Splunk AWS Admin
Cognizant, Louisville, KY, United States
This is a fully remote position in the United States.
Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future
Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services
About Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services: Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.
Job Summary
As a Splunk Administrator, you should be proficient and hands-on within Splunk AWS, editing and maintaining Splunk configuration files and apps. This position is split between admin and development, you will provide support for the full system engineering life-cycle. Additionally, will handle troubleshooting, work with vendors on open request/tickets as well as working in an Agile environment and with enterprises change management/control systems. Our engineers serve as experts for metrics, events, logs and traces solutions that meet our enterprise needs. This is a hands-on solution engineering role, on a fast paced and high performing engineering delivery team.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build out, troubleshoot, and support Splunk on AWS platform.
- Support and improve the company’s Splunk installation.
- Maintain Splunk configuration files and apps.
- Solve for Data quality issues
- Provide support for the full system engineering life-cycle.
- Well-versed in SPL and integrations
- Ensure software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements.
- Code solutions and perform unit testing.
- Ensure the solution can be integrated successfully into the overall application/system with clear, robust, and well-tested interfaces.
- Provide engineering and administration in supporting complex and large Splunk environments consisting of search heads, indexers, deployment servers, heavy/universal forwarders, etc.
- System performance and optimization
- Collaborate and be the Splunk subject matter expert for Enterprise Observability Splunk Cloud Platform.
- Work in partnership with Enterprise Security, Site Reliability Engineering, and IT Operations teams.
- Perform troubleshooting, work through complex requirements/solutions, and provide assistance/coaching with the creation of Splunk search queries and dashboards.
Position Qualifications:
- Associates degree and minimum 7 years of experience Splunk Engineer, 10 years of experience in lieu of a degree
- 6+ years of experience administering Splunk in distributed deployments
- Subject Matter Expert in Splunk and AWS Cloud Platforms
- 6+ years of experience in creating Splunk search queries and dashboards.
- 4+ years of experience in supporting complex and large Splunk environments.
- 4+ years of experience configuring and maintaining the tool in a multi-tenant environment
- 4+ years of experience with Splunk performing systems administration, including performing installation, configuration, monitoring system performance and availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting
- Subject Matter Expert in developing log ingestion and aggregation strategies per Splunk best practices
Salary and Other Compensation:
This position is accepting applications until 10/26/2024.
The annual salary for this position is between [$49,000] - [$92,500] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
- Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.