Role : Splunk Consultant / Clienthitect
Location : Remote
Hire Type : Fulltime
Primary responsibilities :
Assist in designing multi-site Splunk cluster that can handle Around 400 tera bytes per day ingestion volume across all clusters
Data pipeline integration with Kafka, Splunk and deployed on Kubernetes.
Provide day-to-day support on maintaining a large Splunk implementation (multi tera bytes per day log volume)
Work with Application teams (the users of Splunk) to resolve any usability issues reported
Develop monitoring for ensuring Splunk infrastructure health (Disk usage, CPU / Memory usage, Performance)
Ensure Splunk infrastructure is up and running and performing with maximum efficiency 24X7
Develop reports on Splunk usage share with team and upper management
Install and maintain Splunk Universal forwarder on Application / Web / DB servers
Perform upgrades and patch installs of Splunk infrastructure
Identify opportunities for Application teams to add Splunk Knowledge Objects
Ensure Splunk Universal Forwarder is up and running on all the identified Application / Web / DB Servers
Work with Splunk Support to resolve any issues on time
Thoroughly document any procedures to support Splunk Infrastructure
Write scripts to automate Splunk Administration activities
Provide explanation and information to others on difficult issues
Identify / quantify scope and impact of business changes on systems
Maintain awareness of current technology assets, and the applicability and capability of each
Required Qualifications :
2 years hands-on experience in administering Splunk platform
2 years hands-on experience with automation tools preferably Kafka, Cribl, syslog.
2 years experience in using configuration management solutions such as Chef, Puppet or Ansible
4 years experience in a software development or software support role
Minimum 2 years Administering Unix / Linux, Windows and / or Network
Excellent Shell scripting and / or Programming skill in any language
Experience with Agile methodology
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Support experience in a large enterprise environment
Preferred Qualifications :
Experience in APM / Monitoring tools (New Relic, Dynatrace, DC RUM)
Experience in supporting Application Servers (WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss, Tomcat)
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
Experience with Automation and SRE tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab, Github Actions.