Cloud Solutions Engineer - Technical Vendor Management (Us Remote)

Ready to shake things up? Splunk continues to be on a tear while enjoying incredible growth year over year. With growth comes scaling opportunities and the need to add a Cloud Solutions Engineer to our Fulfillment Operations and Engineering team to support our Technical Vendor Management function. This role is for you if you possess a blend of technical skills and system knowledge and are attentive to detail, possess critical thinking, and have a passion for frictionless systems. Come join a collaborative and growing organization where you can make a difference.

Responsibilities: I want to and can do that

As a Cloud Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for managing, monitoring, and maintaining the cloud services provided to Splunk by our Cloud Vendors, particularly our Cloud Service Providers. Additionally, you will also work with the end-users and their management to automate and improve the tools used to integrate with these services.

• Automate Day to Day Processes

• Create, implement, and assist in the ideation and development of terraform or similar IaC (infrastructure as a code) scripts to develop and support small applications.
• Generate the system designs to deploy and automate everyday operations. This includes run-the-business usage of Cloud Service Providers and Cloud Capacity Management.
• Develop and maintain a continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipeline using industry standard tools like GitLab or GitHub.
• Engage in developing and executing end of life activities for cloud service providers’ products and services.

• Own the Cloud Service Provider Organizational Set-Up for Splunk Cloud

• Own the end-to-end process of enabling new architectures by architecting technology solutions and implementing them by collaborating with stakeholders.
• Responsible for the configuration and setup of multiple cloud service provider accounts as well as developing a clean-up process for the same e.g.: AWS Account lifecycle management.

• Be the Technical SME for the Technical Vendor Management Team within Engineering

• Participate in some phases of the performance testing lifecycle to evaluate cloud services.
• Engage with different software vendors to help integrate them into Splunk Cloud, understanding Splunk’s engineering integrations with third-part tools.
• Act as a validation and quality assurance expert and review the functionality and performance of existing systems and solutions.

• Ensure Security & SOP Best Practices

• Document the cloud infrastructure and the processes used to deploy and manage applications and services.
• Develop and implement the right practices to maintain account and region security, following similar compliance standards as industry verticals.

Requirements: I’ve already done that or have that!

Technical Skills:

• You come from a programming background using Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools and languages like Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, JSON, Python, Go, or Ruby.
• Knowledge of cloud security principles to protect cloud data from unauthorized users and malicious hackers.
• Understanding of Performance Engineering, profiling and tuning experience.
• 7+ years of experience in I.T. and enterprise architecture in the public cloud (AWS required, GCP preferred).
• Understand applications including the underlying architecture and technology stack to recommend appropriate strategies and ensure the system performance is within defined SLAs.
• Strong understanding of multi-cloud integration architecture and platforms, observability design, resiliency, and cloud security.
• Ability to integrate and automate an organization’s IT system processes.
• Familiarity with Security and Compliance requirements for industry verticals,
• Certified on AWS Cloud Architecture or similar (preferred).
• Basic business skills to aid organizations in developing cloud-based solutions for business requirements.

Functional Skills:

• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• You have the desire to learn and apply new technologies.
• Ability to easily navigate highly technical SaaS deployments.
• You have the ability to self-train quickly and pick up new skills as necessary.
• Experience in creating and communicating technical requirements and solutions to business stakeholders.
• You have good interpersonal skills and enjoy new challenges.

Education: Got it!

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent years of industry experience.

What We Offer You: Wow, I want that.

• Growth and mentorship. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and leadership opportunities. We also believe mentors help both sides of the equation.
• A set of extraordinarily hardworking, innovative, open, fun and dedicated peers, all the way from engineering, operations, IT and QA to product management and customer support.
• A stable, collaborative and supportive work environment.
• A constant stream of new things for you to learn. We're always expanding into new areas, bringing in open source projects and contributing back, and exploring new technologies.

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion at Splunk and are an equal employment opportunity employer. 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.

Note: 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 below, 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, an ESPP and much more! Learn more about our comprehensive benefits and wellbeing offering at https://splunkbenefits.com.

Base Pay Range

SF Bay Area, Seattle Metro, and New York City Metro Area

Base Pay Range: $147,200.00 - 202,400.00 per year

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Washington (excludes Seattle Metro), Washington DC Metro, and Massachusetts

Base Pay Range: $132,000.00 - 181,500.00 per year

All other cities and states excluding California, Washington, Massachusetts, New York City Metro Area and Washington DC Metro Area.

Base Pay Range: $124,000.00 - 170,500.00 per year