Splunk Observability Engineer
For immediate consideration, please connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpotapenko and then email me your resume, work authorization status, current location, availability, and compensation expectations directly to denis.potapenko@systemone.com - make sure to include the exact job title and job location in your email message.
*** no C2C with 3rd parties, no contractors - W2 salaried candidates only
*** Applicants must be U.S. citizens, Green Card holders or current H-1B visa holders willing to transfer their visas ( H-1B visa transfer )
*** Must be able to work on site in either of the following locations : Lafayette, LA - Knoxville, TN - Columbia, SC - Birmingham, AL
Splunk Observability Engineer :
Hands on role supporting large Splunk and observability platforms in an AWS production setting.
Run, upgrade and support Splunk Enterprise on AWS (EC2)
Manage the full data lifecycle: ingestion, indexing, search, dashboards, alerts, retention and recovery
Write and tune complex SPL queries
Build dashboards for monitoring and incident triage
Fix ingestion failures, missing data, volume spikes and outages
Restore and replay data after interruptions
Reduce noise, storage use and cost
Connect Splunk with CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry
Build and maintain OpenTelemetry agent and collector packages
Automate tasks with Python
Handle patching and security fixes
Lead troubleshooting calls across teams
Take part in on call rotation
Requirements
Strong Splunk admin experience in large production setups (forwarders, indexers, search heads)
Advanced SPL skills
Strong AWS experience: EC2, ALB, CloudWatch
Hands on OpenTelemetry experience, including Splunk integration
Python for automation
GitLab, GitHub, Terraform Enterprise, CI/CD, JSON
Strong troubleshooting and clear communication skills
For immediate consideration, please connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpotapenko and then email me your resume, work authorization status, current location, availability, and compensation expectations directly to denis.potapenko@systemone.com - make sure to include the exact job title and job location in your email message.
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