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Location: Kolkata (Work from Office)
Experience: 5+ Years
Domain: SOC, Cybersecurity, Banking & Data Centre Operations

Job Summary

We are hiring a SIEM & Splunk Administrator to support Security Operations Center (SOC) functions for a Banking & Data Centre project. The role involves administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization of the Splunk platform to ensure continuous log collection, security event monitoring, compliance, and operational availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily health checks of Splunk Services, Indexers, Search Heads, and Universal Forwarders.
• Monitor and validate log ingestion from security devices, servers, applications, databases, and network infrastructure.
• Review Splunk license utilization and ensure platform capacity management.
• Monitor forwarder connectivity and troubleshoot data collection issues.
• Review audit logs and validate scheduled searches, alerts, and correlation rules.
• Monitor disk utilization, index health, and platform performance.
• Investigate and resolve Splunk internal errors, search failures, and performance issues.
• Perform daily/weekly backup and restoration validation of Splunk configurations.
• Support SOC operations, threat monitoring, incident investigation, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain operational documentation and security reports.

Required Qualifications

• Regular B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, or related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in Splunk Administration, SIEM Operations, or SOC environments.
• Strong knowledge of Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security (ES), Universal Forwarders, Indexers, Search Heads, and Distributed Architecture.
• Experience with Linux/Unix administration, log management, cybersecurity monitoring, and incident response processes.
• Exposure to Banking, BFSI, Data Centre, SOC, or Critical Infrastructure environments is preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
• Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
• Splunk Core Certified Power User
• CompTIA Security+
• EC-Council Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)
• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or CISSP (Preferred)

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