Cyber Operations Associate
BlackRock
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Job Description
Cyber Operations Associate at BlackRock
We’re seeking a hands-on Cribl Engineer to integrate and operationalize threat intelligence across our logging and analytics ecosystem, while also supporting broader Cribl engineering and platform management.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain Cribl pipelines for ingesting, enriching, transforming, and routing data
- Integrate external and internal threat intelligence feeds into Cribl and Splunk
- Manage and optimize lookups (CSV, KV store, external feeds) for enrichment and detection use cases
- Develop SPL queries, dashboards, alerts, and correlation searches in Splunk
- Tune performance for large datasets and large-scale retroactive queries
- Support general Cribl platform administration, configuration management, and performance optimization
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience with Cribl pipeline engineering and platform management
- Advanced Splunk (SPL) content development experience
- Experience handling high-volume data environments
- Familiarity with threat intelligence integration and enrichment workflows
For Wilmington, DE Only the salary range for this position is USD$110,000.00 - USD$138,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.
Our Benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
Key skills/competency
- Cribl
- Splunk
- Threat Intelligence
- Data Ingestion
- Data Enrichment
- Data Transformation
- Security Operations
- Pipeline Engineering
- Configuration Management
- Performance Optimization
How to Get Hired at BlackRock
- Research BlackRock's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight Cribl, Splunk, and cyber operations experience for the Cyber Operations Associate role.
- Showcase technical skills: Emphasize pipeline engineering, data enrichment, and advanced SPL proficiency.
- Prepare for interviews: Practice discussing high-volume data environments and threat intelligence integration scenarios.
- Demonstrate alignment: Connect your experience to BlackRock's mission of fostering financial well-being.
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