Splunk Engineer

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Job Description

Splunk Engineer

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are creating a future-ready organization that uses data and digital to meet the needs of patients, our people, and the planet. We need your help to make this happen. Join our new Innovation Capability Center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia.

In this role at our state-of-the-art center, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and create solutions that will benefit patients around the world. Become the heart of our internal innovation engine.

At Takeda we unite in diversity

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive workplace, where individuals are recognized for the diverse backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continually improving workplace experience and accessibility for everyone, and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our Team.

The Opportunity

As a Splunk Engineer, you'll work closely with Architects, Operations, DevOps, Security and other technology partners to design and implement our next-generation Monitoring, Telemetry and Observability solutions based on Splunk platform. You will design/build/deploy complex, forward-looking monitoring, telemetry and observability capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Monitoring, Telemetry and Observability (MTO) solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Create data manipulation scripts based on Python - used to manage and manipulate MTO platform tools and to extract performance and event data for analysis.
• Create and manage interfaces between platform tools and external systems to optimize operational visibility into monitored systems and applications.
• Support and take responsibility for managing the health and well-being of the Splunk platform, in the cloud and on premise.

• Monitor for vulnerabilities and troubleshoot performance issues by implementing alert strategies for production environments.
• Work closely with product leads, scrum master, business customers to define feature specifications and build the next generation of MTO solutions
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, and security teams to provision environments, configure services, and perform capacity planning.
• Participate in support rotation, respond to system health alerts, and triage issues alongside helpdesk, managed services, and cloud ops teams
• Develop and maintain application documentation according to Takeda Quality Systems and Software Development Life Cycle standards and procedures

Skills and Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related study, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience spanning multiple IT disciplines, including systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, integration.
• Hands on experience with Splunk and the premium products – ITSI and Observability.
• Hands on experience in system level scripting using Bash and/or PowerShell.
• Proficiency with basic data analysis, data correlation, data integration, data modelling, scripting (Python), and core query languages.
• Deep understanding of the Splunk family of solutions (ITSI, Observability) including the Splunk Processing Language.
• Good Operating System level debugging skills.
• Knowledge and functional understanding of other monitoring platforms such as Cisco AppDynamics and Cisco ThousandEyes is a plus!
• Solid oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge.

What Takeda Can Offer You

At Takeda, you may build your career, while contributing to better people’s lives. Expect trust driven culture built around Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance. Joining ICC will give you access to high end technology, training and colleagues who will support your growth.

Salary

As a motivated employee, you should be compensated appropriately. The minimum salary for this position is € 2650 per month (full time), but your final remuneration package may be higher depending on your qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Here are a few benefits our employees are enjoying at Takeda. To get a full picture of what we are offering, follow this link.

• Cafeteria
• Medical - High standard medical care
• Bridge days
• Summer Hours
• Multisport Card

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Locations

SVK - Bratislava – Svatoplukova

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time