Splunk Expert / Technical lead France (F/H/X)

Airbus; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Health insurance

On-site gym

Upskilling

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a Splunk Expert / Technical Lead for its Digital team based in Élancourt (78), France. You will lead architecture, deployment, and operations of Splunk across Airbus environments, delivering dashboards and alerts to enhance security and system resilience.

The role requires expert-level Splunk knowledge (including ES/ITSI), scripting in Python or Shell, and strong leadership to mentor junior admins and collaborate with cross-functional IT teams.

Qualifications

• Proven Splunk architecture, deployment and administration experience.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Shell) for automation.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; other languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy robust Splunk solutions across Airbus environments.
• Manage data onboarding, indexing and search performance for efficiency.
• Develop dashboards, reports and alerts to support security operations and incident response.
• Mentor junior Splunk admins and collaborate with IT/security teams.
• Contribute to Splunk governance and stay current with new features.

Skills

Splunk expert

Python

Shell scripting

English fluent

Leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Splunk ES

ITSI

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a Splunk Expert / Technical Lead FR (F/M/X) to join our Digital team based in Élancourt (78), France. You will be part of a dedicated team driving the core of our system monitoring and security capabilities. As part of this critical function, you will be involved in advanced platform architecture and technical leadership aiming at ensuring the optimal performance, security, and resilience of our internal systems.

Your challenges:

• Architect & Innovate: Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of robust Splunk solutions across diverse Airbus environments.
• Optimize Performance: Manage and fine-tune Splunk instances, ensuring highly efficient data ingestion, indexing, and search performance.
• Empower Security & Operations: Develop advanced dashboards, reports, and alerts to support security operations and compliance, while aiding incident response through expert Splunk-based forensic analysis and data retrieval.
• Lead & Collaborate: Act as a technical mentor for junior Splunk administrators and analysts, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to seamlessly integrate Splunk with our wider IT and security infrastructure.
• Shape Governance: Troubleshoot complex technical issues, contribute to the development of internal Splunk governance and standards, and ensure we stay ahead of the latest features and industry trends.

Your profile:

• Experience: Proven expert-level background in Splunk Enterprise (architecture, deployment, and administration) with a degree in Computer Science/IT, or equivalent practical experience.
• Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of Splunk best practices (data onboarding, SPL, performance optimization) and proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell) for automation.
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) and/or IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) is highly desirable.
• Leadership & Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills with the ability to unpack complex issues, paired with excellent communication skills to lead and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Languages: Fluency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory.
• Certifications: Relevant Splunk certifications (e.g., Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect, Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin) are a significant advantage.
• Security Clearance: Please note: This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities. Due to the management of 'Special France' topics and according to IGI 1300 from 9th August 2021, French nationality is mandatory for this role.

Your working environment: A stone’s throw away from The Palace of Versailles and located near Paris, Elancourt is a dynamic city, part of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines agglomeration. The city offers various cultural and outdoor activities through a rich network of associations. Several options are available to get to the Airbus site by public transport.

How we care for you:

• Financial rewards: Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit-sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
• Work / Life Balance: Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
• Wellbeing / Health: Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death).
• On site: concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
• Individual development: Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Company

• Airbus Defence and Space SAS
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13
• Experience Level: Professional
• Job Family: Digital

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Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services.

In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services.

Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

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