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What is the difference between Senior Splunk Administrator vs Splunk Engineer?

AspectSenior Splunk AdministratorSplunk Engineer
CertificationsSplunk Certified Power User, AdminSplunk Certified Power User, Admin, Developer
Work EnvironmentIT operations, system administrationDevelopment, deployment, and optimization of Splunk solutions
Employer & Industry UsageIT departments across various industriesTech companies, security, data analytics firms
Search & Comparison IntentFocus on administration and maintenanceFocus on development and customization

While both roles require Splunk certifications and involve working with Splunk platforms, the Senior Splunk Administrator primarily handles system administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. In contrast, the Splunk Engineer focuses on developing, customizing, and optimizing Splunk solutions for specific business needs.

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Splunk Engineer

Austin, TX • On-site

Donato Technologies, Inc
IT Services • 51 - 200 employees

Contractor

Re-posted 11 hours ago


Job description

This role requires onsite presence 4–5 days per week. Candidates must reside in the Austin area and be authorized to work in the U.S.

SCTASK Reference number

SCTASK1572207

DIR-ITSAC Role (including level)

Splunk Engineer 3

Work to be accomplished

Client is hiring Senior Splunk Engineers for the ITD Centralized Enterprise Logging Project. Specifically, the worker will be working within the ITD Service Integration & Governance (SIG) Enterprise Architecture – DevSecOps Tools Team.
In this role, the worker will be part of a larger team that will be onboarding hundreds of systems and data sources to Splunk to improve the operational efficiency of ITD. Data sources will include network, cloud, server, and application data sources.
Worker must have hands-on experience using Splunk for operational monitoring and troubleshooting, including creating and executing searches, using dashboards, and supporting alerting workflows. Candidate must be able to support log onboarding/validation and collaborate with ITD teams to ensure reliable data ingestion and actionable alerting.

Minimum Yrs of Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

8 Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise and/or Splunk Cloud
8 Advanced proficiencies in Search Processing Language (SPL). Ability to:
• Write efficient, optimized searches
• Use stats, timechart, eval, lookup, transaction, and data model commands
Tune searches for performance at scale
8 Experience in data onboarding. Strong skills in:
• Source type design
• Field extraction (regex, props.conf, transforms.conf)
• Timestamp recognition and line breaking
Index design and strategy
8 Experience managing Splunk Technology Add-ons (TAs) for data onboarding, normalization, and CIM alignment.
8 Experience with Common Information Model (CIM) mapping
8 Ability to design, build, and optimize Splunk dashboards and alerts that provide actionable insights, including KPI-driven visualizations, real-time and scheduled alerts, threshold and anomaly-based detections, alert suppression/tuning to reduce noise, and alignment with operational, security, and business use cases.
8 Leadership in technical workshops and discovery sessions. Ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

4 Experience with Cloud-native log source
4 Experience with security tools (EDR, IAM, firewalls, IDS/IPS)
4 Splunk Cloud FedRAMP
N/A One or more Splunk certifications (e.g., Architect, Admin, Certified Consultant)

Donato Technologies Inc. is a trusted IT staffing, consulting, and software development partner headquartered in Dallas, Texas. We support clients across industries by understanding their unique business needs and delivering tailored technology and workforce solutions. Our focus is on connecting the right talent with the right opportunity-ensuring clients receive dependable, skilled professionals and candidates receive meaningful career growth and support. We work closely with small to mid-sized organizations to provide flexible, high-quality services that drive performance, innovation, and long-term success.