SEGUN ADEYEMI
Richmond,TX
Summary
Driven and solutions-oriented Senior Splunk Engineer with over six years of experience in designing and managing large-scale, complex Splunk infrastructures. Proven track record in delivering high-performance SIEM solutions that drive organizational security and operational insights. Adept at leveraging Splunk to automate processes, optimize data ingestion, and enhance threat detection capabilities across enterprise environments. Demonstrates strong leadership in cross-functional teams, fostering innovation, and improving system efficiencies by up to 30%. Dedicated to staying ahead of industry trends and advancing enterprise security and data management.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Splunk Engineer
Farm Credit Bank of Texas
Austin, TX
11.2021 - Current
- Lead the design and implementation of a robust Splunk infrastructure, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance across a multi-region setup, handling 5TB+ daily data
- Spearhead the development of custom dashboards and real-time alerts, improving security incident response times by 25%
- Reduce manual workloads by 20% through automated log ingestion processes, saving over 100 man-hours per quarter
- Improve Splunk query performance by 30%, enabling faster log searches and more accurate operational insights for stakeholders
- Collaborate with security teams to integrate Splunk with security tools (e.g., IDS/IPS, Firewalls), boosting incident detection and response accuracy
- Mentored a team of 5 Splunk engineers, sharing best practices in log management and Splunk administration
Splunk Engineer
Texas Health and Human Services
Austin, TX
04.2020 - 10.2021
- Designed a scalable Splunk architecture, processing over 10TB of log data daily, improving system reliability and log analysis efficiency
- Developed and optimized security monitoring queries, enhancing threat detection capabilities by 40% through better log correlation and alerting
- Managed the migration of legacy log systems to Splunk, reducing system downtimes by 15% during critical incident resolution
- Built custom dashboards and alerts, empowering the security team with real-time insights and enhancing their incident response times by 20%
Senior Program Auditor
Texas Health and Human Services
Austin, TX
12.2019 - 04.2020
- Utilized Splunk to monitor IT compliance, developing automated alerts for compliance violations, and reducing audit findings by 30%
- Integrated Splunk dashboards with key ITGCs, providing real-time compliance tracking for SOX, ISO, and NIST standards
- Led remediation efforts to resolve control deficiencies, increasing overall compliance efficiency by 25%
Senior IT Compliance Analyst
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Austin, TX
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Conducted IT risk assessments, improving system compliance with NIST and COBIT frameworks, reducing security risks by 20%
- Established a continuous compliance monitoring system using Splunk, boosting reporting accuracy by 25%
- Led cross-functional collaboration on IT security initiatives, promoting a proactive approach to risk management and enhancing overall organizational security posture
Education
Master of Science - Business Analytics
Grand Canyon University
Skills
- Splunk Engineering & Administration: Expertise in Search Head Clustering, Indexer Clustering, Universal Forwarders, and Splunk Enterprise deployment
- Data Management & Optimization: Log data parsing, ingestion optimization, query optimization, advanced log analysis, handling high data volumes (up to 7TB/day)
- Security & SIEM: SIEM deployment, threat detection, security incident monitoring, log management, compliance alignment with SOX, ISO, NIST
- Cloud & Systems Management: AWS, Azure, Linux/Unix system administration, system performance tuning
- Automation & Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell; automated Splunk administrative tasks (reduced workload by 15%)
- Leadership & Collaboration: Team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, technical mentoring
- Splunk Technologies: Splunk Enterprise, Universal Forwarders, Heavy Forwarders, Search Processing Language (SPL)
- Security Tools: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, DLP, SIEM (Splunk, QRadar)
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
- Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat, CentOS), Unix, Windows
- Automation Tools: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform
- Data Handling: Data ingestion, indexing, parsing, search optimization
Certification
- Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
- Splunk Core Certified Power User
- Splunk Core Certified User
- Professional Scrum Master
- Certified SAFe 4 Scrum Master
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – ISACA
- Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM) – State of Texas
Timeline
Senior Splunk Engineer
Farm Credit Bank of Texas
11.2021 - Current
Splunk Engineer
Texas Health and Human Services
04.2020 - 10.2021
Senior Program Auditor
Texas Health and Human Services
12.2019 - 04.2020
Senior IT Compliance Analyst
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
- Splunk Core Certified Power User
- Splunk Core Certified User
- Professional Scrum Master
- Certified SAFe 4 Scrum Master
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – ISACA
- Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM) – State of Texas
Master of Science - Business Analytics
Grand Canyon University
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