Splunk Engineer- Remote

What is My Impact?

Splunk Engineers are responsible for monitoring, installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting and maintenance of technology solutions. IT Systems Engineers provide technical support, troubleshoot problem, and perform scripting/programming to ensure stable and efficient operation of technology solutions.

What Will I Be Doing?

• Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of assigned technology
• Support Splunk on Linux, Windows on both physical and virtualized platforms
• Manages system/application environment and ongoing operations
• Ensures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards
• Researches, designs, implements, and tests technology solutions
• Proactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologies
• Troubleshoots software and/or hardware issues/failures
• Resolves alerts and performs remediation activities
• Manages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software owners
• Collects and presents data for reporting and planning
• Assists with developing tactical strategies, processes and procedures related to systems/application administration
• Determines migration and upgrade impacts and diagnose/resolve complex technology/application errors
• Collaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiatives
• Determines best course of action for meeting business needs
• May provide input into infrastructure architecture designs
• Writes programming/scripting
• May participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercises
• Ensures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints.
• May contribute input to infrastructure architecture
• Performs on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologies

What is Required?

• 4+ years related work experience. Experience Details: Demonstrated proficiency and experience in design, implementation, monitoring and troubleshooting technology
• Related Bachelor's degree or additional related equivalent work experience IT related field
• Extensive working knowledge of multiple technologies and their interfaces and integration
• Extensive experience implementing and administering/managing technical solutions in major, large-scale system implementations.
• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy.
• Must have experience with installing Splunk forwarders and building Splunk dashboards
• Extensive knowledge of a distributed Splunk installation: indexers, forwarders, search heads, clusters.
• Strong knowledge of Splunk search language.
• Ability to troubleshoot Splunk performance issues in both a Windows and Linux environment.
• Working knowledge of LAN/WAN equipment and related services.
• Working knowledge of SAN and NAS storage technologies.
• Solid understanding of logging technologies (HEC, syslog, Windows, and UNIX native logging).
• Familiar with Splunk architecture and best practices.
• Programming and development skills in at least some of following: Python, Perl, PowerShell, shell scripting, regular expressions (REGEX required).

What is Preferred?

• Ideally would possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate clearly and professionally to emails, and when submitting reports.
• Splunk certifications are a plus.
• Experience and familiarity with IT management products and services.
• Experience with premium Splunk Apps, like ITSI and ES.
• Florida Blue and Guidewell experience
• Healthcare or insurance experience

General Physical Demands

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Jobs are sedentary if traversing activities are required only occasionally.

What We Offer:

As a Florida Blue employee, you will thrive in our Be Well, Work Well, GuideWell culture where being well as an individual, and working well as a team, are both important in serving our members and communities.

To support your wellbeing, comprehensive benefits are offered. As an employee, you will have access to:

• Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance.
• Income protection benefits: life insurance, Short- and long-term disability programs;
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances;
• Retirement Savings Plan includes employer contribution and employer match;
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, and 11 holidays
• Additional voluntary benefits available; and
• A comprehensive wellness program

• Employee benefits are designed to align with federal and state employment laws. Benefits may vary based on the state in which work is performed. Benefits for intern, part-time and seasonal employees may differ.
  To support your financial wellbeing, we offer competitive pay as well as opportunities for incentive or commission compensation. We also conduct regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases.
  Annualized Salary Range: $76,900 - $124,900
  Typical Annualized Hiring Range: $76,900 - $96,100
  Final pay will be determined with consideration of market competitiveness, internal equity, and the job-related knowledge, skills, training, and experience you bring.
  We are an Equal Opportunity/Protected Veteran/Disabled Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable culture for our employees and communities.