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Location: Onsite position required onsite 5 days a week at one of the following locations:
-Round Rock, TX
-McLean, VA
-Hopkinton, MA
Duration: 10-12 months contract
As an IT Principal Software Engineer, you will focus on observability development and release engineering with a strong focus on Splunk.
You will:
• Conduct regular health checks, updates, and resiliency testing to ensure the Splunk platform remains robust and reliable
• Data Ingestion and normalization to ensure all logs are making it to Splunk properly
• Design and develop custom Splunk Eyes on Glass, dashboards, visualizations, and alerts to provide real-time insights into system performance and health.
• Develop technical solutions to meet business requirements
Requirements:
• 4-6 years of Splunk Administration utilizing Splunk Enterprise and ITSI
• Experienced in Linux and Windows administration
• Knowledge of Source Code Repository Management utilizing Gitlab
• Proficient in automation of on prem and cloud infrastructure
• Experience with automation and orchestration tools such as Gitlab, Jenkins, Ansible, and Puppet
• Proficient in managing and scaling containerized environments using Kubernetes
• Experience with secrets management tools such as HashiCorp Vault
• Ability to adopt agile methodologies
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, collaboration and teamwork are essential
Desired Requirements:
• 10+ years of validated IT experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computing engineering or computer science
