Splunk Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS:

Position Overview:

The SPLUNK Platform Engineer’s responsibilities include

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Design solutions and concepts for data aggregation and visualization.

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Build Splunk apps from ground up for Splunk to interact with 3rd party software/hardware.

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Splunk deployment, configuration and maintenance across a variety of UNIX and Windows platforms.

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Populate Splunk from 3rd party data sources (i.e. bash/python scripts/SQL DB/APIs).

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Develop reliable, efficient queries that will feed custom Alert, Dashboards and Reports.

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Populate Splunk from 3rd party data sources (i.e. bash/python scripts/SQL DB/APIs).

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Design and maintain production-quality dashboards.

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Participate in design discussions and author design documentation.

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Map design artifacts to system requirements.

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Troubleshoot Splunk server problems and issues.

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Mentor and train Splunk users and administrators.

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Solve complex Splunk Integration challenges.

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Debug complex Splunk configuration issues.

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Communicate with peers and supervisors routinely, document work, meetings, and decisions

Main skills and qualifications

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Experience in using scripting languages to automate tasks and manipulate data.

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Experience customizing applications and dashboards.

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Working understanding of Solaris, Linux and Windows operating systems.

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Proficiency in any object oriented programming language is a plus.

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Ability to program in Python, Perl, and Shell is desirable.

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Familiarity with Java-based server applications & logging frameworks.

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Exposure to database technologies such as SQL, MySQL, Oracle.

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Understanding of Network Firewalls, Load-balancers, and complex network designs.

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Experience with search terms, ability to do correlation between data sets, data indexing.

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Understanding of enterprise logging, with a focus on application logging.

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Understanding of regular expressions.

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Outstanding verbal and written communication is a must.

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer science, engineering mayor
Experience :  At least 2 years of relevant experience in Information Technology

•Review detailed research materials, vendor product plans and industry trends for new/emerging technologies in order to identify the impact on current Company technology strategies and business plans.

•Report security problems in personal work area.

•Monitor plan and execution progress to resolve any plan variances and provide accurate communication to stakeholders.

•Establish and maintain the architecture and standard technology products in order to enable consistent, reusable and efficient practices within the IT function.

•Provide Tier 3 technical expertise for diagnosing and resolving network and equipment issues.

•Manage or participate in cross-functional teams to promote technology strategies, analyze and test products, or perform pilot and first implementations of new technologies in order to integrate new technologies into the Company's Global infrastructure.

•Create a communications plan (e.g., memos, letters, plan review meetings, status lists) to ensure frequent, accurate and timely communication to all stakeholders and to solidify commitment to the project plan.

•Establish project measures to ensure that the project is on-time, on-budget and meets customer specifications.

•Create and refine conceptual alternatives of business process, technology design and blueprint or infrastructure assessment to create the physical environment needed to develop, test, train and deploy the solution.

•Provide documentation for knowledge transfer to operational support teams. 

•Analyze business requirements by conducting information gathering sessions with clients to gain understanding of the business needs.

•Identify required modifications to the project plan based on changed priorities, policy changes and or resource constraints in order to ensure plans continue to align to current business objectives.

•Determine all technical and resource components (e.g., network, landscape) and associated costs (e.g., development, training) for technology to ensure capacity and performance requirements are met.

•Collaborate with clients to jointly identify the business systems requirements to support their business plans.

•Communicate new and maintain a repository of IT standards/policies, changes or associated implementation requirements to affected stakeholders in order to ensure that resources are in place for effective and timely implementation, and that standard requirements are accessible to all stakeholders.

•Assess the need for IT standards and policies to ensure protection of Company assets.

•Consult with solution project teams in order to develop a solution design which is compliant with the architecture and standards of the Company.

Core Competencies :

Drives Innovative Business Improvements: Develops new insights into solutions that result in organizational improvements; promotes a work environment that fosters creative thinking, innovation and rational risk-taking.

Balances Immediate and Long-Term Priorities: Seeks to meet critical objectives while considering the impact of those decisions and activities on the ability to achieve long-term goals.

Delivers Results: Focuses on the critical few objectives that add the most value and channels own and others' energy to consistently deliver results that meet or exceed expectations.

Imports and Exports Good Ideas: Relentlessly seeks shares and adopts ideas and best practices in and outside the Company and embraces change introduced by others.

Develops and Inspires Others: Builds and maintains relationships that motivate, guide, and/or reinforce the performance of others toward goal accomplishments. Develops self and others to improve performance in current role and to prepare for future roles; seeks and provides feedback and coaching to enhance performance.

Live the Values: Demonstrates the values of The Coca-Cola Company through words, actions, and by example; fosters an environment that reflects the values of the company.

•Basic Data mining and data modeling principles and Design: Knowledge of basic system tools and standard operating system support processes. Includes a working knowledge of hardware and software operation and the ability to participate in the design and implementation of data center support processes and infrastructure.

•Basic Operating Systems: Knowledge of basic operating systems and all related aspects (e.g., system tools, management principles, platforms, software, hardware, related products and controls) required to design, implement and maintain infrastructure solutions.

•Advanced Data Center Support, Operation and Design: Knowledge of advanced system tools and standard operating systems used to proactively ensure that processing platforms meet established service levels. Includes operating proficiency with hardware and software in a global operating environment and the ability to lead the design and implementation of data center support processes and infrastructure.

•Consumer Focus: Demonstrating understanding of how one's actions and/or work impacts the Company's relationship with consumers.

•Advanced Operating Systems: Knowledge of advanced operating systems and related aspects. Includes the ability to lead and act as a subject matter expert in the evaluation, selection and implementation of infrastructure solutions.

•Application Development Methodology: Ability to apply the standard TCCC application development methods covering the full development lifecycle (e.g., project preparation, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment and support) to ensure solution quality and consistency of process.

•Business Partner Knowledge: Knowledge of business partners (such as customer, bottler, service agent, supplier) in their context: industry trends and competitive pressures, strategies and plans, organizational structure, decision-making process, contacts, technology infrastructure and systems.

•Functionality Testing: Knowledge of and ability to use testing methodologies, processes and tools for testing of functionality, including unit, integration, system, regression and dry run testing.

•IS Standards and Tools: Knowledge of and ability to apply the standards, procedures and tools of the Business Systems and Information Infrastructure functions in order to efficiently execute all support and development work activities.

•IT Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the key directional trends and emerging technologies in the IT industry. Includes knowledge of the key vendors, their strategic and tactical plans, and internal/external advisory services.

•Desktop/Web Solution Development: Knowledge of Internet and desktop tools and technologies (e.g., JavaScript, PHP, HTML). Includes the ability to create software solutions using the Internet and desktop tools.

•IT Operating Environment: Knowledge of TCCC operating environments (e.g., client/server, overall system performance, network configuration and management, security administration, production control) used in solution design and development efforts. Includes knowledge of key organizational contacts and groups supporting TCCC operations to allow for information sharing and issue resolution.

•Infrastructure Architecture: Ability to deploy and configure assets through various scripting languages (e.g., DOS, Unix/Linux, Shell, RUBY). Provide capacity planning; and support architecture/application.

•Middleware Software: Knowledge of and ability to use the existing TCCC middleware software environment covering gateways and the database management systems (DBMS) with which the gateways can be used. Includes knowledge of application integration tools (e.g., MQ Series).

•Process Modeling: Knowledge of process modeling procedures and the ability to decompose business processes by taking into account software and system capabilities and to ensure reuse, integration, maintainability and efficiency.

•Program Management: Ability to provide oversight and management to synthesize/bring synergy to multiple initiatives by establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently, adjusting priorities, establishing management routines to effectively track progress and identify issues; removing barriers and leveraging resources.

•Project Estimating: Ability to estimate the cost of a project, including the hardware, software, network and other related costs to design, develop, test and deploy the required solution.

•Project Management: Ability to use appropriate tools and techniques to plan secure resources for manage assist and ensure the progress and ultimate completion of designated projects; effectively manage time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

•Security Architecture/Tools/Methodologies: Knowledge of access control methods and their applicability. Includes knowledge of security infrastructure and Company standards for access control and authentication.

•Security Vulnerabilities: Knowledge of information security risks and vulnerabilities. Includes the ability to detect them, assess them and adequately safeguard against them (e.g., anti-virus software, security patches for operating systems, best practices).

Leadership Behaviors:

DRIVE INNOVATION : Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business (encompassing everything from continuous improvement to new product and package innovation).
COLLABORATE WITH SYSTEM, CUSTOMERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS : Develop and leverage relationships with stakeholders to appropriately stretch and impact the System (Company and Bottler).
ACT LIKE AN OWNER : Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
INSPIRE OTHERS : Inspire people to deliver our mission and 2020 Vision, demonstrate passion for the business and give people a reason to believe anything is possible.
DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS : Develop self and support others’ development to achieve full potential.

Honesty and integrity have always been cornerstone values of The Coca-Cola Company. Our passion for people of integrity mirrors our spirited drive for total quality in our brands. These and other elements allow the company to sustain strategic practices and drive business performance. The Personnel Integrity Assurance Program is another step toward making The Coca-Cola Company the premier workplace. This process includes a pre-employment background investigation that applies to all applicants employees and contractors of the company. The scope of this inquiry may cover such elements as education employment history a criminal history check reference checks and a pre-employment drug screen. Designated countries or sensitive positions within the company may have more stringent standards.

At The Coca-Cola Company you can cultivate your career in a challenging and dynamic environment. We are the largest manufacturer and distributor of nonalcoholic drinks in the world-selling more than 1 billion drinks a day. Unlock your full potential with a future-focused company that is known and respected throughout the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.