Splunk Engineer/Architect

  • Plano, TX
  • Posted 14 hours ago | Updated 5 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Contract - W2
Contract - 19 day((s))

Skills

Splunk
Splunk Smartstore
Cribl

Job Details

Position: Splunk Engineer/Architect)
Location: Charlotte NC or Plano TX (Hybrid 3 days in office and 2 days remote)
Duration: 12 month contract (ext up to 18 months)
only on W2
Must haves:
8+ years of experience in Splunk
Splunk Smartstore exp
Cribl

Requirements:
8+ years of experience building, designing, and administering Splunk Infrastructures
Demonstrates mastery of the Splunk CLI, specifically with search head clustering, indexer clustering, and general troubleshooting
Ability to program in 2 or more of the following scripting/programming languages: Bash, C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PowerShell, Python, VBScript, or Visual Basic
Understanding of basic System Administrator tasks on both Linux and Windows, such as: SSH, Remote Desktop, ping, traceroute, etc.
Understanding of how to use AI tools such as CoPilot to enhance their work and drive solutions to completion more efficiently
Understand how to troubleshoot problems and find solutions independently
Strong communication skills and tenaciousness to drive vendors, system admins and others to deliver solutions together
Proven track record of delivering solutions in similarly sized Splunk infrastructures
Able to demonstrate ability to think of innovative solutions to non-standard issues with Splunk
Understanding of how to resolve conflicting priorities and objectives with grace and professionalism
Ability to look ahead and think of solutions that benefit the environment in the long term
Bold and speaks up when they have a great idea; rallies their team together to make that idea come to life
Takes ownership and pride in their work
Constantly looking for something new to learn and are up to any challenge
Takes action and collaborates with the team to drive solutions to completion
Desired skills:
BS/MS in Computer Science, CIS, MIS or any related discipline
Previous experience Engineering/Architecting large IT infrastructures of 1000+ systems with multiple data centers
Previous experience supporting large Splunk environments in a 'support engineer' capacity
Detailed knowledge of Splunk Smart Store
Experience using deployment tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, TrueSight Server Automation and/or AutoSys
Experience using cloud infrastructures such as AWS or Azure
Experience working in a secure, multi-data center environment
Experience with other monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Paessler, or Datadog
Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
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