Splunk Engineer

Please Contact: To discuss this amazing opportunity, reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist Faizan Mohammed at email address   can be reached on #

630-576-9037

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We have Contract role Splunk Engineer-Hybrid for our client at Chicago IL. Please let me know if you or any of your friends would be interested in this position.
 
Position Details:
Splunk Engineer-Hybrid-Chicago IL
Location                        : Chicago, IL -60601 (Hybrid)
Project Duration      : 12+ Months of contract to Hire
Pay rate                          : $40-$42 an hr on w2

Job Description:
"What You'll Do" -

• As a Splunk Developer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reports that provide actionable insights across our systems and applications.
• You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data is collected, parsed, and visualized effectively to support operational and security objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, queries, and alerts to monitor system performance, application health, and security events.
• Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective Splunk visualizations and reports.
• Optimize and troubleshoot existing Splunk configurations to improve performance and usability.
• Integrate data sources into Splunk using forwarders, APIs, and custom scripts.
• Support incident response and root cause analysis by providing relevant Splunk data and insights.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure comprehensive logging and monitoring coverage.
• Stay current with Splunk best practices, new features, and industry trends to continuously improve our observability capabilities.

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 4–5 years of hands-on experience with Splunk development, including dashboard creation, query optimization, and alerting.
• Strong proficiency in SPL (Search Processing Language) and familiarity with Splunk Enterprise Security or ITSI.
• Experience integrating data from various sources (e.g., syslog, APIs, cloud services) into Splunk.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell for data manipulation and automation.
• Familiarity with log management and observability tools beyond Splunk (e.g., ELK stack, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Understanding of security and compliance requirements in logging and monitoring.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical findings into business-relevant insights.

 
To discuss this amazing opportunity, reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist Faizan Mohammed at email address   can be reached on #

630-576-9037

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About generis tek: generis tek is a boutique it/professional staffing based in Chicago land. We offer both contingent labor & permanent placement services to several fortune 500 clients nationwide. Our philosophy is based on delivering long-term value and build lasting relationships with our clients, consultants and employees. Our fundamental success lies in understanding our clients’ specific needs and working very closely with our consultants to create a right fit for both sides. We aspire to be our client has most trusted business partner.