Splunk Observability Engineer

Job Description

For immediate consideration, please connect with me on LinkedIn at and then email me your resume, work authorization status, current location, availability, and compensation expectations directly to - make sure to include the exact job title and job location in your email message. *** no C2C with 3rd parties, no contractors - W2 salaried candidates only *** Applicants must be U.S. citizens, Green Card holders or current H-1B visa holders willing to transfer their visas ( H-1B visa transfer ) *** Must be able to work on site in either of the following locations : Lafayette, LA - Knoxville, TN - Columbia, SC - Birmingham, AL

Splunk Observability Engineer : Hands on role supporting large Splunk and observability platforms in an AWS production setting.

Run, upgrade and support Splunk Enterprise on AWS (EC2)

Manage the full data lifecycle: ingestion, indexing, search, dashboards, alerts, retention and recovery

Write and tune complex SPL queries

Build dashboards for monitoring and incident triage

Fix ingestion failures, missing data, volume spikes and outages

Restore and replay data after interruptions

Reduce noise, storage use and cost

Connect Splunk with CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry

Build and maintain OpenTelemetry agent and collector packages

Automate tasks with Python

Handle patching and security fixes

Lead troubleshooting calls across teams

Take part in on call rotation Requirements

Strong Splunk admin experience in large production setups (forwarders, indexers, search heads)

Advanced SPL skills

Strong AWS experience: EC2, ALB, CloudWatch

Hands on OpenTelemetry experience, including Splunk integration

Python for automation

GitLab, GitHub, Terraform Enterprise, CI/CD, JSON

Strong troubleshooting and clear communication skills

For immediate consideration, please connect with me on LinkedIn at and then email me your resume, work authorization status, current location, availability, and compensation expectations directly to - make sure to include the exact job title and job location in your email message.

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