Cybersecurity Ops Technologist - Splunk SIEM Engineer

Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years.

Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Job Category Technology Compensation Overview The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country.

The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards. Salary Range $99,100.00 - $163,400.00 Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? As a Cybersecurity Ops Technologist I - Splunk SIEM Engineer, You will continuously manage and monitor SIEM platform health, data ingestion pipelines, and detection coverage gaps, applying critical thinking and structured problem-solving to investigate anomalies, resolve engineering issues, and drive improvements across the detection ecosystem.

You will collaborate closely with SOC analysts and threat detection engineers to translate operational needs into scalable, high-fidelity detection solutions that enhance the team's ability to identify and respond to threats with speed and confidence.

What Will You Do? Tackle complex engineering and analytical activities that directly support the timely detection, identification, alerting, and response capabilities of the SOC and Threat Detection teams. Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information.

Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets broadly and create alerts and controls, as appropriate. Builds tools and processes following CI/CD best practices to drive efficiency and support systems and team members across our line of business.

Lead efforts to monitor health and optimize systems/components necessary for security operations to function. Provide Product and/or System ownership encompassing full responsibility for the ongoing production availability and effectiveness of Cybersecurity controls.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Degree or Certificate in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field. 5 years of experience in Cybersecurity with experience operating in security operations, working with log aggregation platforms and cloud automation.

Extensive experience using and managing SIEM platforms or data pipelining tools. Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to approach problems creatively, reverse-engineer complex challenges, and develop effective solutions. Proficient in Linux and Windows command-line environments and scripting languages.

Familiar with security operations center (SOC) workflows and processes, enabling effective cross-functional collaboration and support across security and engineering teams. Technical knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, network security methodologies, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, authentication, authorization, and access control methods.

Ability to effectively communicate meaningful insights regarding the organization’s threat environment in order to improve its risk management posture. Experience Administrating Splunk Experience Administrating SIEM Experience w/ Python Experience w/ AWS Cloud Services What is a Must Have?

Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in work experience. 2 years of experience working in a Technology related field or role. What Is in It for You? Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.

Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account.

You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers. Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays. Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs.

In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved.

Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/ .