Splunk Consultant

Function Cloud & Data Engineering Our Company We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world's potential. We're people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what's now to what's next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration. Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement - your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us. Job description Job Summary We are looking for Splunk Consultant to lead the design, administration, optimization, and modernization of the enterprise Splunk platform. The role will be responsible for Splunk architecture, log management, security monitoring, integrations, automation, and observability initiatives while mentoring engineering teams. Key Responsibilities Lead Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) administration and architecture. Manage log ingestion, normalization, onboarding, performance tuning, and platform scalability. Define standards and governance for Splunk infrastructure and guide upgrades, refreshes, and migrations. Develop custom Splunk applications, dashboards, alerts, data models, and security content. Build integrations with enterprise applications and security platforms. Develop solutions using Python, SPL, SimpleXML, JavaScript, CSS, and Bash. Support high-availability production environments and drive reliability improvements. Mentor team members and provide technical leadership. Lead or support enterprise observability platform modernization and migration initiatives. Required Qualifications 8+ years of experience with Splunk Enterprise administration and engineering. Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES). Strong expertise in Splunk architecture, performance tuning, and data onboarding. Proficiency in Python, Splunk SPL, Bash, JavaScript, and related development technologies. Experience integrating Splunk with enterprise applications and cloud platforms. Experience with AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices. Strong understanding of modern monitoring, logging, tracing, and observability best practices. Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical production environments. Preferred Splunk certifications (Architect, Enterprise Admin, ES Administrator). Experience with DevOps, SRE, and cloud-native monitoring solutions. Experience with enterprise-scale platform migrations and modernization programs. About us We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you. Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth. We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work. How we look after you We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with. We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hitachi Digital Services