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Role Summary

This role will support the threat intelligence mission, which includes understanding the sophisticated threats that Splunk may be exposed to and contributing to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence to support internal customers. The nature of the work may occasionally include afterhours support during major incidents. You are self-motivated and passionate about tracking threat actors, including a desire to automate and improve ingestion of threat data. We are a hard-working team who has fun, enjoys a good laugh but above all else thinks security first.

Meet the Team

The Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst works for the Senior Manager, Threat Hunting and Intelligence, with mentorship from our Principal Analyst in our fast-growing Global Security Operations organization. As a member of the Threat Hunting and Intelligence team, you will work with our multi-functional peer teams such as Threat Hunt, Detection Engineering, SOC, Advanced Response and others to ensure that Splunk is always prepared for emergent threats.

What you'll get to do

• Contribute to tactical through strategic level threat intelligence products, both cadenced and ad-hoc, for Splunk including evaluating and updating indicators, TTPs, behavioral patterns, and threat actor profiles

• Craft responses to RFIs from internal customers that provides decision advantage

• Assist efforts to integrate threat data into SIEM solution

• Support the development of threat landscape reporting

Must-have Qualifications

• 5 -7 years' or more of professional Information Security or Intelligence experience; or 3 years as a full-time cyber threat intelligence analyst

• Experience with open source and threat intelligence specific vendor tooling

• Knowledge of threat actor profiles and campaigns

• Demonstrable understanding of structured analytical techniques including, but not limited to Quality of Information Check, Analysis of Competing Hypotheses, Key Assumptions Check, Signposts and Indicators, and Gap Analysis

• Detailed understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, the Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis and/or the Cyber Kill Chain

• Solid grasp of Cloud technologies with a robust understanding of Windows, Linux and MacOS

• Strong critical thinking and the ability to recognize and avoid biases in analysis are vital for this role as you will need to advise decision-makers on the best course of action based on often incomplete and subjective information. Ability to produce clear, concise, and timely reporting with a proven attention to detail

Nice-to-have Qualifications

We’ve taken special care to separate the must-have qualifications from the nice-to-haves. “Nice-to-have” means just that: Nice. To. Have. So, don’t worry if you can’t check off every box. We’re not hiring a list of bullet points–we’re interested in the whole you.

• Experience performing searching and reporting with Splunk

• Experience with Purple Teaming

• Ability to reduce large datasets into meaningful information

• Loves sharing information via presentations and prose for a variety of technical and non-technical audiences

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $159,200.00 - 218,900.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $143,280.00 - 197,010.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $127,360.00 - 175,120.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com .