Systems Engineer (Splunk)

About the role

As a member of the admin/support team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting and maintaining Splunk, contributing to its efficient operation and strategic development, and migrating to a new observability model.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day activities for maintaining Splunk, including setup, ingestion, and reviewing dashboards/reports/alerts.
• Provide support for Splunk administration, monitoring system health, and addressing issues promptly.
• Proficiency in Monitoring Tools, Linux administration, and Splunk administration, including installation, configuration modification, and agent management.
• Develop and understand scripts for managing and supporting a large Splunk environment on Linux.
• Cook up software version changes and utilize utility tools for system monitoring.
• Contribute to process improvement and additional platform support roles, including software upgrades.
• Lead the team on projects as a primary project organizer.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years' experience supporting large Splunk Enterprise deployments.
• Expertise in Splunk administration and implementation, Splunk SPL, and Linux administration (RHEL).
• Experience with bash/shell scripting and Python scripting.
• ITIL Certified and familiar with structured environments for problem, change, and incident management.
• RedHat Certified/Admin.
• Bitbucket/GitHub proficient.
• Regex proficient.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, meet deadlines, and ensure uptime.
• Quick learner with strong adaptability and retention of Splunk and observability knowledge.

Attributes

• Disciplined: Efficiently manages resources and advocates for efficiency.
• Overcomes Barriers: Takes responsibility for addressing obstacles to success.
• Delivers Results: Achieves positive outcomes through analysis, judgment, agility, and urgency.
• Relationship Oriented: Builds trusted relationships across various organizational levels.