splunk engineer

splunk engineer.

bethesda , maryland (remote)

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$70 – $80 per hour

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bachelor degree

category computer and mathematical occupations

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job summary:

Randstad Federal is seeking a Splunk Engineer for a part-time position supporting a program at IRS

location: BETHESDA, Maryland

job type: Contract

salary: $70 – 80 per hour

work hours: 8am to 4pm

education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

Primary Duties:

Development of dashboards within the Splunk platform, utilizing Splunk SPL queries, reports, dashboards, visualizations, and alerts. 80%

Developing business metrics and server metrics dashboards. 5%

Create and maintain technical documentation related to dashboard components: XML, macros, saved searches, etc. 3%

Using Knowledge of Splunk Configuration Files (indexes.conf, props.conf, transforms.conf, output.conf, inputs.conf, servers.conf) interact with other groups who install and maintain the Splunk server infrastructure. 3%

Configuration of Splunk DB Connect App (Identities and Connections). 3%

Create scheduled alerts using cron expressions with specific time ranges. 3%

Dashboard code packaging and deployment from DEV to PROD or other environments. 3%

Required Skills/Level of Experience:

Six to ten years IT technical experience with five or more years experience developing advanced token-controlled Splunk dashboards using Simple XML, HTML and CSS.

Experience in gathering requirements from application teams and creating advanced Splunk dashboards – 6 years

Experience in writing complex Splunk searches for alert, reports and dashboards – 6 years

Experience in Splunk data ingestion from database tables, application logs and static sources such as CSV and JSON files – 6 years

Experience with understanding and customizing SQL queries – 6 years

Knowledge on constructing Splunk friendly regex expressions – 6 years

Experience in Optimizing Splunk search queries to obtain optimal performance – 6 years

Experience using Splunk or other tool(s) for storage projections – 2 years

Preferred Skills:

Splunk administrator certifications

Splunk power user/Advanced power user/developer certifications

Experience ing AI and Machine Learning tools, such as Splunk Machine Learning Toolkit to troubleshooting of business IT applications

Experience in performance tuning and capacity planning in a Linux and SAN Storage infrastructure

Experience using 3 or more of the following Splunk Technologies:

Splunk DB Connect, Lookup Editor, Splunk Machine Learning Toolkit, Splunk REST API,

Oracle SQL, Splunk Federated Index implementation, Data Analytics, Splunk Unix and Linux Add-on,

Splunk WebSphere Application Add-on, Advanced Regex based log parsing

qualifications:

Experience level: Experienced

Minimum 6 years of experience

Education: Bachelors

skills:

SplunkEqual Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidates education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.