This role is part of Cognizant's engagement with one of our most strategic global technology clients — a world leader in enterprise networking, cybersecurity, and observability platforms. You will be part of a team responsible for ensuring seamless incident management operations at enterprise scale.
About the Role
We are seeking a Splunk On-Call Engineer to provide responsive, high-quality incident management and technical support using Splunk On-Call (VictorOps). This is a customer-facing role that requires strong communication skills, solid technical fundamentals, and a proactive, improvement-driven mindset.
What You Will Do
- Act as primary point of contact for assigned cases from the queue
- Analyse and diagnose issues to determine root cause and potential solutions
- Replicate and reproduce issues in test environments for validation
- Support integration with monitoring and alerting tools
- Collaborate with internal teams for technical assistance and escalation
- Create and update knowledge base articles for new scenarios identified during troubleshooting
- Participate in technical training sessions to stay current with product and process updates
What You Bring
- Hands-on experience with Splunk On-Call (VictorOps) or similar incident management tools
- Experience with incident management and on-call support models
- Knowledge of Linux, SQL, and networking fundamentals
- Basic understanding of monitoring tools, log analysis, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow or JIRA
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Customer-handling experience in a support environment
Technical Skills Splunk On-Call (VictorOps) · Splunk Platform · Prometheus · Grafana · Linux · AWS/Azure
Preferred Skills SPL · Python/Shell Scripting · SSO/SAML/OAuth/SCIM · PingFederate · Incident Workflow Automation
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
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Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
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