Security & Data Modeling Engineer — Union, KY
Richard Whitaker
15+ years designing, building, and operating enterprise telemetry and log pipelines. Deep hands-on Cribl experience spanning ingestion, parsing, routing, enrichment, and Splunk integration — turning security and regulatory requirements into hardened, cost-effective production systems.
Core Competencies
What I do
Cribl & Log Pipelines
Data modeling, log ingestion, parsing, routing, and enrichment — cost-optimized pipelines feeding SIEM and analytics stacks.
Enterprise Security
SIEM (Splunk), XDR, vulnerability management, DLP, and endpoint security — with NIST- and CIS-based assessment practices.
Automation & Scripting
Python and Bash for pipeline automation, API integrations, log parsing, alerting, and workflow orchestration.
Let's sharpen your data pipeline.
From Cribl and Splunk cost optimization to NIST-based security assessments — let's talk about what I can do for your team.
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