Job#: 3025891 Job Description: Job Description: Senior Logging EngineerThis position is for a senior-level Logging Engineer. As a technical thought leader and hands-on architect, you'll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale within a logging and metrics environment, while using your expertise in development, complexity analysis and large-scale system design. This role must adopt and support a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:- Responsible for managing communications of outages, service impacts, and all other Splunk infrastructure-related events within the SLA defined by the Mission Support organization.
- Responsible for monitoring system health, ensuring proactive measures are applied, or issues are raised to the engineering team for resolution.
- Proactively monitor the Splunk infrastructure and follow an iterative, continuous improvement model to ensure that the system is healthy.
- Perform after-action reports and root-cause analysis reviews with the architecture and engineering team.
- Monitor the monitoring console and develop new checks or continuously fine-tune the checks and alerts.
- Perform routine software upgrades and minor releases.
- Adhere to the change control process and ensure that all work is documented.
- Regularly audit the authentication and authorization systems.
- Monitor Splunk knowledge objects, DMAs, and user queries to ensure optimum performance.
- BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION7+ years of Splunk experience (data ingestion, knowledge object creation/management, product engineering & administration).
- 8+ years of Linux experience.
- 5+ years of experience with scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Python, Shell, JavaScript.
- 5+ years of experience with CI/CD technologies such as Ansible, Jenkins, Git/GitLab.
- DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS Ability to perform full stack troubleshooting (Layer 1 - Layer 7).
- Experience in managing and troubleshooting cloud and on-premise infrastructure (specifically AWS), including host provisioning and infrastructure scaling.
- Hands-on experience in using CI/CD technologies (particularly GitLab, with a "nice-to-have" in Terraform) to deploy configuration updates to targeted environments.
- Experience in managing IT infrastructure for a medium-to-large organization
- Relationship management experience with organizational partners and customers.
- Practical knowledge of ITIL application processes and implementation.
- Knowledge and understanding of cloud computing.
- 5 + years of experience troubleshooting environments across the entire architecture (i.e. applications to infrastructure).
- Knowledge and understanding of technology support: troubleshooting environments across the entire architecture (applications to infrastructure).
- Experience with Ansible automation tool
- Ability to manage large complex cross-matrix organization that includes: multiple business, technology and risk disciplines with direct leadership; the development of the strategy for information security; and implementation of roadmaps for the Enterprise.
- Ability to manage multiple enterprise-wide: technology infrastructure, service components, or end-to-end.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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