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Role Summary
The Cloud Clustering team, part of our Data Platform division, focuses on managing the development and operations of the Cloud Clustering service, a critical component central to orchestrating indexing and search functionalities. With a cutting-edge tech stack featuring Golang, C++, PostgreSQL, Terraform, and Kubernetes, across cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, we manage PBs of data for thousands of customers. Our team thrives on end-to-end ownership, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance for all cluster operations while enabling ingestion, indexing, and search elasticity at scale. Dive into a dynamic environment where innovation meets scale, and your contributions make a tangible impact.
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What You'll Get to Do
- Develop and deploy software to enhance the availability, performance, and reliability of Splunk's Clustering service, while ensuring full compliance with FedRAMP.
- Analyze and improve scalability of storing, routing, and searching data at scale.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks in distributed systems, data pipelines, and multi-threaded performance.
- Maintain processes for continuous monitoring and auditing of systems to ensure compliance with FedRAMP controls.
- Collaborate in a CI/CD development model for cloud-native deployments.
- Automate the deployment of our services in new provider regions, including FedRAMP environments.
- Developing code for tools and automation to reduce manual tasks and reduce human error
- Drive development, delivery, and ongoing engineering hygiene.
- Work closely with an amazing team and collaborate with a global engineering organization.
- 3+ years of related experience with a technical Bachelor's or Master's degree; or equivalent practical experience.
- Must be a US Citizen and able to apply for a clearance
- Experience developing software using Golang, C++, Java, or Python.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and/or Helm, and exposure to Kubernetes and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Proven experience crafting and building scalable software, with expertise in cloud environments and knowledge of continuous delivery, and security practices.
- Excellent problem-solving, triaging, and debugging skills in large-scale distributed systems
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment with multiple ongoing projects.
- Experience working in environments that adhere to FedRAMP compliance requirements.
- Experience working with relational or non-relational databases.
- Knowledge of microservices fundamentals including Service Mesh using Istio, service discovery, deployment strategies, and monitoring.
- Experience deploying critical applications or solutions using industry-standard DevOps principles.
- Exposure to working with REST APIs
- Experience with CI/CD frameworks and Pipeline-as-Code such as Jenkins, Spinnaker, Gitlab, Argo, Artifactory, etc.
- Familiarity with test-driven development, writing various levels of automated tests, such as unit tests, functional tests, integration tests, system tests, or performance/load test
- Experience collaborating with others in a fast-paced environment
Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer: At Splunk, we believe creating a culture of belonging isn't just the right thing to do; it's also the smart thing. We prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging to ensure our employees are supported to bring their best, most authentic selves to work where they can thrive. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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Base Pay Range
SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area
Base Pay Range: $146,400.00 - 201,300.00 per year
California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts
Base Pay Range: $131,760.00 - 181,170.00 per year
All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.
Base Pay Range: $117,120.00 - 161,040.00 per year
Splunk provides flexibility and choice in the working arrangement for most roles, including remote and/or in-office roles. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as set out above, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for incentive compensation and may be eligible for equity or long-term cash awards.
Benefits are an important part of Splunk's Total Rewards package. This role is eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off and much more! Learn more about our next-level benefits at https://splunkbenefits.com.