Splunk Tech Lead

Splunk Tech LeadE*Pro Consulting service offerings include contingent Staff Augmentation of IT professionals, Permanent Recruiting and Temp-to-Hire. In addition, our industry expertise and knowledge within financial services, insurance, telecom, manufacturing, technology, media and entertainment, pharmaceutical, health care and service industries ensures our services are customized to meet specific needs. Job Description: Standardize Splunk forwarder deployment, configuration and maintenance across a variety of UNIX and Windows platforms Apply hot fixes/upgrade Running and/or scheduling new Jobs Monitor license usage Investigate new usage pattern Configure new data inputs/sources Generate reports on usage Health Check for indexers and forwarders Review/Update/Perform Backup procedures/testing. Troubleshoot Splunk server and forwarder problems and issues Monitoring System Resources. Design core scripts to automate Splunk maintenance and alerting tasks Experience in Python, Unix Shell scripting and use of regular expression is a plus Good working knowledge on Networking/Routing concepts, Checkpoint firewalls and F5 load balancers. Detail oriented and experienced working in a production environment using Change Control practices. Assist internal users of Splunk in designing and maintaining production-quality dashboards Mentor and train Splunk users and administrators Ability to work independently, follow project plans and meet expected timelines. Proven track record of automating processes and procedures Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.