Sr. Engineer - Cribl | Onsite, Bangalore.

As a senior Cribl Engineer, you will be the architect and administrator of our data routing infrastructure. You will leverage Cribl Stream , Cribl Edge, Lake, and Cribl Search to intercept, transform, and route machine data from various sources to multiple destinations (e.g., Splunk, GoogleSecops, Crowdstrike NGS, Exabeam) You will play a critical role in reducing data noise, protecting sensitive information through masking, and optimizing our observability costs.

How you’ll make an impact

1. Architecture & Implementation

• Design and deploy scalable Cribl Worker Groups and Leader Nodes across multi-cloud and on-premise environments.

• Configure and maintain distributed deployments using Cribl Edge for fleet management.

• Integrate diverse data sources including Syslog, HTTP (HEC), Kafka, AWS S3/CloudWatch, Azure Event Hubs, and various API-based collectors.

2. Pipeline Development & Optimization

• Build processing pipelines using Regex, JavaScript, and built-in Cribl functions to parse, filter, and enrich data.

• Implement Data Reduction strategies (sampling, aggregation, dropping null fields) to reduce SIEM/log management costs by 30% or more.

• Perform Data Masking and Obfuscation to ensure PII/PHI compliance before data reaches downstream analytics tools.

• Normalize disparate log formats into a Common Information Model (CIM) or Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF).

3. Operations & Maintenance

• Monitor the health, performance, and throughput of the Cribl infrastructure.

• Manage version control for Cribl configurations using Git (GitOps workflow).

• Perform regular upgrades and patches of the Cribl environment.

• Troubleshoot data flow bottlenecks, broken parsers, and connectivity issues between sources and destinations.

4. Collaboration & Strategy

• Work closely with Security (SOC) and DevOps teams to ensure the right data is available in the right tool at the right time.

• Provide technical guidance on "replay" strategies, using low-cost storage (like S3) to store raw data and re-hydrating it into a SIEM only when needed.

• Develop dashboards and alerts to monitor data volume trends and license usage.

What We're Looking For 

• Deep hands-on experience with Cribl. Familiarity with Cribl Edge and Cribl Search, Lake is a major plus.

• Understanding of  JavaScript (used for complex transforms) and Regex (Regular Expressions) for data parsing.

• Experience with at least one or two major downstream tool: Splunk,  Crowdstrike NGS, Exabeam, GoogleSecOps etc.

• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix administration, Docker/Kubernetes, and networking protocols (TCP/UDP, HTTP/S, TLS).

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (specifically storage and compute services like S3, Lambda, EC2).

• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with Terraform or Ansible is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

• 3+ years of experience in Observability, Data Engineering, or Security Operations.

• Cribl Certified Observability Engineer (CCOE) or Cribl Stream User/Admin certifications are highly desirable.

• Proficient in writing and speaking English; must possess professional communication skills, verbal and written, for meetings with client leadership 

• The role requires to support in 2pm to 11pm shifts and On call supports.

• This position requires reporting to the Bangalore office 3 days in a week.

What you can expect from Optiv

• A company committed to our inclusive value through our Employee Resource Groups

• Work/life balance

• Professional training resources

• Creative problem-solving and the ability to tackle unique, complex projects

• Volunteer Opportunities. “Optiv Chips In” encourages employees to volunteer and engage with their teams and communities.

• The ability and technology necessary to productively work remotely/from home (where applicable)

EEO Statement

Optiv is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age 40 and over, marital status, genetic information, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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