Splunk DevOps Engineer (AWS)

Long Term Contract to Hire
100% Remote
Available for W2 or 1099, No C2C please.

We are looking for a Senior Splunk DevOps. This role offers a great opportunity to work in a dynamic, cloud-based environment where automation, security, and performance optimization are key drivers. Green Card or US Citizenship needed for government project.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain a large-scale Splunk deployment hosted in AWS.
• Integrate, configure, and optimize Splunk for log analysis, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure system performance, scalability, and security.
• Automate and optimize deployment processes, monitoring, and infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Implement security best practices and leverage Splunk Enterprise Security for system monitoring.
• Troubleshoot production issues and resolve system/application errors within the Splunk ecosystem.
• Set up and manage SC4S (Splunk Connect for Syslog) for log collection.
• Execute standard Splunk onboarding procedures, ensuring proper log ingestion, parsing, and adherence to the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM).
• Implement and manage Splunk apps and add-ons for specialized use cases and data visualizations.

• 8+ years of experience as a Splunk Security Engineer or DevOps Engineer in a large, distributed environment.
• US Citizenship or Green Card holder
• Proven experience operating and managing Splunk in cloud (AWS) and/or hybrid environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS infrastructure and services, with hands-on experience in platform optimization.
• Proficiency in Linux, shell scripting, and GitHub for code management.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar automation tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and working within cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, particularly in multi-tenant enterprise environments.
• Expertise in Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), dashboard creation, and complex query development.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work under pressure in fast-paced environments.

• Experience with Splunk HTTP Event Collector (HEC), syslog, log management and security monitoring.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS Cloud infrastructure governance and performance optimization.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or other equivalent languages.

• Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect or equivalent.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer.

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