SPLUNK Admin

Req ID: 10358-1

Job Title: Splunk Admin

Duration: 6 Months

Location: CLEMSON, SC 29634

Job Description:

SPLUNK ADMINISTRATOR THAT MANAGES THE SYSTEM UTILIZING LINUX CLUSTER AND MANAGEMENT CONSOLE, APPLICATIONS.
40% - MANAGEMENT OF DAILY SPUNK OPERATION SYSTEMS.
35% - COLLABORATE AND LIAISE WITH OTHER UNITS AND SERVE AS A TECHNICAL RESOURCE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT.
15% - CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS REQUIRED.
10% - TRAIN AND ADVISE LESS SKILLED SYSTEMS PROGRAMMERS AND PROVIDE EXPERT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OTHERS.

SPLUNK ADMINISTRATION:
THE SPLUNK SYSTEM IS INSTALLED IN A LINUX CLUSTER. ADMIN WILL NEED A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF LINUX, AND DAILY CARE OF VERIFYING SPLUNK IS RUNNING PROPERLY. CREATION OF NEW INDEXES AND UPDATING APPLICATIONS ADDING NEW SOURCE TYPES, ADDING NEW SERVERS AND LOGS TO SPLUNK,
DAILY VERIFICATION OF LICENSE COUNTS, ABILITY TO CREATE DASHBOARDS (AND ABLE TO TEACH OTHERS HOW TO MAKE DASHBOARDS, USE OF SPLUNK MANAGEMENT CONSOLE AND APPLICATIONS.

TECHNICAL SOURCE:
BE A TECHNICAL SOURCE TO HELP WINDOWS AND LINUX ADMINS INSTALL THE SPLUNK CLIENT AND VERIFY LOGS ARE FLOWING TO THE SPLUNK CLUSTERS, GENERAL LINUX AND WINDOWS KNOWLEDGE TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH LOG COLLECTION ON THE CLIENT SIDE. ABILITY TO TRAIN OTHER ADMINS IN ADVANCED LOG SEARCHING TECHNIQUES. GENERAL SPLUNK TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES AND KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO WORK WITH SPLUNK (THE COMPANY)

SPLUNK ARCHITECTURE:
THEY WILL BE GIVEN ACCESS TO THE CLUSTER. IF THEY ARE ABLE TO FIND DEFICIENCIES IN THE DESIGN, THEY ARE WELCOME TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES.

SPLUNK UPGRADES:
UNIVERSAL FORWARDERS AND SPLUNK ENTERPRISE VERSION UPGRADES.
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE SPLUNK
ADMINSTRATOR GENERAL LINUX ADMIN (EXPERT IS A PLUS BUT DOESN’T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE AN EXPERT).

GOOD SCRIPTING, PROGRAMMING, AND
AUTOMATION ABILITIES. SOFT SKILLS

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS (WRITTEN AND ORAL), ADAPTABILITY, SELF-MOTIVATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, ANALYTICAL THINKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, ABILITY TO WORK
EFFECTIVELY IN A STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT, CUSTOMER-FOCUSED, DETAIL ORIENTED, TEAM PLAYER

Preferred Skills:
SPLUNK CERTIFICATIONS
ELASTICSEARCH ADMINISTRATION
GIT KNOWLEDGE (ALL OF OUR SPLUNK
CONFIGURATIONS FILES ARE STORED IN GIT)

REQUIRED EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR THREE YEARS’ EXPERIENCE WITH ENTERPRISE LINUX SYSTEM. THREE YEARS WITH SPLUNK EXPERIENCE.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: $60.00 - $65.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Clemson, SC 29634: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Please share the best time, number, and email to connect with you.
• Please share your work authorization/Visa status (USC/GC/EAD/H1).

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• SPLUNK Infrastructure Administration: 5 years (Preferred)
• Linux: 5 years (Preferred)
• SPLUNK CERTIFICATIONS: 1 year (Preferred)
• GIT KNOWLEDGE: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location