Senior Splunk and Observability Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Splunk and Observability Engineer role is onsite in Columbia, SC; the posting also lists Lafayette, LA, Knoxville, TN, and Birmingham, AL as possible work locations. Compensation is not specified. The role supports enterprise-scale observability platforms in a complex AWS-based production environment. The engineer administers and improves Splunk and related observability systems across the data lifecycle, from ingestion through search, dashboards, alerts, retention, and recovery. The work strengthens production monitoring and resiliency through AWS, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Python automation, and coordinated incident response; participation in an on-call rotation is required.

What you'll do

• Administer, upgrade, and support Splunk Enterprise on AWS
• manage ingestion, indexing, search, dashboards, alerts, retention, and recovery
• optimize SPL queries
• troubleshoot ingestion, performance, and availability issues
• integrate Splunk, CloudWatch, and OpenTelemetry
• develop Python automation
• maintain OpenTelemetry agents and collectors
• support patching and vulnerability remediation
• lead troubleshooting calls and coordinate incident response
• participate in an on-call rotation.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior engineer

splunk

observability

aws

amazon cloudwatch

opentelemetry

python automation

columbia sc

lafayette la

knoxville tn

birmingham al

on-call rotation

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role combines Splunk engineering, AWS production support, OpenTelemetry, and Python automation, with an on-call rotation.

About the employer

System One is hiring for this role. Industry: Temporary Help Services. Sector: 56.