Lead Splunk Administrator

T. Rowe Price; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

Job summary

T. Rowe Price in Greater London is seeking an experienced Splunk/SRE engineer to analyze, design, build and operate Splunk infrastructure within an SRE framework. You will design scalable solutions, research problems, and implement improvements to support reliable data platforms.

Role requires deep expertise in Splunk (Enterprise or Cloud), Cribl, and automation tools, plus strong collaboration with management and external partners. Hybrid work with up to three days from home is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Lead Splunk Enterprise platform administration, onboarding and tuning
• Defines standards for use and management of infrastructure components
• Guides decisions about infrastructure upgrades, refreshes, and replacement
• Leads or supports incident response and troubleshooting across complex implementations
• Participates in continuous improvement across domains
• Mentors other team members
• Participates in interviews for new team members

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Team mentoring

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelors degree

Tools

Splunk Enterprise

Splunk Cloud

Cribl

JIRA

Confluence

AWS

Linux

Networking

Ansible/AWX

Job description

KM4

Role Summary

In this role, you will analyze, design, build and implement Splunk infrastructure solutions for technology needs ensuring that the infrastructure (network, hardware, software, data center, facilities, tools, and related equipment) is sufficiently robust, scalable, and efficient to enable delivery and ongoing operation of the solutions within an SRE organization. You will research problems, conduct installations, and evaluate new technologies.

• Requires specialized knowledge and expertise in your own job discipline and deep experience in integrating related disciplinary knowledge

• Leads disciplinary or multi-functional program of notable risk; uses sophisticated analytical thought to identify creative solutions

• Accountable for work of yourself and others; sets standards around which others will operate

• Works independently with guidance in only the most complex situations

• Acts as advisor to management and key external partners on broad ranging projects

Responsibilities

• Technical leader within Log Data Management and Engineering specializing in Splunk Enterprise Platform administration, onboarding and tuning

• Defines standards for use and management of infrastructure components

• Guides decisions about infrastructure upgrades, refreshes, and replacement

• Leads or supports incident response and troubleshooting efforts in more highly complex implementations and across multiple domains

• Participates in continuous improvement efforts that span multiple multi-functional domains and informs the generation of new standards

• Identifies non-obvious relationships and anomalies often overlooked by others

• Detects and overcomes issues before the broader team is aware of them

• Draws logical and objective conclusions from the data and validates them as the prime cause and contributing factors

• Mentors other team members

• Provides feedback and coaching to others who have management responsibility

• Participates in interviews for new team members

• Capable of leading a team on large, technically complex projects

• Able to overcome differences of opinion and drive team alignment around a specific goal or solution

• Holds associates and teams accountable for adhering to practices and policies

Business knowledge

• Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/flows within supported businesses

• Articulates broader business concerns and/or regulatory landscape, including key risks and controls (e.g., GDPR, MIFID, SOX)

• Makes decisions that are cognizant of the firm’s broader business strategy

Qualifications
Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND 5+ years of total relevant work experience

• Expert knowledge of one or more infrastructure components including Cribl, Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud

• Expert knowledge of Agile/SCRUM utilizing JIRA/Confluence or equivalent

• Expert knowledge of core infrastructure capabilities: AWS, Linux operating systems, networking, identity, and access

• Expert knowledge in automation technologies including Ansible/AWX

• Expert knowledge of tooling used to test and manage infrastructure components

• Stays ahead of best-of-breed technologies

Preferred:

• Prior experience in the asset management industry

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home