About Skillfield

Skillfield is a specialist technology consultancy operating at the intersection of cyber, data and AI. We partner with enterprise clients to protect, transform and empower their organisations with forward-thinking solutions. Our reputation is built on outcomes, not effort.

The Opportunity

Contract: 3 months, with potential to extend

Hybrid, Melbourne

Our client is growing their security and observability capability and we are looking for a Splunk Engineer consultant to help make it run cleanly. You'll own alert configuration, integrations, and data onboarding - working closely with security, infrastructure, and application teams so the environment stays visible and detections stay reliable.

This is a good next step if you've got solid Splunk fundamentals and want to build deeper SIEM and integration experience in a real enterprise environment.

What you'll do

- Configure, maintain, and tune Splunk alerts and event-based detections
- Build and support integrations between Splunk and platforms including ServiceNow, Microsoft Teams, email notification systems, security tools, and custom APIs
- Onboard new log sources and manage data inputs,



forwarders, and parsers
- Tune alerts to cut false positives and lift detection quality
- Build dashboards and support reporting needs
- Troubleshoot ingestion, alerting, and integration issues
- Test and validate new use cases and integrations
- Document technical processes and operational procedures
- Work alongside senior engineers and stakeholders to land project outcomes

What you'll bring

- Splunk experience
- Solid understanding of Splunk Enterprise and/or Splunk Cloud
- Experience building and managing alerts and scheduled searches
- Working knowledge of SPL
- Experience with APIs, webhooks, or automation-based integrations
- Understanding of log management and SIEM concepts
- Good troubleshooting instincts and clear communication

Why join Skillfield?

Be part of a team reliable about doing work that matters

Join a culture that values clarity, autonomy and shared success

Enjoy flexibility, support and performance-based recognition

Ready to make a measurable impact?

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📌 Splunk Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Skillfield
📍 Melbourne