Splunk Engineer - Immediate preferred

As a member of our SRE / Platform Engineering team, you will design and maintain observability solutions focused on Splunk, ensuring critical systems are monitored and issues detected early. You will onboard data sources, build searches and dashboards, and help automate observability workflows across cloud-native and hybrid environments.
Responsibilities Install and configure Splunk Universal Forwarders and manage basic configuration files (inputs.conf, props.conf, transforms.conf) to onboard logs, metrics, and traces. Develop and maintain SPL searches, dashboards, and alerts that provide actionable insights to engineering and operations teams. Monitor Splunk platform health, index growth, and license usage; assist with routine upgrades and patching. Write simple automation scripts (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) or CI/CD jobs to streamline data onboarding and alert verification. Collaborate with DevOps, SRE, and application teams to understand monitoring requirements and continuously improve observability coverage. Stay current with emerging observability tools and practices; contribute to evaluations of technologies such as Dynatrace, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana. Qualifications 1–3 years of hands‑on experience with Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud in production or lab environments. Proficiency in crafting basic SPL queries, dashboards, and alerts. Familiarity with Linux command‑line, networking fundamentals, and at least one public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) or container runtime (Docker/Kubernetes). Scripting knowledge in Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, plus a desire to learn and grow.