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Technical Support Engineer

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Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you.
Splunk is seeking a Senior Technical Support Engineer to join our global technical support organization offering 24/7 support for our customers around the world. This is a very dynamic role where you will provide technical expertise and excellent customer experience around Splunk’s security products and solutions, and participate in ongoing projects around tools, knowledge management, our growing marketplace of solutions, and more. Our team operates on a 7-day global coverage model, and as a result, our support engineers are occasionally asked to work on weekends.

Responsibilities

  • Provide outstanding service and technical support to Splunk customers and maintain positive customer relationships
  • Take ownership of resolving customer problems while ensuring an outstanding customer experience
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the Splunk product and related technologies, with a focus on our security line of products, such as Enterprise Security
  • Troubleshoot technical issues to establish the root cause of problems and form a solution or workaround across a range of environments
  • Create, reuse, improve, and maintain quality knowledge articles as part of the case management workflow, while following Knowledge-Centered Service principles and methodology
  • Reproduce customer issues, file bug reports, raise issues to Engineering, and be the bridge between customers and product developers
  • Drive continuous improvement of tools, processes, and product supportability
  • Perform other job-related duties as assigned and participate in special projects

Requirements

Must have:
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills, and excellent communication - both verbal and written
  • Experience with UNIX (Linux, NIX), LDAP, Windows, or Mac OS
  • Experience in technical support, system administration, or similar technical role, with a strong preference for experience in an IT security role, such as security analyst, SIEM administrator, or other relevant position
  • Understanding of networking concepts, including network security, log analysis, authentication protocols, and network troubleshooting
  • Knowledge of Python, Perl and shell scripting, XML, HTML, or other scripting languages
  • Logical approach to problem solving with strong troubleshooting skills
  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities of customer issues
  • Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly while remaining current with the latest industry knowledge
  • Passionate about working in a dynamic technical environment and supporting a product with frequent product releases and regular maintenance updates

Nice to have:

  • Prior experience with Splunk and Enterprise Security strongly preferred
  • Knowledge of security industry tools, such as Nessus, Sentinel, and other relevant tools
  • Exposure to AWS (including Amazon EC2 and S3) or Google Cloud Platform
  • Knowledge of containerized technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with JSON, REST API, and similar technologies
  • Experience providing SaaS support
  • Understanding of regular expressions (Regex)
  • Security industry certification (CISSP, CISM, GSEC, CEH, Security+)
  • Experience in Business Analytics is a plus
Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

 

 

 

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Base Pay Range

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Base Pay: INR 1,600,000.00 - 2,200,000.00 per year

Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.

Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, wellbeing expense reimbursement, and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Splunk's Hiring Practices

Splunk turns machine data into answers. Organizations use market-leading Splunk solutions with machine learning to solve their toughest IT, Internet of Things and security challenges.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are committed to equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Click here to review the US Department of Labor’s EEO is The Law notice. Please click here to review Splunk’s Affirmative Action Policy Statement. If you need assistance or an accommodation to apply or during the hiring process, please let us know by completing our Accommodation Request form.

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