Splunk Engineer

- Manage end-to-end Splunk data ingestion, focusing on ingest management, Edge Processors, and Ingest Actions - Design, implement, and enhance ingestion pipelines for a variety of enterprise data sources - Lead the onboarding process for new log and metric sources while ensuring data quality and performance - Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to accommodate new use cases and data requirements - Develop and maintain index strategies, retention policies, and optimize storage - Monitor platform performance, throughput, and latency, identifying potential bottlenecks proactively - Oversee the tuning and optimization of Splunk environments at scale - Manage the Splunk platform lifecycle, including upgrades, patching, and compatibility assessments - Assess and advocate for the adoption of new Splunk features and capabilities - Ensure reliability, stability, and security across Splunk environments - Serve as a senior resource for addressing complex platform issues - Diagnose and resolve issues related to ingestion, indexing, searching, and performance - Lead incident response initiatives related to the Splunk platform and data pipelines - Produce and update high-quality technical documentation for platform architecture and operational procedures - Share knowledge and best practices within and across teams, mentoring junior engineers - Contribute to the continuous enhancement of standards and operational methodologies