The Splunk Engineer will design, implement, and manage Splunk environments, ensuring compliance and performance optimization. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, scripting, and mentoring teams.
Role Profile: Linux Splunk Engineer
Shift: 7 pm IST to 4 am IST
Responsibilities
- Architect, engineer, implement, and administer Splunk solutions in highly available, redundant, distributed computing environments.
- Lead design and deployment of new Splunk environments, including clustered, multi-site, and large-scale configurations.
- Perform Splunk forwarder deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting across diverse platforms.
- Integrate, curate, and normalize diverse log sources into Splunk, ensuring CIM compliance and high data fidelity.
- Configure and maintain Splunk dashboards, searches, and alerts to meet PCI DSS logging requirements, and deliver evidentiary reports to auditors to support compliance verification
- Develop advanced content for SIEM correlation, including custom correlation searches, dashboards, and alerts.
- Troubleshoot complex ingestion, performance, and search-related issues, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable fixes or workarounds.
- Develop custom scripts and automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) to improve Splunk administration, onboarding, and operational workflows.
- Utilize Splunk APIs for integration with enterprise tools and automation frameworks.
Requirements
- 8+ years of IT experience in technical engineering, security operations, or infrastructure roles.
- 5+ years of direct, hands-on Linux engineering and administration experience in large-scale, distributed environments.
- knowledge of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security
- Proficiency in Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting.
- Strong knowledge of Splunk APIs, including use for automation and tool integrations.
- Expertise in regex, field extractions, and key-value parsing.
- Strong programming/scripting skills in one or more languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Perl, JavaScript).
- Experience with storage systems (DAS, SAN, object storage)
- Solid understanding of networking (switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, SSL/TLS) and how it impacts Splunk architecture.
- Familiarity with Enterprise Management and automation tools.
- Strong knowledge of data formats including JSON, XML, and CSV.
- Strong communication skills for interacting with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven ability to lead projects, mentor team members, and provide architectural guidance.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- Additional certifications in security, cloud, or automation tools are a plus.
"Remote postings are limited to candidates residing within the country specified in the posting location"
About Rackspace Technology
We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.
More on Rackspace Technology
Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Top Skills
Bash
JavaScript
Linux
Perl
Powershell
Python
Splunk
Splunk Apis
Unix
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