Position Summary:

• Manages and maintains Splunk infrastructure and services, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Deploys and updates Splunk components; automates administrative tasks; develops dashboards, custom Technology Add-ons (TAs), and alerting solutions. A strong understanding of Splunk Validated Architecture and its components is essential.
• Oversees system updates, deployments, and automation of administrative tasks.
• Leverages Splunk, Ansible, GitLab, and other tools to automate and streamline platform operations.
• Develops integration solutions that enhance system functionality, reliability, and efficiency across diverse environments.
• Supports system engineering projects from initial design through deployment, ensuring they meet technical requirements, budget constraints, and university standards.
• Works proactively to improve infrastructure stability and efficiency.
• Provides expertise and mentorship to system engineers and administrators, assisting with troubleshooting, performance optimization, and best practices for infrastructure management.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, and operational best practices.
• Ensures systems adhere to security policies, compliance requirements, and internal standards.
• Carries out standard problem resolution and support procedures.
• Makes judgment of design and implementation activities and priorities in order to support the systems and services for which they are responsible for. Any non-standard resolutions to problem conditions are discussed with their manager or other senior technical staff before implementation.
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state, and Rutgers regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Handles other duties as assigned

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.
• A total of seven (7) years of hands-on IT experience, with two (2) years' experience with Splunk. Equivalent education, experience, and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to work with personal computer for 8 hours a day.
• Participate in online and in-person meetings.
• Light local travel to visit locations housing Enterprise Infrastructure equipment.
• Office environment.
• Moderate Noise.

Salary: $104,442 - $110,000

Posting Number: 25ST0932

About Rutgers University

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