Senior Splunk Engineer at Centene

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose:

Manages Centene's computer systems and networks. Manages vendor evaluations, modifies and/or debugs vendor-supplied utilities and packages, and prepares technical documentation for telecommunications, network, and system software applications.

• Perform systems design and configuration in a multi‐platform environment.
• Provide production support with a focus on monitoring, trending, forecasting, using log analyzer tools, such as Splunk, SaaS Analyzers, and Cribl.
• Install, configure, and administer Splunk and add‐on applications from Splunkbase.
• Create Splunk Dashboards, Reports, and Alerts.
• Write automation scripts to collect data logs from systems that cannot utilize universal forwarders.
• Write complex regular expressions to extract fields for data that is structured and unstructured.
• Build ITSI Glass Table views on top of core Splunk implementations.
• Provide technical support for the Centene Splunk environment and associated applications.
• Perform daily health check tasks to ensure the stability and optimization of the Splunk environment, which includes proactively identifying potential system issues before they become a problem, working with team members in deciding on a resolution, and implementing the agreed upon resolutions.
• Responsible for end user support, monitoring system usage and performance, process automation, server installation and configuration, and third‐party application support, including installations and configurations.
• Interface with business users and stakeholders to determine requirements.
• Review operational and organizational changes, assess how these changes will affect the server environment, and incorporate the changes into the system architecture.
• Coordinate, test, and implement all enhancements or new releases of Splunk applications.
• Monitor, analyze, and evaluate system utilization to ensure the appropriate and efficient use of applications and system resources.
• Provide onboarding various data sources including network data (firewall, switches, and routers) and application logs.
• Perform network and performance troubleshooting.
• Perform administrative tasks, such as system startup and shutdown, backup strategy, documentation, user management, and security and network management.
• Build various SRE solutions for IT infrastructure and application teams.
• Build data optimization solutions using tools like Cribl, terraform, AWS and Databricks.
• Work on assignments related to developing logging standards and metrication for performance and predictive analysis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science).
Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Master's Degree Computer science, information systems, or similar field preferred

Technical Skills:

• Splunk
• Cribl
• Logs optimization
• Linux system administration
• AWS and Terraform

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills

License/Certification:

• Splunk Admin or relevant cybersecurity certification preferred

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act