Senior Splunk Engineer

Senior Splunk Engineer for Automation and Reliability Engineering Project Project Summary - Support Automation and Reliability Engineering project and operations. - Responsibilities: - Observability Engineering and Governance - Architect and maintain enterprise SIEM solutions aligned with operational resilience mandates (e.g., MAS TRM, DORA, APRA CPS 230). - Lead deployment, configuration, and optimization of Splunk for full-stack visibility across infrastructure, applications, networks, and user experience. - Define and enforce telemetry data governance standards—metrics, logs, and traces—ensuring consistency, retention compliance, and security. - Integrate Splunk with incident management, ITSM, and AIOps systems to enable predictive alerting and anomaly detection. - Act as the SIEM/Splunk subject matter expert (SME) for architecture reviews, platform upgrades, and performance tuning. - Reliability Engineering and Automation - Implement and champion SRE frameworks and reliability practices for mission-critical systems. - Design and automate runbooks, alerts, and self-healing workflows using Python, Ansible, and Terraform. - Collaborate with Application, Infrastructure, and Cyber teams to embed reliability principles into the delivery lifecycle. - Conduct resilience, chaos, and capacity testing aligned with business continuity and disaster recovery standards. - Define and track error budgets, reliability scorecards, and service health indicators for production workloads. - Cloud & Platform Integration - Engineer SIEM for cloud-native workloads in AWS and Azure, ensuring visibility across compute, storage, and network layers. - Integrate Splunk and cloud observability tools into CI/CD pipelines and landing zones to ensure continuous compliance. - Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) models using Terraform and Ansible for consistent, auditable provisioning. - Collaborate with Cloud, DevOps, and Security teams to ensure telemetry aligns with audit, compliance, and operational risk requirements. - Operational Excellence and Collaboration - Drive reduction in incident recurrence, MTTR, and manual intervention through observability-led automation. - Partner with Service Delivery, Cyber, and Application teams to enable predictive incident prevention and root cause transparency. - Develop and maintain executive dashboards and reports showcasing availability, reliability KPIs, and operational risk indicators. - Provide technical leadership during major incidents, post-incident reviews, and audits, ensuring lessons learned are codified into automation and process improvements. Skillset (Must have) - Possess a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. - Minimum 8 years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, or Site Reliability Engineering related roles, with at least 5 years of experience specializing in SIEM/Splunk engineering or observability in financial or regulated environments. - Proven hands-on expertise in the following technical areas: - SIEM Platforms: Splunk (must), EL/Elastic - Automation/IaC, Terraform, Ansible, Python, CI/CD tools - Cloud and other platforms and integrations: AWS (CloudWatch, X-Ray, CloudTrail), Azure (Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights), Datadog, ServiceNow - Deep understanding of SRE principles, service health modelling, error budgets, and auto-remediation design. - Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to perform deep-dive investigations and develop long-term preventive solutions. - Familiarity with financial sector operational resilience frameworks, regulatory compliance, and incident governance. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse stakeholders. - Agile, fast learner and able to adapt to changes Skillset (Good to have) Preferred Certifications: - Splunk Certified Power User / Splunk Certified Admin / Splunk Certified Architect - Terraform / Ansible / Python Certified Expert - AWS Certified DevOps Engineer / Azure DevOps Expert - SRE Foundation / Practitioner (DevOps Institute) - ITIL v4 Managing Professional Any personal data you share with us during the application process will be processed strictly in compliance with applicable data protection laws and our Privacy Notice.