Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Splunk
Job overview
The Site Reliability Engineer at Splunk TechOps will maintain and improve the large-scale Splunk Cloud infrastructure, ensuring operational excellence and automation.
Responsibilities and impact
The role involves managing cloud infrastructure, handling incidents, automating processes, and supporting distributed systems to maintain service reliability and performance.
Experience and skills
Candidates should have operational experience with Linux, networking, cloud technologies like AWS or GCP, incident management skills, basic programming knowledge, and a passion for automation and data-driven decisions.
Career development
Splunk offers growth through expanding technical areas, mentorship, ownership, leadership opportunities, and working with open-source projects and new technologies.
Work environment and culture
The company culture values honesty, collaboration, open communication, work-life balance, and diversity, fostering a stable and supportive environment.
Company information
Splunk is a technology company focused on making machine data accessible and valuable, operating large-scale cloud services with a global presence.
Team overview
The candidate will join the Splunk TechOps team, a global group blending SRE, Systems Engineering, and Service Engineering disciplines, working collaboratively across functions.
Job location and travel
The position follows Central Standard Time work hours, Sunday to Wednesday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; remote or specific office location details are not provided.
Unique job features
The job offers unique opportunities to work on large-scale cloud infrastructure, automate manual processes, and contribute to a dynamic, scalable system environment.
Company overview
Splunk is a leading software company specializing in big data analytics and operational intelligence. They provide a platform that collects, indexes, and analyzes real-time data generated by various sources, including applications, websites, and devices, enabling organizations to gain valuable insights and improve decision-making. Founded in 2003, Splunk has grown significantly, becoming a key player in the data analytics industry by offering solutions that help businesses monitor and troubleshoot IT infrastructure, enhance security, and optimize performance. Their revenue primarily comes from software licensing, cloud services, and maintenance and support fees.
How to land this job
Position your resume to showcase operational experience at scale, especially with Linux systems, networking, and cloud platforms like AWS and GCP, which are essential for the Splunk TechOps SRE role.
Highlight your hands-on experience with incident triage, customer-impacting issue resolution, and your ability to use internal tools to quickly restore service, demonstrating your problem-solving skills under pressure.
Emphasize familiarity with programming fundamentals in Python, Shell, Go, or C++, focusing on automation, unit testing, and input sanitization to align with Splunk’s engineering culture.
Apply through multiple channels such as Splunk’s corporate careers page and LinkedIn to maximize application visibility and ensure your resume reaches the right recruiters.
Connect on LinkedIn with current Splunk TechOps team members or SREs, using ice breakers like commenting on recent Splunk open-source contributions or asking about their approach to automating large-scale cloud operations.
Optimize your resume for ATS by incorporating keywords from the job description such as 'SRE,' 'cloud technologies,' 'incident triage,' 'automation,' 'Linux,' 'AWS,' and 'GCP' to improve your chances of passing initial screenings.
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