Cribl Application Support Engineer

NTT DATA, Inc.; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 79,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending or health savings

Life and AD&D insurance

Short and long term disability

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks a Cribl Application Support Engineer to join our Frisco, Texas team. You will provide L2/L3 production support for Cribl Stream, monitor platform health, and troubleshoot data-flow issues across Linux systems and network layers.

Responsibilities include configuring sources/destinations/routes/pipelines, performing deployments, incident management per ITSM, and writing Shell/Python scripts for automation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Cribl Stream administration and monitoring.
• 5+ years Leader Nodes, Worker Nodes, Worker Groups, Sources, Destinations, Routes, Pipelines and Packs.
• 5+ years Log ingestion, routing, filtering, parsing, transformation, enrichment and troubleshooting.
• 5+ years Bash/Korn Shell scripting and operational automation.
• 5+ years Basic-to-intermediate Python scripting for support automation.
• 5+ years Log parsing with Regex/JSON and data transformations.
• 5+ years TCP/IP, DNS, ports, firewall and connectivity troubleshooting.
• 5+ years Knowledge of Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel or similar SIEM/Observability platforms.
• 5+ years Incident, Change, Problem and ITSM processes.
• Understanding of Git/version-control concepts and basic usage.

Responsibilities

• Provide L2/L3 production support/administration for the Cribl platform, primarily Cribl Stream.
• Monitor Cribl Leader Nodes, Worker Nodes, Worker Groups, Sources, Destinations, Routes, Pipelines and overall platform health.
• Troubleshoot Cribl application/service failures, data-flow issues, and connectivity problems.
• Investigate issues where logs/events are not received, delayed, dropped, incorrectly routed, or not reaching the destination.
• Configure and troubleshoot Sources, Destinations, Routes, Pipelines, Packs, and Functions.
• Perform Cribl service start/stop, configuration changes, deployments, maintenance and health checks.
• Investigate alerts and production incidents using Cribl logs, dashboards and OS logs.
• Perform RCA for recurring or critical incidents.
• Support Cribl installation, configuration, patching, upgrades and maintenance.
• Troubleshoot Linux/Unix, network, filesystem, CPU, memory, disk space and system resources.
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, ports, firewall, certificates, SSL/TLS and connectivity issues.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data throughput, queues, backpressure and performance issues.
• Support integrations between Cribl and platforms like Splunk, Elastic, Kafka, Syslog, Sentinel, AWS, Azure and other SIEM/observability tools.
• Write and maintain Shell/Python scripts for monitoring, health checks, log analysis, reporting and automation.
• Handle incident/change/problem/service-request tickets using ITSM processes.
• Maintain SOPs, runbooks and knowledge articles.
• Participate in on-call/production support and major incident troubleshooting.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, network, security, SIEM/observability and application teams for issue resolution.
• Coordinate with Cribl/vendor support for complex product-level issues.

Skills

Cribl Stream administration

Leader/Worker architecture

Log ingestion & troubleshooting

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Regex / JSON parsing

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS)

SIEM / Observability

ITSM processes

Git / version control

Tools

Cribl Stream

Splunk

Elastic Stack

Kafka

Syslog

REST APIs / HTTP integrations

AWS/Azure logging

Git

ServiceNow

Job description

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NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization,

We are currently seeking a Cribl Application Support Engineer to join our team in Frisco, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Provide L2/L3 production support/administration for the Cribl platform, primarily Cribl Stream.
• Monitor Cribl Leader Nodes, Worker Nodes, Worker Groups, Sources, Destinations, Routes, Pipelines, and overall platform health
• Troubleshoot Cribl application/service failures, data-flow issues, and connectivity problems.
• Investigate issues where logs/events are not received, delayed, dropped, incorrectly routed, or not reaching the target destination
• Configure and troubleshoot Sources, Destinations, Routes, Pipelines, Packs, and Functions.
• Perform Cribl service start/stop, configuration changes, deployments, maintenance, and health checks.
• Investigate alerts and production incidents using Cribl logs, monitoring dashboards, and OS logs.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring or critical incidents.
• Support Cribl installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot issues across Linux/Unix servers, network connectivity, filesystem, CPU, memory, disk space, and system resources
• Troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, ports, firewall, certificates, SSL/TLS, and source-to-destination connectivity issues.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data throughput, queues, backpressure, and performance-related issues.
• Support integrations between Cribl and enterprise platforms such as Splunk, Elastic, Kafka, Syslog, Microsoft Sentinel, AWS, Azure, and other SIEM/observability platforms.
• Write and maintain Shell/Python scripts for monitoring, health checks, log analysis, reporting, and operational automation.
• Handle incident/change/problem/service-request tickets using ITSM processes.
• Maintain SOPs, runbooks, operational documentation, and knowledge articles.
• Participate in on-call/production support and major incident troubleshooting as required.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, network, security, SIEM/observability, and application teams for issue resolution.
• Coordinate with Cribl/vendor support for complex product-level issues.

Cribl Stream

5+ years Administration, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting

5+ years Leader Nodes, Worker Nodes, Worker Groups, Sources, Destinations, Routes, Pipelines and Packs

Log/Data Processing

5+ years Log ingestion, routing, filtering, parsing, transformation, enrichment and troubleshooting

5+ years command-line and system troubleshooting

Shell Scripting

5+ years Bash/Korn Shell scripting and operational automation

Python

5+ years Basic-to-intermediate scripting for support automation

Regex / JSON

5+ years Log parsing, filtering, data extraction and troubleshooting

5+ years knowledge for Cribl functions, expressions and data transformations

Networking

5+ years TCP/IP, DNS, ports, firewall, SSL/TLS and connectivity troubleshooting

SIEM / Observability

5+ years knowledge of Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel or similar platforms

ITSM

5+ years Incident, Change, Problem and Service Request management

Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with Cribl Stream administration and production support.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting Sources, Destinations, Routes, Pipelines and Packs.
• Understanding of Cribl Leader and Worker architecture and Worker Group management.
• Experience with Splunk and/or Elastic Stack.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Syslog, REST APIs and HTTP-based integrations.
• Experience with AWS/Azure logging and monitoring services.
• Knowledge of log-management, SIEM, observability, and security-monitoring concepts.
• Experience with Git/version-control concepts.
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools.
• Understanding of high availability, capacity management, and disaster-recovery concepts.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is $78,948 – 137,063. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, lifeand AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

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About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners.NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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