Description

Key Skills: Integration, Observability, Automation, Splunk administration, Splunk architect, Performance Optimization

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Splunk Cloud Administration & Strategy
  • Design, implement, and manage Splunk Cloud environments to support scalable log ingestion, indexing, and search performance.
  • Ensure high availability, data retention, and disaster recovery strategies are in place.
• Automation & Integration
  • Automateconfigurations and deployments using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet or custom scripts.
  • Build and manageintegrations with CI/CD pipelines,cloud-native services (GCP, Azure), ITIL platforms for real-time observability.
  • Develop and maintain custom Splunk apps and modular inputs to extend platform capabilities.
• Monitoring & Optimization
• Monitor Splunk performance metrics and proactively optimize indexing, search performance, and storage usage.
• Tune data inputs, parsing rules, and indexing strategies to ensure efficient resource utilization.
• Implement best practices for data onboarding, including source types, field extractions, and event normalization.
• Security & Compliance
• Manage user roles, access controls, and authentication mechanisms (SSO, LDAP, SAML).
• Ensure compliance with data governance policies and audit requirements through secure logging practices.
• Collaboration& Leadership
• Partner with application teams, SREs, and DevOps to onboard new data sources and build meaningful dashboards.
• Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and mentor junior team members on best practices.
• Participate in architectural reviews and provide guidance on observability strategies across teams.
• Continuous Improvement
• Stay current with latest features, releases, and ecosystem tools.
• Contribute to the evolution of logging and monitoring standards across the organization.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through enhanced visibility and automation.

Skills Required:

Basic Qualifications

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate