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Splunk / DevOps Engineer

Splunk / DevOps Engineer

AscendingJacksonville, Florida, United States
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Splunk / DevOps Engineer

Long term contract, 2+ years fully funded

Location : Fully remote EST timezone

Our client, a national government integrator, is currently supporting their end customer, a government agency in helping them deploy Splunk from scratch in an AWS environment.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain a large-scale Splunk deployment hosted in AWS.
  • Integrate, configure, and optimize Splunk for log analysis, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure system performance, scalability, and security.
  • Automate and optimize deployment processes, monitoring, and infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
  • Implement security best practices and leverage Splunk Enterprise Security for system monitoring.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and resolve system / application errors within the Splunk ecosystem.
  • Set up and manage SC4S (Splunk Connect for Syslog) for log collection.
  • Execute standard Splunk onboarding procedures, ensuring proper log ingestion, parsing, and adherence to the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM).
  • Implement and manage Splunk apps and add-ons for specialized use cases and data visualizations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience as a Splunk Security Engineer or DevOps Engineer in a large, distributed environment.
  • US Citizenship or Green Card holder
  • Proven experience operating and managing Splunk in cloud (AWS) and / or hybrid environments.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS infrastructure and services, with hands-on experience in platform optimization.
  • Proficiency in Linux, shell scripting, and GitHub for code management.
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar automation tools.
  • Familiarity with CI / CD tools.
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and working within cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, particularly in multi-tenant enterprise environments.
  • Expertise in Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), dashboard creation, and complex query development.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work under pressure in fast-paced environments.
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Splunk HTTP Event Collector (HEC), syslog, log management and security monitoring.
  • Hands-on expertise with AWS Cloud infrastructure governance and performance optimization.
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or other equivalent languages.
  • Certifications (Preferred)

  • Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect or equivalent.
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer.
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