IT Domain Specialist - Splunk

Employment TypePermanent
Closing Date2 Nov 2026 11:59pm
Job TitleIT Domain Specialist - Splunk
Job Summary
Job Description
Who We Are
We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.
This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means having a career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritizes wellbeing and choice.
What We Offer
Performance-related pay
Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
Purchased annual leave scheme
Additional Telstra day off
Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)
What is the focus of the role?
As an IT Domain Specialist aligned to Splunk ITSI, you will use your specialist technical knowledge and expertise to design, deliver and support observability and monitoring solutions within Defence environments, contributing to delivery milestones being achieved and customer service levels being met. The role focuses on improving service visibility, monitoring effectiveness and operational reliability.
As an IT Domain Specialist, your role is key in improving the stability and reliability of observability solutions using Splunk and ITSI to ensure effective service delivery. You are responsible for contributing to the lifecycle of monitoring capabilities including service modelling, alerting, data onboarding and operational support. You support lifecycle ownership, continuous improvement and internal capability uplift while ensuring alignment to operational and service assurance requirements.
Responsibilities:
Apply Splunk and ITSI expertise to deliver monitoring and observability solutions
Configure service models, alerts, dashboards and reporting capabilities
Support data onboarding and integration of monitoring sources
Manage monitoring and alerting to ensure service visibility and early fault detection
Support deployment and optimisation of monitoring solutions across environments
Identify risks related to monitoring coverage and system performance
Provide technical support to improve monitoring effectiveness and reliability
Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver fit for purpose observability solutions
Contribute to documentation and operational procedures
Support continuous improvement including alert tuning and monitoring optimisation
Support transition from externally delivered services to internal ownership
Participate in DevSecOps delivery and operational support practices
Key Skills:
Observability systems delivery and operation
Splunk platform administration and optimization
Splunk ITSI service modelling
Alerting, correlation and dashboard development
Data onboarding and integration
Agile and DevOps practices
Automation systems and processes
AWS
Azure
Improving technology systems
Operational support systems
Scripting
Stakeholder Management
System Integration
System monitoring
Technical Problem Solving
Qualifications:
AGSVA NV2 Security Clearance
Five years plus experience administering observability or monitoring platforms with preference for Splunk and ITSI
Splunk certifications desirable
Experience in production support and development
Experience in Agile and DevSecOps practices
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