Splunk is here to build a safer and more resilient digital world. The world's leading enterprises use our unified security and observability platform to keep their digital systems secure and reliable. While customers love our technology, it's our people that make Splunk stand out as an amazing career destination and why we've won so many awards as a best place to work. If you become a Splunker, we want your whole, authentic self, what we call your "million data points". So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you.

Role:

Splunk's Cloud group is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join the team responsible for providing and maintaining an automated platform that enables internal and external customers to easily manage and modify Splunk Enterprise Cloud (SEC) environments.

As a member of the Automation & Configuration Management team, you will be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting Splunk's SaaS system, monitoring system stability and performance, solving complex problems, performing CSP instance maintenance and system upgrades, and managing CSP server/storage deployments, all while collaborating with various other Splunk Cloud teams.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with exceptional teams, solve interesting problems, grow your cloud experience, and help drive the growth of Splunk Cloud!

NOTE: This position is based in the greater Boulder, CO area.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years experience developing software in a collaborative environment.

• You have experience or an interest in working with regulated computing environments such as FISMA and/or FedRAMP and are enthusiastic about doing it better!

• You must be a US Citizen working on US soil to be considered.

• Unix/Linux. You will use a command line terminal frequently.

• Software Development and Data Structures/Algorithms. We code primarily in Golang and Ruby, and work with RESTful APIs.

• Cloud and container experience. Building and scaling secure services on different cloud providers.

• Infrastructure or configuration management as code experience. You are familiar with some sort of configuration management or infrastructure as code, such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Amazon CDK, Pulumi, etc.

• Knowledge of technical excellence. You know continuous delivery, testing, security practices, performance, and disaster recovery.

• Problem Solving. You are able to fix a product outage, skilled in identifying performance bottlenecks, spotting anomalous system behavior, and figuring out the root cause of incidents.

Nice to haves:

• Kubernetes experience. Working in Kubernetes systems with experience in kubectl and docker containers.

• Distributed programming. Experience in working on distributed systems like databases, distributed file systems, distributed concurrency control, consistency models, CAP theorem is an added plus.

• AWS experience. Knowledge of Amazon EC2 including machine image management and storage, as well as an understanding of Amazon EC2 regional centers, availability zones, and HA strategies

• GCP or Azure experience is a plus!

• Python or Bash scripting experience. You may develop scripts and tools in Python/Bash.

What we provide:

• Opportunities to develop and grow as an engineer. We are always expanding into new areas and exploring new technologies.

• A fantastic team. We have exceptionally skilled and dedicated peers and individual contributors.

• Growth and mentorship. We believe in growing engineers through ownership and leadership opportunities. We also believe that mentors help both sides of the equation.

• A stable, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. The teams work together to get things done, and adapt to the changing needs for the team.

• Balance. We don't expect people to work 12-hour days. We trust our colleagues to be responsible with their time and commitment, and believe that balance helps cultivate a positive environment.

• Fun. We are committed to having every employee want to do their best, and have fun while doing it!

Please note: This position supports United States federal, state, and local government agency customers and is subject to certain U.S. citizenship-based restrictions imposed by law, regulation, executive order, government contract, and/or related determination by the U.S. Attorney General. As such, this position is contingent upon candidates establishing proof of U.S. citizenship status. If Splunk determines that a candidate’s citizenship status will prohibit the candidate from working in this position, Splunk expressly reserves the right to either consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions Splunk shall establish in its sole discretion, or, in the alternative, decline to move forward with the candidate’s application

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.

Note:

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 .