Description
My client is looking for a Splunk Contractor.
Take day-to-day accountability for the Splunk platform (v6.3 upgrade to V7 soon) operating cross network security zones.
- Work together with the other Splunk resources to maintain this system (in production and in the lab) and make it evolve according to users requirements: implement specific filtering, dashboards, integrate new data sources or adapt processing for existing ones (eg due to software upgrades in the network).
- Deploy newer versions of the various components when appropriate: for bug fixes, to get relevant new features, etc.
- Recommend changes to the architecture when appropriate and implement them once approved.
- Maintain a clear documentation of the whole platform: components, versions, data flows, data sources, etc.
- Interact directly with the users (network operations personnel): capture new requirements and defects into Jira tickets, prioritize these, implement, test, deploy fixes and new features.
Competences
- Expert level knowledge of the Splunk suite with ability to define the best suited architecture for BICS' needs, install, configure, develop, monitor and troubleshoot the whole platform. More specifically:
- Architecture administration and design (big plus: Splunk Certified Architect certification)
- General Splunk administration (big plus: Splunk Certified Admin certification)
- Searching, reporting and management of data and knowledge objects (big plus: Splunk Certified Power User certification)
- Creation and modification of custom apps
- Optionally: Splunk Enterprise Security
- Programming/Scripting experience in Python
- Some level of telecoms and networking skills is a plus since it helps to understand the contents of the data
- Comfortable working in a Linux environment
- Good oral and written communication skills to interact with users and peers
- Fluent in English is mandatory (French or Dutch is a plus)