DE is the highly preferred location although others will be considered

This role is for the CSI team (continuous service improvement) that finds chronic problems and resolves through service desk tickets. So far, this group has reduced issues by 50% and saved 25k phonecalls.

Looking for 5 yrs of experience with the following:

• Splunk development (SPL)
• Windows OS Engineering
• Microsoft Configuration Manager
• Current programming languages and capabilities i.e. Python, Groovy, etc.
• Monitoring and reporting systems for a large enterprise environment
• Windows Scripting tools (PowerShell)
• Flexera Admin Studio

Nice to have: experience with Splunk infrastructure administration

Job Description:

• This contractor will perform monitoring for the continuous service improvement team
• Strong expertise and experience with Splunk development (SPL) and creation of user-accessible custom dashboards
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and key monitoring and management capabilities provided by the operating system that are accessible to advanced monitoring tools (including Splunk)
• 3 years' experience with monitoring and reporting systems for a large enterprise environment
• 3 years' experience with effective operational scripting and improvement
• Working knowledge of current programming languages and capabilities include Python, Groovy, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the fundamentals of networking, databases and applications and their interdependencies in the context of monitoring
• Working knowledge of Splunk infrastructure architecture (experience with Splujnk infrastructure administration would be a plus)
• Understanding of IT operational processes (e.g. ITIL concepts)
• General understanding of Large Data Sets
• Understanding of Perl, Python, Windows Batch, VBScript, or vSphere PowerCli
• Understanding of DNS and BIND support
• Understanding of IPSEC VPNs and NAT
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills