Splunk Engineer

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Splunk Engineer

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bangalore, the city, which is India's epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda's recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement. 

At Takeda's ICC we Unite in Diversity

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.

The Opportunity

As a Splunk Engineer, you'll work closely with Architects, Operations, DevOps, Security and other technology partners to design and implement our next-generation Monitoring, Telemetry and Observability solutions based on Splunk platform. You will design/build/deploy complex, forward-looking monitoring, telemetry and observability capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Monitoring, Telemetry and Observability (MTO) solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Create data manipulation scripts based on Python - used to manage and manipulate MTO platform tools and to extract performance and event data for analysis.
• Create and manage interfaces between platform tools and external systems to optimize operational visibility into monitored systems and applications.
• Support and take responsibility for managing the health and well-being of the Splunk platform, in the cloud and on premise.
• Monitor for vulnerabilities and troubleshoot performance issues by implementing alert strategies for production environments.
• Work closely with product leads, scrum master, business customers to define feature specifications and build the next generation of MTO solutions
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, and security teams to provision environments, configure services, and perform capacity planning.
• Participate in support rotation, respond to system health alerts, and triage issues alongside helpdesk, managed services, and cloud ops teams
• Develop and maintain application documentation according to Takeda Quality Systems and Software Development Life Cycle standards and procedures

Skills and Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related study, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience spanning multiple IT disciplines, including systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, integration.
• Hands on experience with Splunk and the premium products – ITSI and Observability.
• Hands on experience in system level scripting using Bash and/or PowerShell.
• Proficiency with basic data analysis, data correlation, data integration, data modelling, scripting (Python), and core query languages.
• Deep understanding of the Splunk family of solutions (ITSI, Observability) including the Splunk Processing Language.
• Good Operating System level debugging skills.
• Knowledge and functional understanding of other monitoring platforms such as Cisco AppDynamics and Cisco ThousandEyes is a plus
• Solid oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge.

What Takeda Can Offer You

• Takeda is certified as a Top Employer, not only in India, but also globally. No investment we make pays greater dividends than taking good care of our people.
• At Takeda, you take the lead on building and shaping your own career.
• Joining the ICC in Bangalore will give you access to high-end technology, continuous training and a diverse and inclusive network of colleagues who will support your career growth.

Benefits

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus

• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening, weekly health sessions for employees.
• Employee Assistance Program
• 5 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in additional to Humanitarian Leaves
• Broad Variety of learning platforms 
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
• No Meeting Days
• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 days)

About ICC in Takeda

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We're not just transforming our company; we're improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.