MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise. We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you! Job Title: Splunk Engineer Location: Remote Duration: 7+ months Rate: $70-75/hr. on W2
Responsibilities We are seeking a highly skilled Splunk Engineer to join our team, responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Splunk infrastructure to enhance our data analysis and security capabilities. This role focuses on optimizing and expanding the Splunk environment to meet evolving business needs, providing insights through data monitoring, and ensuring the security and efficiency of systems.
Responsibilities/Job Duties/Job Description/Qualifications: - 5+ years' hands on Splunk experience including Splunk deployments in green field environments
- Working with Infrastructure team to build, configure, and deploy search heads, forwarders, and deployment servers.
- Onboarding of data and configuration of indexes.
- Write advanced queries to investigate/analyze logs, trend data, configure triggers and alerts
- Develop advanced dashboards for multiple use cases and departments/business units.
- Writing and modifying Splunk apps for visualization and field extractions
- Working closely with fellow cloud and platform engineers specializing in any cloud to design, define/develop, test, and debug cloud infrastructure and solution components.
- Defining, designing, and implementing performance / scalability / reliability (PSR) benchmarks on Splunk Enterprise and Cloud products
- Contributing to the design and implementation of self-service tools for Splunk developers to find performance bottlenecks by themselves
- Leading the design, implementation, and delivery of long-term impact software in accordance with given requirements and existing system architecture
- Using Splunk as the primary security platform, including features such as Enterprise Security and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response).
- Deep understanding of SIEM technologies, not limited to Splunk and how the organization may use technologies such as Cribl to consolidate and reduce budget
Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
Technical Skills: -
- Proficiency in SPL (Search Processing Language).
- Experience with scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation.
- Familiarity with various operating systems (Linux, Windows) and network protocols.
- Knowledge of data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and logging services.
Certifications: Splunk certifications (e.g., Splunk Core Certified Power User, Splunk Certified Admin) are a plus.MatchPoint Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.