Lead Observability Engineer
$80,000–$120,000 year
On-site · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaOn-siteFull Time$80,000–$120,000 yearSenior LevelNot SpecifiedUnknown
Type
Full Time
Level
Senior Level
Education
Not Specified
Company size
Unknown
Job Summary
Own the design, deployment, and lifecycle management of the Splunk Enterprise platform, collaborating cross-functionally to build scalable observability solutions. Develop advanced SPL searches, alerting rules, and dashboards, while improving alert quality through enhanced event correlation. Lead observability initiatives such as logging standardization and evaluate additional monitoring tools. Mentor junior engineers and oversee troubleshooting efforts requiring telemetry data.
Required Qualifications
- 8–12 years of progressive experience in observability, infrastructure monitoring, or SRE roles
- Minimum 7 years of direct hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise at enterprise scale
- Deep knowledge of Splunk architecture, including clustering, ingestion pipelines, search performance tuning, and index lifecycle policies
- Advanced proficiency with SPL (Search Processing Language) and dashboarding
- Experience building and scaling log pipelines using technologies such as syslog, Fluentd, Logstash, Cribl, etc.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and hybrid infrastructure environments
- Experience working with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
- Excellent collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills
Desired Qualifications
- Splunk certifications (e.g., Certified Architect, Consultant, or Admin)
- Experience with APM and tracing tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, New Relic, etc.)
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