Job Description

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We are seeking an experienced Splunk Platform Engineer to manage and support a distributed Splunk workplace hosted on AWS.

Key Responsibilities n

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Administer Splunk Search Head and Indexer clusters, Deployers, Deployment Servers, Forwarders, and supporting components.

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Monitor and troubleshoot platform health, performance, data ingestion, storage, searches, and alerts.

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Onboard log sources and configure inputs, parsing, timestamps, indexes, retention, and access controls.

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Plan and execute Splunk upgrades, migrations, patching, vulnerability remediation, and compatibility testing.

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Support AWS-based Splunk infrastructure and S3/Glacier log archival.

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Manage incidents, problems, changes, root-cause analysis, and operational documentation.

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Work with security, cloud, infrastructure, application, and vendor teams.

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Required Skills nn
Robust knowledge of Splunk architecture and distributed environments.

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Hands-on experience with Splunk administration,



clustering, upgrades, migrations, and troubleshooting.

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Experience with Linux, particularly RHEL and Amazon Linux.

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Working knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, and CloudWatch.

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Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.

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Robust communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

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Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud, or Splunk SOAR.

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ServiceNow or Jira and ITIL-based service-management processes.

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Security compliance, audit evidence, and vulnerability management.

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Certifications – Optional nn
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin or Architect.

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Skilled.

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Relevant Red Hat, Terraform, Ansible, ITIL, or security certification.

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