Role : Senior Splunk Administrator

Job Summary :

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Splunk Administrator with 1015 years of experience to join our team in a full-time, hybrid capacity across multiple locations (Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, or Noida). The ideal candidate must have at least 10+ years dedicated to Splunk Administration. This critical role is responsible for architecting, managing, and optimizing the entire Splunk infrastructure to ensure high performance, scalability, and security across large-scale enterprise environments. You will be a key driver of observability, system reliability, and automation initiatives.

Primary Responsibility & Core Functions :

Splunk Architecture and Infrastructure Management :

- Architect, manage, and optimize the entire Splunk infrastructure, including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and deployment servers, ensuring high availability and redundancy.

- Drive and oversee large-scale Splunk deployments and complex upgrades, minimizing disruption and maximizing system efficiency.

- Implement and manage data ingestion strategies, ensuring efficient and cost-effective data collection from diverse sources across the enterprise.

- Be responsible for ensuring the scalability and security of the Splunk platform in alignment with corporate standards and industry best practices.

System Reliability and Observability :

- Play a key role in driving observability and system reliability initiatives, utilizing Splunk to gain deep insights into application and infrastructure health.

- Apply strong hands-on experience with the Linux operating system for Splunk installation, configuration, scripting, and troubleshooting at the operating system level.

- Possess a good understanding of networking, system logs, and Security Event Management (SIEM) principles to optimize Splunk for security and operational use cases.

Cloud Integration and Automation :

- Utilize Exposure to cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP), specifically managing data ingestion, monitoring, and logging from cloud services into the Splunk platform.

- Drive automation initiatives related to Splunk deployment, configuration management, and ongoing maintenance tasks.

Required Skills & Experience (Must-Have) :

Experience : 1015 years of total IT experience, with a mandatory 10+ years in dedicated Splunk Administration.

Core OS : Strong hands-on experience with the Linux operating system (Shell scripting, performance tuning, and troubleshooting).

Splunk Proficiency : Expert proficiency in managing large-scale Splunk deployments and upgrades (Clustering, Data Models, App Management).

Cloud : Demonstrated Exposure to cloud environments (AWS / Azure / GCP) for data ingestion and monitoring.

Fundamentals : Good understanding of networking, system logs, and security event management (SIEM).

Soft Skills : Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a proactive, architect-level mindset.

Preferred Skills :

Certifications :

- Current Splunk certifications (Admin / Architect / Consultant) preferred.

- Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet) for Splunk deployment.

Location & Experience :

Locations : Pune | Bangalore | Hyderabad | Noida

Experience : 10 to 15 Years

Employment Type : Full-time | Hybrid