What are the responsibilities and job description for the Splunk architect position at Emvia Inc?
Splunk Architect – Must be able to provide direction to build out the platform, add to it, know how ITSI works, and fix critical issues when needed.
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Seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Advanced Technical Support Operations team as Staff Engineer 4. The role will perform platform administration for Splunk, Hadoop, and EMC Smarts. The role will receive and respond to escalations from content owners, perform platform maintenance, and perform system administrative tasks. This is a challenging and demanding position working within a team of professionals in a dynamic technical environment.
Responsibilities :
Perform all administration, management, and configuration tasks related to the Splunk, Hadoop, EMC Smarts, and associated platforms, including incident response, maintenance, and administration tasks.
Execute standard procedures for administration, content management, change management, version / patch management, and lifecycle management of the platforms.
Report weekly on indexing, search, and alert usage by groups.
Coordinate and execute updates of VOD guide data with support engineers.
Foresee problems or challenges and amend procedures accordingly.
Emphasize quality while driving toward expected results.
Document issues / resolutions via ticket system for present / future reference.
General Skills :
Execution / Results Focus : Translates ideas into actions and results; adapts to changing conditions and unexpected challenges; focuses on successful completion of priorities; consistently meets deadlines; anticipates and overcomes task barriers.
Accountability / Self-Directing : Takes ownership of tasks and follows through to results; understands own strengths / weaknesses; holds self-accountable and completes tasks and projects.
Quality of Work : Performs work with accuracy, efficiency, thoroughness, and effectiveness; is attentive to detail and accuracy, committed to excellence, continuously looks for improvements.
Decision Making : Recognizes problems and takes action; uses logic and good judgment to arrive at sound, well-informed, and timely decisions; seeks input from others and involves others when appropriate.
Communication : Communicates information, ideas, and opinions professionally with clarity; works cooperatively, considerately, and professionally with others; has good listening skills; is flexible / open-minded; solicits feedback and effectively handles constructive criticism.
Interprets technical specifications and requirements.
Independently determines methods and procedures for assignments.
Works effectively on multiple tasks and with changing priorities.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science and / or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of 7 years in logging and monitoring engineering.
Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in engineering and supporting large-scale Splunk or similar event logging solutions for large corporations is preferred.
At least 1 year of experience in Hadoop technology configuration and management is preferred.
Understanding of Network Firewalls, Load-balancers, and complex network designs.
Good understanding of Unix / Linux and Windows operating systems.
Hands-on experience with database engineering and support.
Good command of Python, Perl, SQL, Regex, and Shell scripting is required.
Splunk Administrator certification is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with peers in operations, programming, and engineering.
Experience with the use and configuration of content management systems.
Ability to quickly learn various computer applications including internal programs critical to Broadcast Operations.
Exhibit strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships.
Additional Information
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