expertise in designing and implementing threat / attack models to derive abuse cases, detection logic, and automated responses.Strong adversarial mindset with the ability to think like a threat actor.Proven track record in developing detection and hunting strategies for diverse cyber threats (malware, DDoS, phishing, lateral movement, data exfiltration), ideally in Financial Services or similar sectors.Experience in large, complex environments.Excellent consulting and stakeholder management skills.Energetic, proactive work ethic.Participation in penetration testing / red teaming exercises is a plus.

Frameworks & Methodologies

NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkMITRE ATT&CKLockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain or similar methodologies

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to work with a cutting-edge team at Splunk, contributing to the evolution of cyber defense strategies in a dynamic and innovative environment. You'll be part of a collaborative culture that values continuous learning, creativity, and impact. Benefits include : EAP Program, Dedicated contractor care team, weekly pay and hybrid work arrangements.

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