Senior Software Consultant

Sesheng Company; Great Falls Crossing (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in Virginia is seeking a skilled Splunk Dashboard Developer for a contract position. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining dashboards and reports to provide insights into system performance. Ideal candidates should have 3+ years of experience and relevant Splunk certifications. The role promises engaging challenges in a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Splunk development.
• Experience with creating dashboards, visualizations, and alerts.
• Expert-level knowledge of Splunk Search language.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards and reports.
• Collaborate with teams for consistent telemetry.
• Automate monitoring and alerting pipelines.

Skills

Splunk Dashboard Development

Python

Data Model Acceleration

Regular Expressions

Analytical Skills

Education

Splunk Certified Developer or Splunk Certified Admin

Tools

XML

Dashboard Studio

Job description

Interview Mode: Video followed by a mandatory in-person final round.

Sesheng Company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Splunk Dashboard Developer for a contract position. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining robust Splunk dashboards, reports, and alerts that provide critical insights into our systems. This role requires a professional with a strong understanding of Splunk's core capabilities and a proven ability to develop complex, custom solutions. Splunk dashboards dev experience is a must.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reports to provide actionable insights into system performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure consistent and effective telemetry across services.
• Automate monitoring and alerting pipelines to proactively detect and resolve issues.
• Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and postmortem analysis to improve system resilience.
• Continuously evaluate and improve observability tools and practices.

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: Splunk Certified Developer or Splunk Certified Admin (at least one is required).
• 3+ years of experience in Splunk development, including creating dashboards, visualizations, statistical reports, scheduled searches, alerts, and custom applications using Python and knowledge objects.
• Experience with both XML and dashboard studio development is a must.
• Expert-level knowledge and understanding of Splunk "Search" language and building complex queries.
• Ability to implement KV stores, lookups, and data model acceleration to optimize search performance and reporting.
• Expert-level capabilities with regular expressions and statistical functions.
• Experience with creating Splunk knowledge objects (field extractions, macros, event types, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving, logic, and analytical skills.

Sesheng Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.