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Rita Technology Services

Lead Splunk Engineer

Rita Technology Services, Tampa, Florida, us, 33646


Full-Time (Direct Hire) | Remote Position (working EST business hours)

We seek a Lead Splunk Engineer to function as an SME, own the Splunk environment, and mentor a Junior Engineer. This is a team of 2 people (including this position). You will be working for an industry-leading healthcare company that has grown organically and through acquisitions.

Note: Candidates must currently live in the US to be considered.

WHY JOIN?Career growth opportunitiesStable and growing $2.5B healthcare company serving customers across the USAOngoing Business and Technology transformationsMatching 401k, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Tuition Reimbursement, & moreWork/Life BalanceDUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Architecture, installation, administration, and development of Splunk log aggregation, parsing, and alert monitoringDevelop and enhance client infrastructure supporting application and server data, reporting, custom queries, dashboards, and security roles administrationAssist with the administration of a variety of other platforms within the client enterprise management suiteAct as a Splunk enterprise Subject Matter Expert (SME) and encourage the use of Splunk in the organizationArchitect, design, support, and maintain high availability Splunk on-premises deployment instanceMaintain strategic Splunk architectural development roadmapResponsible for Splunk deployment and server infrastructure analysis, optimization, and capacity planningResponsible for onboarding and maintaining a wide variety of data sources including various OS, appliance, and application logsPerform data mining and analysis using various query and reporting methodsSolve/troubleshoot complex integration challenges and configuration issuesCreate advanced searches, dashboards, visualizationsManage Splunk knowledge objectsTechnical writing/creation of formal documentation such as architecture diagrams, technical designs, and SOPsREQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experienceAt least 3 years of experience architecting, configuring, deploying, and customizing Splunk in a large, enterprise environmentSplunk Certified Administrator certification is preferredStrong understanding of all Splunk architecture components including search head clustering, indexer clustering, deployment server, and monitoring consoleStrong understanding of configuration files and the relationship between GUI configuration and backend configuration file impactKnowledge of advanced search and reporting commandsStrong understanding of SPL as well as the ability to develop automated search and apps using Python or bash/perl/shell scriptingProven experience creating complex dashboards, forms, and visualizationsUnderstanding of System Log Files and other structured and non-structured dataEffective verbal & written communication skills that include the ability to describe highly technical concepts in non-technical terms

U.S. Citizens or Green Card holders only, please. We are unable to accept 3rd party candidates, transfer a visa, or provide sponsorship