Maplesoft Group is currently seeking an Application/Software Architect (Onsite) for our Federal Government client.

Tasks and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
 
General tasks:

• Participate in daily stand-ups to provide status updates on completed work, planned work and 
impediments.
• Administer highly available on-premise Splunk Enterprise clusters used by hundreds of users.
• Plan, test and deploy upgrades to Splunk Enterprise clusters, premium applications and 
Splunkbase apps in order to ensure all components of the Splunk platform are kept fully up to 
date. For instance at a high-level, the steps would include:
o Phase 1: Identify, back up, and verify that components are functional
o Phase 2: Install updated Splunk Enterprise components
o Phase 3: Confirm everything works post-upgrade
• Monitor Splunk Enterprise clusters and underlying infrastructure using real-time logs, metrics 
and alerting.
• Harden Splunk Enterprise clusters by ensuring access controls and configuration options are 
secure, properly managing credentials and implementing the principle of least privilege.
• Onboard new sources of data from IT infrastructure components, systems and applications and 
implement integrations upon request from client teams and product owners.
• Undertake day-to-day operational and user support in order to meet the defined service level 
objectives (SLOs), as defined by:
o The system is available 99.0% of the time, as measured on a 30-day rolling window. The 
system is considered available if clients are able to login to their account and initiate 
searches and data is being indexed at a normal rate. Unscheduled, emergency 
maintenance or an emergency caused by factors outside the team's control are 
excluded from this SLO.
• Manage user accounts, service accounts and role-based access controls (RBAC) to appropriately 
restrict access to Splunk and various subsets of the data it contains.
• Provide advice and recommendations on architectural and system changes to further improve 
its resilience, availability or data ingestion throughput.
• Maintain documentation and architectural diagrams for the entire system to ensure knowledge 
transfer.
• Build dashboards, reports and advanced searches and visualizations occasionally upon request.


Maplesoft Group prides itself on its distinct corporate culture and recognizes that success is a direct reflection of our most valuable asset - our people.  Therefore, attitude and ambition are key personality traits we seek out, along with skill and aptitude, in potential employees.

Maplesoft Group is committed to having a diverse, representative workforce and continuing to build an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Maplesoft Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal peoples or any other legally protected factors. 

All employment decisions are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. 

We are committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes, and a work environment that supports our diverse workforce. Please let us know if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. We can be reached at Maplesoft Info at info@maplesoftgroup.com.

We thank you for your interest in Maplesoft Group and wish to advise you, that only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

 

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