Splunk Technical Project Manager

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager with deep Splunk expertise to lead and deliver enterprise-scale Splunk and observability initiatives. This role requires a strong blend of project management discipline and hands-on technical knowledge to successfully drive complex Splunk deployments, enhancements, and migrations.

The ideal candidate understands the Splunk ecosystem end-to-end and can effectively manage cross-functional teams while ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership

- Lead end-to-end delivery of Splunk-related projects, including implementations, upgrades, migrations, and optimization initiatives

- Define project scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables

- Manage project plans, track progress, and ensure adherence to schedules

- Identify risks, dependencies, and blockers, and proactively drive resolution

- Provide regular status reporting to stakeholders and leadership

Splunk Technical Oversight

- Serve as the technical liaison for Splunk architecture, data onboarding, and platform enhancements

- Collaborate with engineers to design and implement scalable Splunk solutions (indexers, search heads, forwarders)

- Oversee data ingestion pipelines, parsing, and normalization strategies

- Ensure best practices are followed for performance, scalability, and security

- Validate technical deliverables and ensure alignment with requirements

Stakeholder & Team Coordination

- Coordinate across engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams

- Translate business requirements into actionable technical plans

- Facilitate meetings, workshops, and technical discussions

- Manage vendor relationships and external partners as needed

Governance & Process

- Establish and enforce project governance, standards, and documentation

- Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements

- Support Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies as appropriate

Required Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience in technical project management

- Strong hands-on knowledge of Splunk Enterprise and/or Splunk Cloud (REQUIRED)

- Deep understanding of:
- Splunk architecture (indexers, search heads, forwarders)

- Data onboarding, parsing (props/transforms), and SPL

- Observability, logging, and/or SIEM use cases

- Proven experience managing complex, enterprise-level Splunk projects

- Strong ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Splunk certifications (e.g., Splunk Core Certified Power User, Admin, or Architect)

- Experience with tools like Cribl, Kafka, or other data pipeline technologies

- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

- Experience in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, government)

- PMP, Scrum Master, or similar project management certification

What Success Looks Like

- Projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with high quality

- Splunk environments are scalable, efficient, and aligned with business needs

- Stakeholders are informed, aligned, and confident in delivery progress

- Risks are identified early and managed effectively

Originally posted on Himalayas