Observability Engineer (Splunk)
About the role
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more. Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
Responsibilities
- Engineer, configure, and optimize Splunk components (indexers, search heads, forwarders, deployment servers, etc.) to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability across all environments
- Partner with application, security, and operations teams to design and implement searches, dashboards, reports, and alerts that provide actionable insights and support incident response
- Design and implement data onboarding for new sources, including inputs, parsing, field extractions, data models, and normalization to ensure data quality and consistency
- Analyze and troubleshoot existing data pipelines to confirm data is being collected, parsed correctly, and providing value, while tracking and optimizing data volume to manage Splunk license consumption
- Monitor and maintain the health of the observability infrastructure, implementing automation where possible for deployment, configuration management, and routine maintenance
Requirements
- Experience with Splunk
- Active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required (depending on position)
Pay
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.
The base pay range for this position in these locations is: $81,000—$154,700 USD