Lead Splunk Administrator

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.

Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

Role Summary

In this role, you will analyze, design, build and implement Splunk infrastructure solutions for technology needs ensuring that the infrastructure (network, hardware, software, data center, facilities, tools, and related equipment) is sufficiently robust, scalable, and efficient to enable delivery and ongoing operation of the solutions within an SRE organization. You will research problems, conduct installations, and evaluate new technologies.

• Requires specialized knowledge and expertise in your own job discipline and deep experience in integrating related disciplinary knowledge

• Leads disciplinary or multi-functional program of notable risk; uses sophisticated analytical thought to identify creative solutions

• Accountable for work of yourself and others; sets standards around which others will operate

• Works independently with guidance in only the most complex situations

• Acts as advisor to management and key external partners on broad ranging projects

Responsibilities

• Technical leader within Log Data Management and Engineering specializing in Splunk Enterprise Platform administration, onboarding and tuning

• Defines standards for use and management of infrastructure components

• Guides decisions about infrastructure upgrades, refreshes, and replacement

• Leads or supports incident response and troubleshooting efforts in more highly complex implementations and across multiple domains

• Participates in continuous improvement efforts that span multiple multi-functional domains and informs the generation of new standards

• Identifies non-obvious relationships and anomalies often overlooked by others

• Detects and overcomes issues before the broader team is aware of them

• Draws logical and objective conclusions from the data and validates them as the prime cause and contributing factors

• Mentors other team members

• Provides feedback and coaching to others who have management responsibility

• Participates in interviews for new team members

• Capable of leading a team on large, technically complex projects

• Able to overcome differences of opinion and drive team alignment around a specific goal or solution

• Holds associates and teams accountable for adhering to practices and policies

Business knowledge

• Demonstrates deep knowledge of products/flows within supported businesses

• Articulates broader business concerns and/or regulatory landscape, including key risks and controls (e.g., GDPR, MIFID, SOX)

• Makes decisions that are cognizant of the firm’s broader business strategy

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND 5+ years of total relevant work experience

• Expert knowledge of one or more infrastructure components including Cribl, Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud

• Expert knowledge of Agile/SCRUM utilizing JIRA/Confluence or equivalent

• Expert knowledge of core infrastructure capabilities: AWS, Linux operating systems, networking, identity, and access

• Expert knowledge in automation technologies including Ansible/AWX

• Expert knowledge of tooling used to test and manage infrastructure components

• Stays ahead of best-of-breed technologies

Preferred:

• Prior experience in the asset management industry

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status).

FINRA Requirements FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role

Work Flexibility This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$122,000.00 - $209,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers $135,000.00 - $230,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C. $153,000.00 - $261,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.

Benefits

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.

Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:

• Competitive compensation

• Annual bonus eligibility

• A generous retirement plan

• Hybrid work schedule

• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy

• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days

• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

Learn more about our benefits.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.