What are the responsibilities and job description for the Splunk Consultant position at Arctiq?
About Arctiq:
Arctiq is a leader in professional IT services and managed services across three core Centers of Excellence: Enterprise Security, Modern Infrastructure, and Platform Engineering. Renowned for our ability to architect intelligence, we connect, protect, and transform organizations, empowering them to thrive in today's digital landscape. Arctiq builds on decades of industry expertise and a customer-centric ethos to deliver exceptional value to clients across diverse industries.
Overview:
Arctiq is currently seeking a candidate to fulfill the role of a Splunk Consultant. This position requires expertise in Splunk and related technologies, and a passion for continuous learning. In this role you will have an opportunity to deliver Splunk services to our professional and managed services clients.
Responsibilities:
- Lead project delivery by defining, maintaining, and communicating systems requirements, solution approach & design, standards, and standardized methodologies across the enterprise.
- Develop and assist clients with creating requirements, identifying gaps, and translating business requirements into technical solutions
- Regularly develop methods of improvement for internal processes related to Splunk administration
- Work closely with clients to execute a common strategy across multiple functions. Define and implement effective and efficient solutions to challenges and opportunities
- Seize opportunities to make use of Splunk technology to drive greater operational intelligence
- Create and maintain documentation related to implementations at managed clients
Requirements:
- Strong background working in the IT and IT Security arena
- Spunk Enterprise Experience: 5-8 years' experience implementing or administering large-scale business systems with at least three large-scale implementations
- Expert in working across Splunk and related utilities
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
- Excellent planning and execution skills with a demonstratable history of establishing and meeting impactful goals and objectives with regard to data integration
- Ability to work in project teams and complete individual tasks in a timely manner
- Have a sense of personal accountability
- You must be a Canadian citizen/permanent resident working within Canada and will be subject to standard background checks
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Splunk Core Certified Consultant
- Possesses Splunk ES, ITSI, or Cloud accreditations
- Experience with storage technologies, platform administration on Linux and Windows, computer networks, experience with AWS or Azure, and experience with many of today’s security tool sets
- Creating production quality dashboards, reports, and threshold alerting mechanisms
- Experience with other Splunk products (eg. Splunk UBA, Splunk Observability Cloud, Splunk SOAR)
- Proficiency in developing add-ons or DevOps
- Expertise with MITRE and developing security use cases
Arctiq is an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.
We thank you for your interest in joining the Arctiq team! While we welcome all applicants, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.