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Job Title: Splunk SME
Job Location: London, UK
Job Type: Contract
Key Skills:
- 5+ years in Splunk engineering
Exp:
- 10+ Years
About the Role
We at Coforge are hiring for a Splunk SME with the following skillset.
Must Have (Critical Requirements – Strict Screening Criteria)
1. Seniority & Experience
- Minimum 10–12+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in Splunk engineering/observability
- Proven experience in enterprise-scale environments (banking/regulated preferred)
2. Splunk Expertise (Non-Negotiable)
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk ITSI (design, configuration, administration)
- Demonstrated experience designing large-scale multi-tenant Splunk platforms
3. Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Hands-on experience with:
- Terraform for Splunk automation
- GitHub (or similar CI/CD tooling)
- Proven ability to implement:
- Automated monitoring patterns and onboarding frameworks.
4. Observability & Monitoring Engineering
- Strong expertise in:
- Monitoring strategy, design, and implementation
- Observability frameworks (logs, metrics, traces)
- Experience integrating:
- Multiple data sources into Splunk
- Enterprise monitoring ecosystems
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5. Platform Ownership & Solution Design
- Experience owning:
- Monitoring platforms across lifecycle
- Design → Build → Deploy → Operate
- Ability to:
- Design modular, scalable observability architectures
- Translate business needs into technical monitoring solutions
6. Data Analysis & Problem Solving
- Strong capability in:
- Correlating data across systems
- Identifying patterns, anomalies, and insights
- Proven analytical and troubleshooting skills
7. Integration & Tooling
- Hands-on experience integrating Splunk with:
- ITSM tools
- Automation tools
- External monitoring systems
8. Stakeholder & Leadership Capability
- Strong experience:
- Working with engineering teams, SMEs, and business stakeholders
- Influencing technical direction
- Ability to:
- Mentor teams and drive best practices
9. Agile & Delivery
- Experience working in:
- Agile/Scrum environments
- Ability to manage:
- Multiple parallel workstreams and deadlines
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10. Documentation & Communication
- Ability to:
- Produce high-quality technical documentation
- Communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of monitoring and observability standards
- Define and deliver automation-first monitoring patterns using Terraform and CI/CD
- Own and evolve Splunk platform architecture and roadmap
- Configure and optimise Splunk ITSI for enterprise use cases
- Integrate Splunk with:
- Data sources
- Monitoring tools
- ITSM platforms
- Drive adoption of observability best practices across engineering teams
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the team
- Investigate incidents and improve:
- Reliability
- Performance
- Monitoring coverage
- Collaborate with:
- DevOps teams
- Engineering teams
- Product owners
Desirable (Nice to Have)
- Experience with:
- Control-M, xMatters, Jira, Confluence, OpenShift
- Knowledge of:
- Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)
- Security & monitoring integrations
- Experience in:
- Performance tuning and optimisation
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Skills
Splunk Engineering
Observability
Terraform
GitHub
Monitoring Strategy
Observability Frameworks
Data Analysis
Problem Solving
Integration
Tooling
Agile
Documentation
Communication
Stakeholder Management
Technical Leadership
Performance Tuning
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