Security Platform Engineer in Brazil at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Security Platform Engineer based in Brazil.

This role offers the opportunity to engineer and operate enterprise-scale security platforms supporting modern Security Operations Center environments. You will focus on Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, and Cribl Stream while helping build reliable security data pipelines and monitoring capabilities. The position combines platform engineering, log management, detection engineering, troubleshooting, and security automation. You will work closely with SOC analysts, security engineers, architects, and infrastructure teams to improve visibility and operational efficiency. Your work will directly contribute to scalable security monitoring, data quality, and automated response capabilities. This is a strong opportunity for an experienced security engineer who enjoys solving complex platform challenges in a highly technical environment.

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security environments at enterprise scale.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Cribl Stream for log routing, filtering, masking, enrichment, and optimization.
• Develop and maintain data onboarding pipelines from security, infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise technology sources.
• Configure and troubleshoot log ingestion, parsing, field extraction, normalization, Common Information Model (CIM) mapping, and data models.
• Optimize Splunk searches, dashboards, reports, correlation searches, and other monitoring content for performance and scalability.
• Build and maintain detection use cases, alerts, and security monitoring capabilities.
• Develop security automation workflows using platforms such as Tines, Splunk SOAR, Cortex XSOAR, or similar technologies.
• Integrate security and enterprise tools including Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, Zscaler, Okta, AWS, Azure, and related technologies.
• Troubleshoot ingestion failures, parsing issues, search performance problems, and distributed platform architecture challenges.
• Implement platform monitoring, health checks, capacity planning, upgrades, and operational best practices.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, security engineers, architects, and infrastructure teams to support security operations.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and operational runbooks.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with Splunk Enterprise, with strong expertise in enterprise administration and support.
• Strong experience with Splunk Enterprise Security and security monitoring environments.
• Hands-on experience administering Cribl Stream and developing data processing pipelines.
• Strong understanding of log onboarding, parsing, field extraction, normalization, CIM, and data modeling.
• Proficiency with Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL).
• Experience working with Splunk index management, forwarders, deployment servers, search heads, indexers, and clustered environments.
• Experience integrating cloud platforms and security products with Splunk.
• Knowledge of Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience working with REST APIs and JSON.
• Scripting experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with security automation platforms such as Tines, Splunk SOAR, Cortex XSOAR, Swimlane, or Torq is preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, Palo Alto, AWS, Azure, or GCP is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and familiarity with security operations and incident response workflows.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code is a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as Splunk Core Certified Power User, Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin, Cribl certifications, CISSP, or GIAC certifications are advantageous.
• Experience designing enterprise SIEM architectures, developing threat detection capabilities, or implementing SOC automation is highly valued.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and security teams.

• Competitive compensation of $46–$60 per hour, with the starting rate dependent on qualifications, experience, and location.
• W2 employment structure.
• Option to elect healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Major holiday benefits.
• Paid sick leave in accordance with applicable state law.
• Opportunity to work with enterprise-scale security platforms and modern SIEM technologies.
• Exposure to security automation, cloud security, threat detection, and SOC operations.
• Opportunity to develop expertise across Splunk, Cribl, SOAR platforms, and leading security technologies.
• Remote work opportunity.