Splunk Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Frisco, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Client: T-Mobile

Salary: 90000-$135000

H1B transfer accepted for fulltime: yes but first preference is Citizen or GC

Location: Atlanta Bellevue Frisco Overland Park

Splunk Administration & Engineering

o Serve as the SME for Splunk architecture deployment and configuration across the enterprise

o Maintain and optimize Splunk infrastructure including indexers forwarders search heads and clusters

o Develop and manage custom dashboards saved searches and visualizations

o Implement and tune log ingestion pipelines using Splunk Universal Forwarders HTTP Event Collector and other data inputs

o Ensure high availability scalability and performance of the Splunk environment

o Create dashboards reports advanced Splunk searches visualizations log parsing and external table lookups

o Demonstrate expertise with SPL (Search Processing Language) and Splunk architecture including configuration files

o Monitor and troubleshoot applications using tools such as AppDynamics Splunk Grafana Argos and OTEL to build observability for large-scale microservice deployments

o Create dashboards for various applications to monitor health network issues and configure s

o Apply excellent problem-solving triaging and debugging skills in large-scale distributed systems

o Establish and document runbooks and guidelines for using the multi-cloud infrastructure and microservices platform

o Optimize search queries using summary indexing

o Maintain monitoring of the Splunk infrastructure

o Develop a long-term strategy and roadmap for AI/ML tooling to support AI capabilities across the Splunk portfolio

o Diagnose and resolve network-related issues affecting CI/CD pipelines including DNS firewall proxy and SSL/TLS problems using tools such as tcpdump curl and netstat

Enterprise Monitoring & Observability

o Design and implement enterprise monitoring solutions integrating Splunk with tools such as AppDynamics Dynatrace Prometheus Grafana or SolarWinds

o Collaborate with application infrastructure and security teams to define monitoring KPIs SLAs and thresholds

o Build end-to-end visibility into application performance system health and user experience

o Integrate Splunk with ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow for event and incident management automation

Operations Troubleshooting & Optimization

o Perform data onboarding parsing and field extraction for structured and unstructured data sources

o Support incident response and root cause analysis using Splunk for troubleshooting and forensics

o Audit and optimize search performance data retention policies and index lifecycle management

o Create runbooks documentation and SOPs for Splunk and monitoring tool usage

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:

5 years of experience in IT infrastructure DevOps or monitoring roles

3 years of hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise as an admin architect or engineer

Experience designing and managing large-scale multi-site Splunk deployments

Strong skills in SPL (Search Processing Language) dashboard design and ing strategies

Familiarity with Linux systems scripting (e.g. Bash Python) and APIs

Experience with enterprise monitoring tools and integration with Splunk (e.g. AppDynamics Dynatrace Nagios Zabbix)

Understanding of logging metrics and tracing in modern environments (on-prem and cloud)

Strong understanding of network protocols system logs and application telemetry

Preferred Qualifications:

Splunk certifications (e.g. Splunk Certified Power User Admin Architect)

Experience with Splunk ITSI Enterprise Security or Observability Suite

Knowledge of cloud-native environments (AWS Azure or GCP) and cloud monitoring integrations

Experience with log aggregation security event monitoring or compliance (e.g. PCI HIPAA SOX)

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices

Soft Skills:

Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills

Excellent communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams

Ability to document complex systems and processes clearly

Self-motivated with a passion for continuous improvement

Skills:

Splunk Enterprise SPL Dashboard Design Monitoring Systems

Client: T-Mobile Salary: 90000-$135000 H1B transfer accepted for fulltime: yes but first preference is Citizen or GC Location: Atlanta Bellevue Frisco Overland Park Splunk Administration & Engineering o Serve as the SME for Splunk architecture deployment and configuration across the ente...