Kodeva LLC · 1 day ago
Splunk Lead Engineering Consultant
San Jose, CA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
9+ years expKodeva LLC is seeking an experienced Splunk Lead Engineering Consultant to optimize and improve their Splunk environment. The role focuses on search performance, data reliability, and governance practices to ensure alignment with security and compliance requirements.
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Hiring Manager
Vamshidhar D
Responsibilities
Improve speed and efficiency of searches across large datasets
Implement caching, tuning, and search-hygiene practices to reduce redundant or costly searches
Enhance workflows so analysts can pivot and reuse results without re-running full searches
Strengthen stability and reliability of Splunk data pipelines for exports and integrations
Support real-time or near-real-time data flows where applicable
Improve resiliency of indexing, clustering, and correlation workloads
Review and rationalize existing knowledge objects (saved searches, lookups, dashboards)
Implement monitoring to track field drift, schema changes, or configuration defects that affect detections
Define lightweight governance and lifecycle controls for knowledge objects and detection artifacts
Support alignment with broader data governance policies, including access models, retention, and auditability
Enable notebook-style investigative analysis for collaboration and reproducibility
Assist data transformation and ML/AI-driven analytics enhancements where practical
Provide guidance on detection-as-code best practices and CI/CD integration for security detection workloads
Qualification
Required
Strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise / Enterprise Security administration and engineering
Expert level capability in SPL tuning, indexing strategy, search optimization, and performance troubleshooting
Proven experience with data pipeline reliability and ingestion stabilization
Familiarity with Splunk governance principles (knowledge object hygiene, schema evolution, retention/access practices)
Proficiency in Python or scripting for automation and advanced handling
9–12 years of relevant experience preferred or equivalent demonstrated expertise
Preferred
Experience with security detection engineering or detection-as-code frameworks
Background in ML/AI features within Splunk or adjacent systems
Understanding of compliance frameworks and their implications on Splunk governance
Company
Kodeva LLC
Kodeva is one of the fast emerging leaders in providing affordable and cutting-edge IT and Engineering services for organizations fortune 100 - Fortune 500.
51-200 employees
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