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Role Summary

As a member of the Splunk Rapid Response Team, you will be responsible for owning the response to customer impacting incidents and case escalations. In this role, you'll be part of a team of global rapid response commanders responsible for handling high priority incidents and escalations from initial triage through after-action review.

This role at Splunk requires an individual who can take charge in high-stress situations and give direction to Customer personnel, Splunk engineers, and Support management to drive expeditious resolution of incidents and escalations. We are looking for a natural leader with proven knowledge of incident or escalation management frameworks and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to technical and business audiences.

What you'll get to do

Effectively triage/run incidents/case escalations in a timely manner (meeting all current Service Level Objectives) for sensitive, urgent, or critical issues.
Manage high intake volume of incident and case escalation submissions. With an eye to overhaul or suggest workflow improvements.
Lead complex troubleshooting conversations and problem-solving skills to ensure coordination of resources and keeping stakeholders/key contributors on track for deliverables.
Craft clear and concise status updates tailored for easy consumption by engineers and executives.
Capture and document key events and milestones during the lifecycle of the incident and case escalation.
Set customer expectations and provide updates regarding troubleshooting and resolution action plans for internal and customer facing communications.
Restore the customer's confidence in Splunk and Splunk products through effective listening and communications skills.
Understand when to escalate an issue internally, to ensure appropriate stakeholders are involved for optimal resolution.
Engage in daily incidents, escalations, and internal meetings with constructive feedback and proposing solutions.
Participate in special projects as assigned.

Must-have Qualifications

2+ years in incident/escalation management or technical support.
Flexibility to work non-standard working hours which may include On-call and/or early morning hours, evening hours and/or weekends. This role will be required to work a 4x10 shift schedule (i.e. 4 days per week, 10 hours per day). The schedule assigned may include a weekend day (Saturday and/or Sunday).
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively verbally and in writing with both customers and internally at Splunk.
Customer success mentality, proven track record and ability to make good judgements and pivot to ensure resolution.
Ability to manage multiple customer critical issues/incidents at varying levels including case documentation.
Work well in a dynamic, changing environment and is comfortable with ambiguity.
Knowledge of Jira, SFDC, and Confluence is a plus.
Basic understanding of cloud technology is a plus.
Experience with internal and external communication. Be able to articulate & translate complex, technical information into easily digested and understood, jargon free terms.
Proven knowledge and implementation of ITIL framework best practices.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Applicants must be a US Citizen; The position may require access to U.S. export-controlled technologies, technical data, and/or sensitive government data.

Splunk is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Splunk, a Cisco company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

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