Director - Cyber Platform (Splunk/Kubernetes/Azure)

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.

Job Title: Director - Cyber Platform (Splunk/Kubernetes/Azure)

Location(s): New York City, NY
(Hybrid: On-Site 4 days a week)

Job Summary:
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.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.