Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Must be able to work a hybrid model (3 days onsite) at one of our approved locations: Atlanta, Silver Spring, or DC.

As a Cybersecurity engineer, the ideal candidate is expected to:

• Implement design reviews to evaluate security controls

• Identify and communicate opportunities to enhance the security posture of WBD

• Build and / or manage enterprise security platforms effectively

• A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in building, designing, and maintaining enterprise security tools such as SIEM, SOAR, Log Data Management, etc.

• A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering

• Splunk Focused Responsibilities :

• Design & Architecture: Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of Splunk infrastructure across multiple environments Develop and implement best practices for scaling and optimizing Splunk deployments.

• Architect complex Splunk solutions tailored to the organization’s needs, ensuring data integrity and optimal performance.

• Data Ingestion and Management: Integrate and ingest data from various sources (applications, network devices, security tools) into Splunk, ensuring data normalization and enrichment. Create and manage data models, field extractions, lookups, and accelerations.

• Automation and Scripting: Develop scripts and automation tools to streamline Splunk administration, data ingestion, and reporting tasks.

Your Role Accountabilities:

• Plan, design, engineer and implement security-related technologies (30%)

• Understanding technical security issues, their implications within WBD business units and able to effectively communicate them to management and other business leaders. (10%)

• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain Splunk and SOAR infrastructure (30%)

• Conduct security audits and assessments to regularly determine the effectiveness of security platforms and identify areas of improvement. (10%)

• Host and operating systems hardening, auditing, monitoring and logging with appropriate security controls and best practices while meeting security best practices and business goals (10%)

• Research and explore emerging security technologies and determine their appropriate use within the company. (5%)

• Prepare, document, and create standard operating procedures and protocols. Cross-train and mentor other team members as needed (5%)

Qualifications & Experiences:

• A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in building, designing, and maintaining enterprise security tools such as SIEM and SOAR.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with Splunk in a large-scale environment.

• Proven experience in designing and managing Splunk Enterprise, and Splunk Cloud (including configuring, and customizing log data ingestion)

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or other related discipline or 5+ years of previous technical security experience

• Strong knowledge of Splunk SPL (Search Processing Language) and regular expressions

• 3+ years of Hands-on working experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Hands on technical experience with networking and computing system architectures, specifically, the security aspects thereof.

• Hands on technical experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks and how they affect architecture designs and reviews.

• Must have 5+ scripting experience (using Python or other equivalent languages)

• Experience with configuration management tools, such as Ansible or Chef and infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation is a plus.

Not Required but preferred experience:

• Security and Cloud certifications are a plus. (CISSP, etc.)

• Splunk Advance certification (Splunk Cloud Certified Admin, Enterprise Certified Admin, Enterprise Certified Architect, etc.) is a plus.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $98,910.00 - $183,690.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.