Director - Cyber Platform (Splunk/Kubernetes/Azure)

We are seeking an experienced SVP/Director - Cyber Technology Platform to join a Cyber Technology team responsible for designing, engineering, and scaling enterprise cyber data platforms. This is a highly technical leadership role focused on building resilient, scalable data ingestion pipelines, enabling cloud-native observability, and driving platform engineering excellence across hybrid environments., * Design, engineer, and scale enterprise cyber data ingestion pipelines, with a focus on Splunk and similar platforms.

• Lead onboarding and integration of application, infrastructure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native data sources.
• Engineer and optimize data ingestion technologies including HTTP Event Collector (HEC), Universal/Heavy Forwarders, syslog, and edge processing solutions.
• Enable Kubernetes-based logging, monitoring, and observability across containerized environments.
• Integrate cyber data platforms with Azure cloud services and modern application architectures.
• Improve data quality, normalization, and consistency across distributed enterprise environments.
• Identify and mitigate platform reliability risks and systemic outages.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and implement scalable engineering solutions.
• Design and automate platform deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps methodologies.
• Support incident response, production escalations, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Perform platform management, system design, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Drive operational excellence through automation and continuous platform improvements.
• Document engineering solutions, architecture decisions, and technical standards.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to enable scalable self-service onboarding capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong experience with enterprise-scale data platforms, preferably Splunk (ELK, Kafka, or similar platforms also considered).
• Deep expertise with Kubernetes, containerized environments, and cloud-native logging/observability.
• Strong knowledge of Azure cloud services and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating large-scale distributed data ingestion pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Splunk Universal Forwarders, Heavy Forwarders, HEC, syslog, or comparable ingestion technologies.
• Programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or similar.
• Configuration management and Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong Linux administration, networking, and operating system fundamentals.
• Experience troubleshooting complex distributed systems across enterprise environments.
• Experience integrating systems using APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps engineering practices.
• Understanding of operational risk management, system controls, and security best practices., * Experience with enterprise logging and observability platforms.
• Knowledge of log data modeling, normalization, and schema design.
• Experience integrating cybersecurity technologies such as SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, and related platforms.
• Exposure to AI/ML applications for large-scale data analysis.
• Experience designing and optimizing distributed systems for performance and scalability.
• Strong background in cloud-native architectures and container technologies.
• Demonstrated experience driving automation through CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.