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As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.\nRecognized as a top destination for innovators, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.\nWe’re seeking a team member for the role of Director, Splunk Platform Engineering & SRE (Individual Contributor) to join our Cybersecurity Engineering Tools & Platforms team. This role is in New York, NY\nThis is a high-impact, deeply technical leadership role designed for a top-tier engineer, not a people manager. The Director title reflects the depth of technical expertise, ownership, and influence required, not team size.\nYou will take ownership of a large-scale, mission-critical Splunk platform at the center of enterprise observability and cybersecurity. This role requires someone who can go deep into the stack: OS, network, ingestion pipelines, distributed systems, and resolve issues at their root, regardless of complexity.\nIf you are the engineer that others call when systems fail in unpredictable ways, and you enjoy solving those problems, this role is built for you.\nIn this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:\nOwn end-to-end engineering and operational accountability for the enterprise Splunk platform (SIEM), including architecture, capacity planning, ingestion, integrations, and lifecycle management\nAct as the highest technical escalation point, driving resolution of critical incidents across application, platforms, and infrastructure layers\nTroubleshoot and resolve deep, low-level technical issues, including:Linux/Unix OS internals (CPU, memory, I/O, process behavior)\nNetwork behavior, packet flow, and latency bottlenecks\nDistributed system failures and data ingestion breakdowns\n\nDrive platform reliability, capacity, observability, and performance engineering, using modern monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Moog)\nArchitect and scale high-throughput ingestion pipelines, integrating:Syslog and event ingestion frameworks\nKubernetes / containerized platforms\nCloud and enterprise systems\n\nOwn authentication, RBAC, and access control models, ensuring strong governance and compliance\nDesign and implement automation and configuration management frameworks (Git, Ansible) to reduce operational toil\nLead incident response, root cause analysis, and systemic fixes, embedding SRE principles (SLAs, SLOs, error budgets)\nDrive platform upgrades, resilience strategies, and disaster recovery readiness\nEvaluate and onboard emerging technologies, including AI/ML-driven analytics and contextual data platforms\nCreate bespoke solutions for unsolved problems using languages like python, java or golang.\nInfluence engineering direction across teams through technical leadership and expertise as an individual contributor\nMentor and elevate engineers through hands-on guidance and technical depth\nTo be successful in this role, you bring:\nDeep, hands-on expertise in Splunk platform engineering and large-scale SIEM environments\nBachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred.\n12+ years of experience in information security or related technology experience required, experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.\nStrong foundation in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and distributed systems\nProven ability to debug and resolve complex issues across the full stack, from application to OS and network layers\nExpert knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, including performance tuning and low-level troubleshooting\nStrong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, packet analysis, syslog pipelines, latency debugging)\nExperience building and operating high-volume data ingestion and processing systems\nProficiency in Splunk SPL, and data analysis\nStrong programming/scripting skills (e.g., Python, Go, Java, or similar)\nHands-on experience with DevOps and configuration management tools (Ansible, Git, etc.)\nExperience with Kubernetes and containerized environments\nDeep understanding of security models, RBAC, and enterprise controls\nAbility to operate independently in high-pressure situations and take full ownership of outcomes\nA mindset focused on automation, scalability, and eliminating operational friction\nTechnical in depth and hands-on A.I. literacy as well as knowledge of MCP design\nSuccess Profile\nBecomes the go-to technical authority for one of the firm’s most critical platforms\nResolves high-impact, complex incidents quickly and effectively\nImproves platform performance, scalability, and resilience at scale\nReduces manual operational burden through engineering and automation\nStrengthens security posture and access governance\nRaises the technical bar across the organization through expertise and influence\nThis role is for someone who wants to own and evolve a complex, high-stakes platform, not just maintain it. It offers the opportunity to operate at a level where your technical decisions directly impact platform stability, security, and scale across the enterprise.\nIf you’re motivated by depth, challenge, and solving problems others can’t, this is that role.\nAt BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at:\nBNY Newsroom\nBNY LinkedIn\nHere’s a few of our recent awards:\nAmerica’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025\nWorld’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025\n“Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025\nOur Benefits and Rewards:\nBNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.\nBNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.\nBNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $147,000 and $310,000 per year at the commencement of employment. 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