Senior Splunk Administrator-Remote
Posted 1 day ago by mProgen
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The Senior Splunk Administrator is tasked with managing and optimizing the organization's Splunk platform, ensuring its security and availability. This role is crucial for supporting enterprise monitoring and compliance initiatives, particularly in healthcare settings. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with Splunk in production environments and a strong understanding of regulatory requirements for patient information protection.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer, optimize, and secure the Splunk platform.
- Ensure reliable log collection, analytics, and reporting across various systems.
- Support enterprise monitoring and security operations.
- Collaborate on compliance initiatives related to healthcare regulations.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience administering Splunk Enterprise in a production environment.
- Experience with distributed Splunk architectures, clustering, and forwarder management.
- Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux administration.
- Experience integrating enterprise applications, cloud services, and security technologies with Splunk.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
The Senior Splunk Administrator is responsible for the administration, optimization, security, and availability of the organization's Splunk platform. This role supports enterprise monitoring, security operations, and compliance initiatives by ensuring reliable log collection, analytics, and reporting across clinical, business, and IT systems. The ideal candidate has experience in healthcare environments and understands regulatory requirements related to protecting sensitive patient information.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience administering Splunk Enterprise in a production environment.
- Experience with distributed Splunk architectures, clustering, and forwarder management.
- Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux administration.
- Experience integrating enterprise applications, cloud services, and security technologies with Splunk.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting healthcare organizations or hospital systems.
- Knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and healthcare security best practices.
- Experience with cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure or AWS.
- Splunk Certified Administrator or Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect certification.
- Experience supporting Security Operations Center (SOC) functions and SIEM use cases.