Senior Cribl Engineer

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Cribl Engineer to help manage, improve, and support their telemetry and log management infrastructure.

This is an initial 3–6 month contract opportunity, with the possibility of an extension depending on business and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cribl environments.
• Develop and manage telemetry pipelines covering data collection, routing, filtering, transformation, and enrichment.
• Handle security logs and telemetry data across various sources and destinations.
• Improve the performance, reliability, and efficiency of telemetry processing and data flows.
• Integrate Cribl with existing security platforms, SIEM solutions, cloud services, and observability tools.
• Prepare technical documentation covering system configurations, processes, and operational procedures.
• Work closely with internal security and engineering teams, providing technical guidance and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• Strong practical experience with Cribl Stream, preferably within live production environments.
• Proven ability to work with large volumes of logs, metrics, events, and telemetry data.
• Good understanding of data ingestion and delivery methods, including syslog, HTTP, cloud platforms, object storage, and SIEM solutions.
• Familiarity with Splunk, Elastic, AWS, Microsoft Azure, or similar security and monitoring platforms.
• Strong technical troubleshooting capabilities, particularly involving complex integrations and data pipelines.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage deliverables, and contribute effectively from the start of the engagement.
• Must be based in the United States and available during US business hours.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to other Cribl solutions, such as Cribl Edge, Cribl Search, or Cribl.Cloud.
• Previous experience in security operations, SOC environments, or observability engineering.
• Experience improving telemetry performance and managing data pipelines in large-scale environments.

Contract Details

• Duration: Initial 3–6 months
• Work Arrangement: Fully Remote (US-Based)
• Extension: Possible, subject to project requirements