{SAP JOBS USA:139807} Urgent Need : Splunk Administrator : Richfield, MN

Hi All,

 

Please share the resume at arvind@idctechnologies.com

 

 

Position: Splunk Administrator

Location: Richfield, MN

Duration: 6 Months

 

 

Business Overview:   

Tell me about your department:

The Operations Department for BestBuy.com is responsible for three different areas: Site Reliability Release/Change Management Infrastructure / Deployments Our group is a growing team that manages the BestBuy.com Infrastructure and Monitoring tools in the public cloud.

 

Project Description:

BestBuy.com Operations is looking for an experienced Splunk Administrator to help manage our distributed Splunk setup.  This position will solely focus on ensuring Splunk is operating efficiently.  Tasks will include: Upgrading Splunk whenever there is a new release. Setting up Splunk Forwarding for new application tiers introduced into the environment Identifying bad searches/dashboards and partnering with the creators to improve performance Optimizing the Splunk setup Creating new Splunk Applications / Dashboards

Responsibilities/Deliverables that the resource will be responsible for:

The same as the project description: Upgrading Splunk whenever there is a new release. Setting up Splunk Forwarding for new application tiers introduced into the environment Identifying bad searches/dashboards and partnering with the creators to improve performance Optimizing the Splunk setup Creating new Splunk Applications / Dashboards

 

What would a normal day for this position look like??

This is a brand new position on our team.  We envision the daily work to look like the following: Creating/Testing/Deploying Splunk upgrades, configurations changes, etc. in multiple environments Monitoring the Splunk infrastructure (Identify bad searches, dashboards, overall health of Splunk). Partnering with Splunk users and answering any questions they have around Splunk (Creating Dashboards, Saved Searches, Alerts, etc). Creating new Splunk dashboards / applications for the Operations team

 

What are the MUST have skills that you are looking for in a candidate?

3 + years managing a large distributed Splunk environment 3+ years of experience with general systems administration in a Linux environment 3+ years of experience with scripting languages (Ruby, Python, etc) 3+ years of experience with Git or SVN Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills Good verbal and written communication Experience working in a fast-paced large environment with many moving pieces Self Starter – Ability to work without supervision Nice To Have: Experience with configuration management tools (Chef/Puppet) Nice To Have: Public Cloud Experience

 

What are the soft skills that you feel candidates must-have in order to be successful in this role?

Collaborative Ability to Listen Ability to offer ideas on technical direction Team Player Desire to contribute to overall direction of project

 

Will there be testing required for this role? If so, what test would you like administered & who would you like to administer?

No

 

Please provide three industries that would produce fitting candidates:

Any industry that has a distributed Splunk setup where they index more than 200GB a day.

 

Interview Process Overview (Please include the date the manager would like to start interviewing):

 

60 min – on site interview (Skype if needed for not local candidates) **Please note: Manager will be considering Local Candidates FIRST ***

 

Thanks and Regards

 

Arvind Nagar

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Email- arvind@idctechnologies.com

Direct-408-457-9381 Ext-4073 !! Gtalk- arvindnagar.777 !! Yahoo- arvindnagar951

Web: www.idctechnologies.com

IDC Technologies, Inc.,1851 McCarthy Boulevard, Suite 116, Milpitas, CA , USA, 95035

 

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