Job Description :
Design and implement Splunk infrastructure, deployment, products, apps, reports, alerts, and dashboards
Manage Splunk knowledge objects (Apps, Dashboards, Saved Searches, Scheduled Searches, Alerts)
The ability to de-code and debug complex Splunk queries.
Ensuring the Splunk environment continuously meets specification in terms of business requirements (SLA’s), application design (standards), and infrastructure performance (KPI’s)
Build strong relationships with internal technology partners, and provide coaching & mentorship to technology teams
Provide technical expertise and consultancy to the Splunk implementation team(s)
Governance of change to ensure solution integrity and platform stability
Partnership with the Service Management teams to develop solution roadmaps for the various functions that the platform supports
Execute a plan to educate Service Managers and Shared-service leaders on the benefits and use cases for the Splunk platform.
Engagement with avenues of influence (Splunk product managers, user groups, etc to align platform capabilities with business requirements
Qualifications
3-5 years of current experience in big data analytics, data warehousing and/or business intelligence domains
Advanced knowledge and experience with Splunk architecture
Ability to troubleshoot core software platform and infrastructure components
Ability to perform complete Splunk environment installs, filter data, and manage indexes
Experience creating, and maintaining Splunk applications
Experience writing documentation, procedures and best practices in technical environments
Experience and understanding of virtualized servers and SAN storage
Experience working with industry standard authentication and permissions models
Experience working with REST APIs, and web development
Moderate knowledge of networking protocols, OSI stack, and basic network troubleshooting
Experience with Unix, Windows, VMWare, Weblogic, JBOSS environments, as well as be comfortable with command line interfaces
A working knowledge or recent experience with scripting languages (bash), application development (java, python, .NET), databases and analytical tools
The ability to quickly explore, examine and understand complex problems and how it relates to the business objectives
The ability to stop, collaborate and listen with technical and non-technical consumers from IT administrators to executive level stakeholders
Self-motivated and self-educating, yet willing and able to work collaboratively with both customers and fellow team members
Well organized with a healthy sense of urgency, as well as the ability to set, communicate, and meet aggressive deadlines with competing priorities
Experience working in large and complex enterprise environments, with a working knowledge of enterprise business applications
Strong communication skills regarding active listening, probing, change management and getting results through influencing