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Software Engineer L3 at AMEX | Splunk Engineer and Developer | Automation Developer using Python l Core Skills: Python, Splunk, ITSI, SIEM,SPL, SQL, AWS, Git, Linux, Ansible....!

About

Splunk Engineer | Automation Developer using python at Solugenix 1. Splunk Engineering and Administration: - Manage and administer Splunk infrastructure, including installation, configuration, and maintenance of Splunk servers and components. - Configure Splunk indexes, inputs, outputs, and other settings to ensure optimal performance and data integrity. - Monitor Splunk deployment health, troubleshoot issues, and perform capacity planning to meet business requirements. - Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with regulatory standards in Splunk environment. 2. Automation Development: - Develop automation solutions using Python scripting to streamline various Splunk and Dynatrace processes. - Design and implement Python scripts to automate tasks such as application onboarding, log ingestion, index creation, and password management. - Utilize APIs and SDKs provided by Splunk and Dynatrace to integrate automation scripts with existing systems and workflows. - Continuously improve automation scripts to enhance efficiency, reliability, and maintainability. 3. Application Onboarding and Log Management: - Onboard new applications into Splunk by configuring data inputs, sourcetypes, and index configurations. Ingest logs from various sources, including system logs, application logs, databases, AWS, and web servers, into Splunk for analysis and monitoring. - Develop strategies for log data normalization, enrichment, and retention to facilitate effective searching, reporting, and alerting in Splunk. 4. Data Analysis and Reporting: - Analyze log data in Splunk to identify trends, anomalies, and performance issues across applications and infrastructure. - Create dashboards, alerts, and reports in Splunk to provide actionable insights and facilitate proactive monitoring and troubleshooting. - Collaborate with stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs) and develop custom searches and visualizations to meet specific business requirements. 5. Dynatrace Configuration and Integration: - Configure and manage Dynatrace monitoring solutions to monitor the performance and availability of applications and infrastructure. - Develop automation scripts to automate Dynatrace configuration tasks, such as adding servers and IPs to monitoring profiles. - Integrate Splunk and Dynatrace to leverage combined insights for comprehensive application and infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting.

Location

Hyderabad

AI stack

github copilot

Work experience

Software Engineer at American Express, Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Managed and maintained in-house Splunk infrastructure, ensuring high availability and optimal performance across multi-tier architectures. Designed, implemented, and administered Cribl pipelines and routing to optimize data ingestion and processing efficiency. Built end-to-end automation for Cribl configuration management, integrating Cribl with GitHub to enable version control, auditability, and collaborative development. Developed automated Github action workflows upon pull requests, perform validation checks, and trigger auto-deployment of Cribl configurations upon successful merge. Automated Splunk upgrade using Ansible, ensuring consistent, reliable, and zero-downtime updates across environments. Partnered with clients to optimize Splunk environments, achieving significant license cost reductions without impacting functionality. Enhanced Splunk dashboards and overall platform performance to improve operational visibility and efficiency. Delivered Level 3 support by diagnosing and resolving complex issues, providing advanced technical solutions aligned with business requirements. Implemented valve-based automation that proactively stopped indexing when index thresholds were exceeded and safely resumed operations once compliance was restored, preventing license overruns and data loss.

System Analyst at Solugenix, Feb 2024 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Python automation developer at Solugenix, Apr 2022 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Hybrid, Manage and maintain Splunk infrastructure, perform upgrades, patching, add-on installations, and configure indexes, inputs, and outputs. Create dashboards, alerts, and monitor deployment health while ensuring security compliance and role-based access control. 2. Automation Development - Develop Python scripts to automate tasks like onboarding, log ingestion, index creation, and password management, optimizing processes for efficiency. 3. Application Onboarding & Log Management - Onboard applications (AWS, HEC, databases), configure data inputs, sourcetypes, and indexes, and manage log ingestion, normalization, and retention for effective search and alerting. 4. Cribl Stream Management Configure sources and destinations, build pipelines, and create routes in Cribl to streamline data processing and enhance observability.

Associate System Analyst at Solugenix, Apr 2022 - Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Cmr engineering college