Splunk Specialist (1 Year Contract)(Hybrid)

Putting people first, every day

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

BDO Digital is looking for a Splunk Specialist (1 Year Contract) (Hybrid) to join their growing team. The individual will own the following responsibilities:

• Assist in the planning, execution, and delivery of Splunk development projects and analytics initiatives in support of investigations, criminal activity and risk mitigation.
• Onboarding data in diverse formats into Splunk from various source systems by defining and configuring data inputs and configuration settings to ensure accuracy and completeness of data
• Develop queries using Splunk SPL based on business requirements, working with large volume datasets to provide comprehensive insights that are thoroughly tested and validated prior to deployment.
• Design and develop dashboards, alerts, reports, and visualizations in Splunk to meet business requirements while ensuring dashboards are user-friendly and results provide actionable insights.
• Provide troubleshooting support by diagnosing and resolving various Splunk-related issues.
• Establish and maintain effective dialogue with internal technology and business partners to ensure project success.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Broad Responsibilities:

• Possess working knowledge of the Bank's financial banking systems, data warehouses, logs, policies and procedures, and money laundering techniques, together with fraud, theft, insider threats, and related criminal activity to assist in the technical design, implementation and support of the overall enterprise monitoring program.
• Strong customer focus, presentation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to all levels within the organization and have a talent for making the numbers, measure and targets come alive.
• Passion for continuous improvement and learning; as well as fostering a collaborative environment within team.

How do we define success for your role?

• You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspects of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration
• You understand your client's industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work
• You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent
• You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace
• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

Work Experience/Technical Skills Required:

• Solid working experience in an analytical role, using expert Splunk SPL query language to create dashboards, algorithms, rules, and/or alerts, preferably in the context of user behavioral analytics and digital fraud analysis.
• Demonstrated ability working with analytical and computing tools, such as like Splunk, Microsoft Power BI, SAS, Java, R, Python, Hadoop, HIVE, Spark, etc.
• Training and/or certifications in Splunk Enterprise Version 7.x and 8.x and Data Analytics would be an asset.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation & communication skills.
• Creative, out-of-the-box thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate data with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must be self-motivated, self-starter, energetic and results-oriented and be committed to adding value to the organization.
• Knowledge of industry trends regarding fraud and experience in fraud detection and prevention is an asset.

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2024. This recognition is a milestone we're thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.
• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.
• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It's about creating work experiences that meet everyone's needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click "Apply now" to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

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