ESM Specialist - Splunk Architect

FORMAL EDUCATION:

• Matric NQF 4
• Tertiary qualification an advantage

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in the outsource / managed services provider space an advantage
• Splunk Certified Architect with 3 to 5 years of experience with Splunk

TECHNICAL / LEGAL CERTIFICATION

• ITIL and SIAM certification an advantage
• Any other certifications supporting required skills and competencies listed below are an advantage

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide senior technical leadership and execution as a Splunk Certified Architect within the ESM team
• Proactively identify and implement new Splunk use cases aligned with business strategy
• Continuous improvement and support of the current Splunk solution, ensuring quality service delivery and promoting Splunk’s value to the business
• Engage with relevant stakeholders, both internal and customer, to understand and translate their requirements into effective technical solutions

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Splunk deployment architecture and implementation o Design and implement Splunk Enterprise deployments

â–ª Search head clustering, authentication, load balancing, TLS certificates

â–ª Index clustering

• Storage design and management
• Index design and implementation

â–ª Application deployment

â–ª License management

â–ª Distributed architectures and multi-tenancy

• Splunk use case design and implementation o Data ingest

â–ª Indexed field extractions

â–ª DB Connect

â–ª Scripted inputs

â–ª File monitors

â–ª HEC

• Index configuration

â–ª Data retention o State management

â–ª Lookups

â–ª Working with KVs o Dashboards, reporting and alerting

â–ª SPL

â–ª Field extractions

â–ª Classic XML and new Dashboard Studio

â–ª Custom commands

â–ª Custom alert actions

• Splunk management and administration o Monitoring console o Upgrades
  • Data and storage management

Other capabilities o Linux OS

â–ª CLI

â–ª Bash scripting o Nginx, HAProxy o GIT o Python o SQL o Ansible

• Data formats: JSON, XML, YAML

• Expertise in areas of qualification and experience
• Interpretation of business requirements and clear communication of technical solutions

Team player with strong collaboration and knowledge sharing skills