I have a long term contract opportunity for a Senior Splunk Engineer to join the team for one of our top tier organizations located in Bethlehem, PA. In this role, you will be responsible for the administration, configuration and maintenance of our Splunk platform for the organization.
Rate: $90-$100/hr
This role will be onsite 2 days a week and 3 days remote.
Responsibilities:
- Administer and configure Splunk platforms to meet organizational monitoring needs.
- Perform regular updates, patches, and upgrades to observability tools to ensure they are up-to-date and secure.
- Continuously monitor the health and performance of the Splunk system.
- Ensure data integrity and availability within the observability platforms.
- Provide support to internal users for Splunk, assisting with troubleshooting and resolving issues.
- Develop and deliver training sessions for users to effectively utilize the monitoring tools.
- Create and manage dashboards, reports, and alerts in Splunk.
- Work with stakeholders to define monitoring requirements and implement appropriate alerting mechanisms.
- Manage the ingestion, storage, and retention of data within Splunk.
- Optimize system performance by tuning configurations and managing resource utilization.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and procedures.
- Develop and enforce best practices for monitoring and observability within the organization.
- Collaborate with IT and DevOps teams to ensure comprehensive monitoring coverage.
- Participate in incident response efforts, using observability data to assist in troubleshooting and resolution.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in IT administration with a focus on Splunk
- Proven experience in managing and maintaining observability tools.
- Proficiency in Splunk (including configuration, administration, and dashboard creation).
- Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, and networking.
- Experience with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) is required.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
- Certifications in Splunk are a plus!
- Experience with other monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
Lori Sklarski
Senior Technical Recruiter, PRI Technology
Lori.sklarski@pritechnology.com
Direct:(973)-354-2797
Office: 973.732.5454 x27
Cell: 973.432.9968
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