Summary
Joe Misner is a senior security engineer with nine years of hands-on experience designing and operating Splunk-driven SIEM and monitoring platforms for large enterprises and service providers, currently supporting Global Information Security at The Walt Disney Company. He combines deep carrier-grade OSS/NMS expertise with practical software skills (Python, bash, PowerShell, Flask, and Splunk app development) to deliver scalable, multi-site observability, event-management, and incident-response solutions. Joe has led complex Splunk architectures and migrations across environments from tens of gigabytes to multi-terabyte deployments, and he’s coached SOC teams on RBA, MITRE ATT&CK coverage, and correlation-tuning. His background in carrier operations and NOC surveillance gives him an uncommon blend of security, network, and operational perspective that helps bridge engineering and SOC playbooks. Based in Tampa, FL, he also publishes Splunk apps and maintains a long-standing personal site of tools and resources, reflecting his commitment to practical automation and integration.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
SEC555: SIEM with Tactical Analytics, SEC555: SIEM with Tactical Analytics at SANS
CCNA Program Completion, CCNA Program Completion at Cisco Networking Academy
CA Education (Corporate Training)
Splunk University (Corporate Training)
Associate in Science, Cisco Certified Network Professional / CompTIA Network+, Associate in Science, Cisco Certified Network Professional / CompTIA Network+ at St. Petersburg College
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Cape Coral High School