Senior Splunk Administrator

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Holmdel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 79,556 - 113,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Certification and training opportunities

Job summary

A leading staffing firm is seeking a dedicated Senior Observability Engineer to join their Enterprise Observability Engineering team in Holmdel Township, NJ. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Splunk, AppDynamics, and Zenoss, with responsibilities including administering observability tools, monitoring their performance, and providing user support. This role offers competitive compensation and benefits including healthcare, 401K, and more.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5–7 years in Observability/Monitoring/Site reliability engineering.
• Proven experience in Implementing, Managing and Maintaining observability tools.
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, and networking.

Responsibilities

• Administer and configure Splunk, AppDynamics, OTEL and Zenoss platforms.
• Continuously monitor the health and performance of the systems.
• Provide support to internal users and assist in troubleshooting.

Skills

Splunk

AppDynamics

Zenoss

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

Python

Bash

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Our client is seeking a dedicated and detail oriented Senior Observability Engineer who is strong Sr Splunk Admin with expertise in Splunk, App Dynamics, Open Telemetry and Zenoss to join our Enterprise Observability Engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the administration,configuration, and maintenance of our observability tools to ensure optimal performance and reliability of our IT systems.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in?Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years in Observability/Monitoring/Site reliability engineering with a focus on Splunk, AppDynamics and Zenoss.
• Proven experience in Implementing, Managing and Maintaining observability tools.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Splunk and AppDynamics (including,configuration, administration, and implementation).
• Proficiency in Zenoss (including setup,?configuration, and maintenance).
• Strong in MELT, Metrics, Events, Logs and Traces; hands‑on troubleshooting and support
• OpenTelemetry: instrumentation patterns, context propagation, collectors, sampling etc
• Maintain platform reliability, upgrades, patching, and security hardening
• Exposure to Kubernetes observability (cluster/workload metrics, events, service discovery)
• Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, and networking.
• Experience with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Familiarity with?cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) is required.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Strong?communication and?collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in a team‑oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands‑on Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform/Ansible) and Git‑based workflows

Key Responsibilities:

1. Administration and Implementation:
   • Administer and?configure Splunk, AppDynamics, OTEL and Zenoss platforms to meet organizational monitoring needs.
   • Perform regular updates, patches, and upgrades to observability tools to ensure they are up‑to‑date and secure.
2. Monitoring and Maintenance:
   • Continuously monitor the health and performance of the Splunk, APPD and Zenoss systems.
   • Ensure data integrity and availability within the observability platforms.
3. User Support and Training:
   • Provide support to internal users, assisting with troubleshooting and resolving issues.
   • Develop and deliver training sessions for users to effectively utilize the monitoring tools.
4. Dashboard and Alert Management:
   • Create and manage dashboards, reports, and alerts
   • Work with stakeholders to define monitoring requirements and implement appropriate alerting mechanisms.
5. Data Management and Optimization:
   • Manage the onboarding, Alert?creation.
   • Optimize system performance by tuning?configurations and managing resource utilization.
6. Documentation and Best Practices:
   • Maintain?comprehensive documentation of?configurations, processes, and procedures.
   • Develop and enforce best practices for monitoring and observability within the organization.
7. Collaboration and Incident Response:
   • Collaborate with IT and DevOps teams to ensure?comprehensive monitoring?coverage.
   • Participate in incident response efforts, using observability data to assist in troubleshooting and resolution.

Estimated Min Rate

$70.00

What’s In It for You?

We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant’s experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

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