Job Title: Splunk Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC or Plano, TX(Hybrid - Onsite 3 days a week)
Job Type: Contract W2
Requirements:
5+ years of hands-on experience administering large-scale Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud environments
Strong expertise in Indexer clustering, search head clustering, Universal and heavy forwarder architectures, SmartStore/S3-compatible object storage, and SPL
Deep experience with security log ingestion and SIEM use cases
Proven ability to lead production incidents, perform RCA, and drive preventive solutions
Strong Linux administration skills and experience managing Splunk configuration and apps
Experience working in 24x7 production environments with high availability expectations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage senior technical and business stakeholders
Desired skills:
A production owner's mindset and deep technical credibility in Splunk and data pipelines
Ability to operate calmly and decisively during high-severity security and platform incidents
Splunk certifications such as Enterprise Admin or Enterprise Architect
Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) and SOAR (Phantom or equivalent)
Exposure to cloud logging and security architectures (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server administration
Experience with monitoring, APM, and event management tools
Strong understanding of security, network, system, and database operations
Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced, enterprise production environment
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