Splunk Administrator chez Cognizant

Cognizant is seeking a Splunk Administrator for a full-time opportunity in San Jose, CA.

Applicants must have valid US work authorization. The salary range for this role is between $91,000 and $107,000 depending on skills and qualifications of the candidate.

Applications will be accepted till 10/20/2025.

About Cognizant’s CIS Practice:

Cognizant’s CIS (Cognizant Infrastructure Services) Practice is a global leader in providing IT infrastructure services. We deliver innovative solutions to optimize and transform IT infrastructure, ensuring business agility and operational efficiency. Our services include cloud computing, data center management, network services, and cybersecurity. We focus on understanding client needs and delivering customized solutions to drive business success.

In this role, you will:

• Provide 24x7 hands-on support for Splunk by managing and resolving assigned tickets in a timely manner.

• Execute standard and non-standard changes in customer environments across AWS and GCP by strictly following pre-defined runbooks.

• Utilize orchestration tools like Puppet and custom Python scripts to perform automated tasks.

• Handle customer migrations and perform work during scheduled maintenance windows, ensuring completion with accuracy.

• Participate in a rigorous approval and second-person review process to ensure the accuracy and safety of all changes.

• Troubleshoot and triage operational issues as outlined in runbooks, effectively escalating to incident commanders when necessary.

   

   

  What you need to succeed:

   

   

• 5 plus years of proven experience in Technical SRE or Operations role.

• Over 5 years of experience with Cloud Platforms (AWS or GCP).

• Experience with orchestration tools preferably Puppet.

• Proficiency in a scripting language, preferably Python.

• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills. Experience working in a ticketing bases system like JIRA.