We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Cybersecurity Detection Analyst with a focus on public and private infrastructure. The analyst is responsible for managing and enhancing our Splunk environment to ensure seamless data ingestion, analysis, and visualization. This role demands a deep understanding of Splunk architecture, data onboarding, and user management to support business needs and security operations in both our corporate and Lightspeed environments.
Main Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage Splunk infrastructure
- Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, queries, and alerts
- Integrate Splunk with various data sources to ensure comprehensive data ingestion
- Monitor and troubleshoot Splunk performance issues
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and provide Splunk solutions
- Implement and enforce best practices for Splunk data management and retention
- Provide user training and support for Splunk-related activities
Education & Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- Industry recognized professional certification such as CISSP or CEH is a plus
- 3+ years of experience in managing and configuring Splunk
- Strong understand of Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)
- Dashboard development
- Creating and managing SPL queries
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Familiarity with IT infrastructure and networking concepts
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication skills to effectively liaise with colleagues to elicit alerting requirements from data being ingested into Splunk
Decision Making and Supervision
- Make decisions and recommendations within established procedures, based on troubleshooting and analysis
- Plan and design Splunk ingestion processes and triage procedures
- Coordination with organizations outside of the cybersecurity team
- Work under minimum supervision.
Top Skills
What We Do
Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability, and industry-leading customer service, Telesat is one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators. Telesat works collaboratively with its customers to deliver critical connectivity solutions that tackle the world’s most complex communications challenges, providing powerful advantages that improve their operations and drive profitable growth.
Continuously innovating to meet the connectivity demands of the future, Telesat Lightspeed, the company’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, will be the first and only LEO network optimized to meet the rigorous requirements of telecom, government, maritime and aeronautical customers. Telesat Lightspeed will redefine global satellite connectivity with ubiquitous, affordable, high-capacity links with fiber-like speeds.
