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.
Role:
Join us as we pursue our exciting new vision to make machine data accessible, usable, and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with passionate people about our product and seek to deliver the best customer experience. At Splunk, we’re committed to our work, customers, having fun, and, most importantly, to each other’s success. We are seeking Portfolio Leadership to help us elevate further on this journey. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can join our journey!
Job Description:
Splunk is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join the On-Prem Hosting Platform Team. You will help evolve our computing platform by migrating applications and services to the cloud. The candidate must have the technical depth and hands-on implementation experience of various DevOps practices and tools.
The DevOps Engineer must be comfortable rolling up their sleeves to design and provision infrastructure elements, applications, and processes. You must have a solid record of operations and delivery within an enterprise. You must be passionate about automation and help build scalable tools to run our distributed systems. You will be responsible for expanding and supporting the infrastructure platform services we provide for Splunk.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain IT Public and Private Cloud Infrastructure
- Support virtualization and container platforms
- Troubleshoot performance and stability issues using a variety of tools, including Splunk
- Install applications, agents, and OS patches to ensure smooth, secure operations of server platforms
- Follow change management processes and coordinate with stakeholders to minimize the impact
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to customers and management
- Provide project metrics, benchmarking, and reporting
- Collaborate with key business partners to capture their requirements and recommend solutions
- Maintain critical services and provide visibility to internal teams
- Be an advocate for change and seek opportunities to improve or optimize processes through automation
- Participate in on-call rotation and respond to day-to-day operational requirements within SLA
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps-focused environment
- Proven experience with system administration
- Experience managing AWS or other Public Cloud platforms
- Experience working with several Operating Systems, including Linux and Windows
- Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols
- Experience with automation tools like Terraform or Ansible.
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools like Jenkins and GitLab
- Experience with monitoring and log aggregating frameworks such as Splunk
- Motivated by and enjoys technology, automation and problem-solving
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to participate effectively across teams and organizations
Preferred Experience:
- AWS Certification desired
- HashiCorp Vault, and Packer experience is a plus
- Kubernetes and container experience is a plus
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience
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.
Note:
Base Pay Range
SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area
Base Pay Range: $133,600.00 - 183,700.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $120,240.00 - 165,330.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $106,880.00 - 146,960.00 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 competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering 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 an equal employment opportunity employer. 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 Equal Employment Opportunity 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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Splunk does not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Please click here to review Splunk’s Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.
Splunk is committed to the health and safety of our employees and customers. We comply with local, state/territory, and federal regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the countries in which we operate. Splunk provides reasonable medical, religious, or other legally required accommodations for eligible employees.
Splunk is also committed to providing access to all individuals who are seeking information from our website. Any individual using assistive technology (such as a screen reader, Braille reader, etc.) who experiences difficulty accessing information on any part of Splunk’s website should send comments to accessiblecareers@splunk.com. Please include the nature of the accessibility problem and your e-mail or contact address. If the accessibility problem involves a particular page, the message should include the URL of that page.
Splunk doesn't accept unsolicited agency resumes and won't pay fees to any third-party agency or firm that doesn't have a signed agreement with Splunk.
Splunk does not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Please click here to review Splunk’s Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.
Splunk is committed to the health and safety of our employees and customers. We comply with local, state/territory, and federal regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the countries in which we operate. Splunk provides reasonable medical, religious, or other legally required accommodations for eligible employees.
Splunk is also committed to providing access to all individuals who are seeking information from our website. Any individual using assistive technology (such as a screen reader, Braille reader, etc.) who experiences difficulty accessing information on any part of Splunk’s website should send comments to accessiblecareers@splunk.com. Please include the nature of the accessibility problem and your e-mail or contact address. If the accessibility problem involves a particular page, the message should include the URL of that page.
Splunk doesn't accept unsolicited agency resumes and won't pay fees to any third-party agency or firm that doesn't have a signed agreement with Splunk.
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