Splunk Admin
US client via staffing partner · USA
- Location
- USA
- Salary band
- Band not stated
- Type
- Contract
- Level
- Senior
- Work authorization
- Not stated
Stack
Splunk Enterprise · Splunk Cloud · Cribl Stream · SPL · RegEx · Python · Bash · PowerShell · AWS · Azure · GCP · Linux · Windows · Data Ingestion · Observability · Monitoring · Networking · Incident Management · Splunk Power User Certification
About the role
Job Title: Splunk Admin USA 8-10 Years Job Description: Experience • 8+ years of IT experience. • 5+ years of hands-on Splunk administration and data ingestion experience. • Proven experience with enterprise-scale observability, logging, and monitoring platforms. • Hands-on experience with Splunk and Cribl ingestion workflows, pipeline execution, and troubleshooting Technical Skills • Splunk Enterprise and/or Splunk Cloud. • Splunk data onboarding, parsing, routing, indexing, and forwarding. • Cribl Stream administration, pipeline execution, monitoring, and support. • Strong proficiency in: o SPL o RegEx o Python, Bash, or PowerShell • Knowledge of networking, Linux/Windows, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and security fundamentals. • Experience supporting production environments and critical incidents. • Willingness to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation. Certifications • Splunk Power User Certification (Mandatory). Role Summary Lead enterprise data ingestion operations across Splunk and Cribl platforms. Act as the primary technical lead for ingestion onboarding, pipeline execution, monitoring, troubleshooting, governance, and operational support while mentoring engineers and driving telemetry standards Key Responsibilities • Lead all Splunk and Cribl data ingestion initiatives across teams. • Serve as the primary contact for ingestion-related technical issues and stakeholder engagement. • Mentor engineers on ingestion best practices, troubleshooting, and operational excellence. • Support onboarding, execution, monitoring, and maintenance of ingestion pipelines. • Drive logging, telemetry, and data governance standards. • Develop automation for ingestion, monitoring, and operational activities. • Support incident management, root cause analysis, and 24x7 on-call operations. • Ensure seamless integration between ingestion platforms and observability tools, dashboards, alerting systems, and data lakes. Leadership & Communication • Experience leading technical discussions with clients and stakeholders. • Proven mentoring and coaching experience for junior engineers and analysts. • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
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