Splunk Administrator Specialist
worldpay
Job Description
What you bring
- Several years of experience in IT Operations, with a focus on observability, and log management.
- Solid understanding of observability concepts, including metrics, log aggregation, log management, OpenTelemetry (OTEL) concepts and best practices, traces, event management and alerting.
- Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, Splunk Observability, OTEL agents, OTEL collectors, and OTEL gateways, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, Zabbix).
- Strong understanding of log management best practices, including centralized logging, data retention, and privacy requirements.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and managing cloud-based monitoring solutions.
- Experience in designing and implementing system health dashboards, alerting mechanisms, and automated incident response processes.
- Experience developing Splunk queries and dashboards using Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL)
- Basic scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash) for task automation and custom monitoring solutions.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional teams.