Splunk Engineer

Who We Are
By joining our project, you will be working on an initiative of the European Commission focused on creating a more efficient, modern and secure customs environment within the European Union. Being part of this initiative set on a 5 years' timeline, you will have the opportunity to work on topics such as digitalization of customs processes, streamlining customs procedures to facilitate trade and reduce costs, harmonization of customs rules across all EU member states and combating fraud.

This purposeful project will not only give you the opportunity to have an impact on one of the key topics within the European Union, it will also offer you various professional opportunities, let you experience a collaborative environment, using cutting-edge technologies and experiencing diversity in your everyday professional life.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deploying, configuring, and maintaining Splunk Enterprise and Splunk apps across distributed environments.
• Designing and implementing scalable Splunk architectures to support high-volume data ingestion and analysis.
• Developing and maintaining data onboarding processes, including parsing, indexing, and field extractions.
• Creating and optimizing dashboards, alerts, and reports to support operational and security use cases.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand monitoring and logging requirements.
• Ensuring high availability, performance, and security of the Splunk platform.
• Automating routine tasks and deployments using scripts and configuration management tools.
• Providing Level 3 support for Splunk-related issues and participating in incident response as needed.
• Maintaining documentation for architecture, configurations, and standard operating procedures.

What You'll Bring Along

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 5-10 years of experience in similar jobs
• Proven experience in deploying, configuring, and scaling Splunk in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Splunk architecture, including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and deployment servers.
• Experience with data ingestion, field extractions, search processing, and knowledge objects.
• Familiarity with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) or IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) is a plus.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation.
• Understanding of networking, system logs, and security event data.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and optimize performance.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Relevant certifications such as Splunk Core Certified Power User, Admin, or Architect are a plus.
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English (any other European language would be a plus).