This role leads Cognizant's Splunk Enterprise Security delivery within a flagship engagement with one of the world's foremost enterprise security and observability companies. You will hold a senior position with direct client visibility and significant influence over detection engineering and platform strategy.About the RoleWe are looking for a Principal Technical Lead for Splunk Enterprise Security to own critical escalations, drive detection engineering excellence, and lead a team of senior engineers. This is a high-impact role combining deep technical depth with customer engagement and strategic leadership.What You Will Do • Lead resolution of critical Splunk ES escalations with full end-to-end ownership • Provide hands-on support to Senior Engineers and Technical Leads for complex issues including correlation search failures, RBA anomalies, data model issues, and search performance • Engage directly with customers to drive resolution and maintain confidence during high-severity incidents • Validate RCA findings and recommend preventive and long-term solutions • Oversee correlation searches, detection logic, data model acceleration, and Splunk ES optimisation • Validate Splunk ES product updates and patches; assess impact on detection use cases and platform stability • Drive security monitoring strategy improvements and threat detection enhancements • Revise and update technical training programs based on product changes and RCA insights • Mentor engineers and drive a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvementWhat You Bring • Deep expertise in Advanced SPL, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and Python/Shell scripting • Strong escalation ownership, stakeholder management, and customer communication skills • Proven experience in a technical leadership or managerial roleCertifications (Preferred) Splunk Certified Admin · Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin (Legacy preferred) About Cognizant: Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant. Additional employment information Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview. Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.