We are seeking a skilled Splunk Administrator to join our team in supporting and enhancing a highly scalable and available centralized logging platform (MLS-P), built around Splunk and complementary technologies. This role emphasizes automation, system integration, and operational excellence within an Agile delivery model.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance a centralized logging platform using Splunk and associated technologies.
- Design and implement automated solutions for managing distributed clusters, data ingestion pipelines, and application onboarding using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the Splunk platform, providing technical leadership and strategic input.
- Develop, integrate, and automate reusable platform modules and workflows.
- Diagnose and resolve complex system issues, ensuring minimal disruption and timely resolution, while conducting root cause analysis.
- Communicate findings, resolutions, and impacts clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
- Document platform architecture, processes, best practices, and standard operating procedures.
- Provide training and support to internal teams to promote platform self-service and best practices.
- Collaborate with project managers and development teams to deliver backlog items using Agile methodologies.
- Break down product requirements into detailed engineering tasks and implement corresponding solutions.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Advanced proficiency in Linux systems and strong scripting skills.
- Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Ansible.
- Strong background in log aggregation and management tools (e.g., Splunk, Loggly, Logstash, Sumo Logic).
- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting platforms (e.g., Splunk, Stackdriver, CloudWatch, Sensu, New Relic).
- Proficient with version control systems (e.g., Git) and testing tools.
- Experience working in Agile environments and tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or Rally.
- Basic experience deploying and managing workloads in Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environments, especially AWS.