Service Automation Engineer (Splunk)

Accenture; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Junior Splunk Engineer responsible for supporting Splunk platform operations, including dashboard creation, query optimization, and integration with various data sources. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience and the ability to manage Splunk components effectively. This role offers opportunities for professional development and skills enhancement in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Formal training programs

Collaboration with skilled teammates

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a relevant technical role.
• Experience with Splunk administration and dashboard creation.
• Proven ability to optimize queries and performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards and visualizations.
• Write and optimize queries using Splunk Processing Language (SPL).
• Assist in Splunk administration including version upgrades.
• Support and manage Splunk components and ensure compliance.

Skills

Hands-on experience with Splunk platform administration

Strong knowledge of Splunk Processing Language (SPL)

Ability to create dashboards

Experience in query tuning

Familiarity with Unix/Linux

Proficiency in Shell scripting

Basic knowledge of SQL

Job description

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Domain: GIPS

Sub-Domain: Service Automation

Experience Level: 3-5 years (L2 – Junior)

Job Summary

The Junior Splunk Engineer will be responsible for supporting Splunk platform operations, including dashboard creation, query optimization, and integration with diverse data sources. The role involves assisting in Splunk administration, infrastructure expansion, and version upgrades, ensuring the platform delivers reliable monitoring, reporting, and visualization capabilities. The engineer will collaborate with senior team members to maintain and optimize Splunk environments across Unix/Linux systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, visualizations, reports, and scheduled searches.
• Write and optimize queries using Splunk Processing Language (SPL).
• Tune and optimize Splunk components and queries for performance and efficiency.
• Integrate Splunk with a variety of data sources for enterprise monitoring and analytics.
• Assist in Splunk administration tasks, including version upgrades and infrastructure expansion.
• Support and manage Splunk components such as Indexer Cluster, Search Head Cluster, Deployment Servers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure Splunk solutions meet operational and compliance requirements.
• Document configurations, queries, and procedures for audit and knowledge sharing.

Required Skills

• Hands‑on experience with Splunk platform administration and usage.
• Strong knowledge of Splunk Processing Language (SPL).
• Ability to create dashboards, reports, and scheduled searches.
• Experience in query tuning and optimization.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Proficiency in Shell scripting and Perl.
• Basic knowledge of SQL for data integration.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Splunk infrastructure expansion (Indexer Cluster, Search Head Cluster, Heavy Forwarders, Deployment Servers).
• Exposure to version upgrade processes in Splunk environments.

You will also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.