About the Role
This role is for Scribe (Splunk) within PaaS. The Application Platforms mission is to build the commercial, technical, architectural and operational frameworks that will allow Deutsche Bank to operate successfully and securely. PaaS is the strategic application hosting platform of the bank and hosts more than 50% of bank’s workloads. Responsible for the delivery of on-premises Platform as a Service using third party vendor solutions. It will provide on-demand access to technology services needed to build, host and manage bank applications using a variety of infrastructure solutions.
Responsibilities
- Proactively monitor the Splunk platform (Indexers, Search Heads, Deployment Servers, Heavy Forwarders, Cluster Masters) for performance, capacity, and availability using Splunk's internal monitoring tools, ITSI, and other enterprise monitoring solutions.
- Analyze Splunk search performance, identify slow searches, and work with application teams to optimize queries and dashboards.
- Respond to and resolve alerts, incidents, and performance bottlenecks related to the Splunk infrastructure in a timely manner.
- Provide expert-level troubleshooting and resolution for Splunk-related issues, collaborating with other infrastructure and application teams.
- Work closely with various vendors and internal teams, to ensure compliance with technology roadmap and security requirements on application, infrastructure, and operating system level.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for Splunk architecture, operational procedures, runbooks, and configurations.
- Interface regularly with application teams to understand their evolving logging and monitoring needs and provide solutions.
Requirements
- Strong working experience with Splunk.
- A basic understanding of Containerisation.
- Hands-on experience with Linux/Unix operating systems (command-line, scripting, system administration fundamentals).
- Experience with monitoring tools and methodologies (e.g., ITSI, AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Strong experience in operations/infrastructure support model with good troubleshooting capability.
- Good communication skills to collaborate with engineering and application teams across different stages.
- Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.
Skills
- Splunk
- Linux
- Containers
- Containerisation
- Linux/Unix operating systems
- Command-line
- Scripting
- System administration fundamentals
- Monitoring tools
- ITSI
- AppDynamics
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- AI tools
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
Experience Level
- Assistant Vice President
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Non-contributory pension
- 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional days
- Life Assurance
- Private Healthcare for you and your family
- Retail Discounts
- Bike4Work scheme
- Gym benefits
- 2 days’ volunteering leave per year
About the Company
- Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network.
- Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.
- We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
- Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
Equal Opportunity
- If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on adjustmentsconcierge@db.com to discuss.
- We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.
