BENJAMIN AGBANOWE
Richmond,Texas
Summary
- I am a Splunk enterprise security certified admin with 7years experience in Trouble shooting, Ingestion, Fine tuning data, configuration and administration of Splunk platform. I am adept at onboarding data from various sources, such as servers, syslog, network devices, API sources, UF, HF.
I am skilled in problem solving, detailed with a view to give ultimate satisfaction to my clients/ customers to achieving organization's goal. - I have excellent communication skills and i am proficient in Splunk systems management, Splunk enterprise security, linux (red hat), Aws, windows server, scaling and upgrade of Splunk enterprise, knowledge objects, database management and working in a distributed or clustered Splunk environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SPLUNK ENGINEER
TSQS INC (client: T-mobile)
Irving, TX
03.2023 - 01.2024
- Developed design and implementation of new processes for improved product quality.
- Developed Triage Dashboards for process transaction troubleshooting and monitoring
- Developed knowledge object, detailed knowledge and use of splunk ITSI, splunk webmonitoring, splunk Application monitoring and splunk synthetic monitoring tools to troubleshoot and monitor API"s, Applications.
- I develop Splunk apps and add-ons using XML dashboard visualizations, field extractions, Splunk props and transform commands, or Splunk Processing Language (SPL) or, when necessary, PERL, Bash and Python scripting
- Conducted trainings and knowledge sharing sessions in the use of splunk, splunk querry languages, searching and filtering data, creating dashboards, visualizations, alerts, use addons, TA's, and splunk applications.
Splunk Admin/Engineer
capacity bay incorporated
Maryland, MD
01.2021 - 02.2023
- Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• I provide administration for enterprise level Splunk environment consisting of search heads, indexers, deployers, deployment servers, heavy/universal forwarders
• Apply comprehensive knowledge of Splunk principles, methods, and strong regular expression technique using splunk SOAR
• I ensure the integrity and protection of networks, systems, and applications by technical enforcement of organizational security policies, through monitoring of vulnerability scanning devices.
• Knowledge of syslog/rsylog/syslog-ng configuration
• I manage system resource in the monitoring of performance capacity, availability, serviceability and recoverability. Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework and hands on practical experience using it.Knowledge in security technologies such as: IDS/IPS, DLP, Proxy, WAF, EDR, Anti-Virus, Sandboxing, network- and host- based firewalls, Threat Intelligence, Penetration Testing, etc. Understanding of attack activities such as network probing/ scanning, DDOS, malicious code activity, etc. - Review of API documentation and liasing with third party to SOAR Platform.
• I participate in special projects as required and Integrate and manage Splunk App for AWS with our AWS infrastructure in a large multi-account cloud environment (saas)
• I develop Splunk apps and add-ons using Simple XML dashboard visualizations, field extractions, Splunk props and transform commands, or Splunk Processing Language (SPL) or, when necessary, PERL, Bash and Python scripting
• I develop complex queries, alerts, reports, and dashboards using Splunk’s proprietary SPL language and ELASTIC KIBANA.
• Troubleshoot non-performant Splunk platforms including Apps or Technology Add-Ons
• From time to time, I perform Splunk upgrades or migrations
• Strong use of Splunk's ITSI tool to perform scalable, IT operations monitoring and analytics to obtain actionable insight into IT operations using Entity Integration, Service Insights and Event Analytics.
• I provide administrative user support for all levels of splunk users
• Indepth Experience with integrating UNIX, Windows, Vmware, Splunk SIM into SPLUNK ITSI - ITSI and Machine Learning Toolkit experience,
DATA VISUALIZATION ANALYST/splunk Admin
capacity bay inc
Houston, TX
02.2019 - 12.2020
- I developed visualization dashboards and indicators that identify anomalous activities using statistical behavior models, and machine learning.
- Alert use case development and implementation
Upgrade Splunk apps required by Splunk ES upgrades
Splunk Enterprise Security administration and management
Configure notable event actions, action menus and Adaptive Responses. - Expert in Data(LOG) onboarding and data ingestion normalization and use of splunk CIM add ons. HTML Dashboards, Bash scripting. Utilizing Python to trigger this for their Splunk Ingest
- Strong knowledge of security risk procedures, security patterns, authentication technologies and security attack pathologies
Developed, evaluated, and documented, specific metrics for management purpose. - Use of glasstable to monitor, visualize dependencies accros splunk ITSI Infrastructure.
- Log Onboarding from various sources such as UF, HF, Syslog Servers, Windows and Linux machines
- Strong Configuration Monitoring in BackEnd as well as splunk UI
- Ability to tune, diagnose and debug, and orchestration issues
- Configure, ingest, normalize different data using cribl streaming platform
- Routing streamlined data using Cribl platform
- Strong application of correlation searches, notable events to regularly scan splunk ITSI data for defined patterns
- proficient in APP dynamics, configuration Business journeys and dashboard creation
- Use of SPLUNK ITSI service ANALYZER TREE diagram to identify services and KPI's that are not within set specification
System Analyst/Splunk Admin
Denti Systems
Houston, TX
04.2017 - 01.2019
- Job Description
•Under general supervision, i was responsible for implementation and support of Information Management related services within DENTI'S infrastructure
•Ensured that all systems are functional
•Provided troubleshooting on a wide range of technology issues, addressed help desk tickets as a point of escalation, and worked on various projects which will required a deep understanding of the Microsoft stack
•Monitored and resolved Level 1/2/3 support tickets, documented all activities performed in ticket resolution
•Demonstrated experience and ability to lead in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
•Managed backups, performed upgrades and system updates as necessary, oversee systems monitoring
•I Authored, documented and maintained all system and network documentation, as well as internal processes and procedures related to duties and responsibilities
•Installed or assisted with the installation and set-up of new hardware, software, and peripheral equipment
•Developed and supported scripts and tools used for orchestration and automation tasks
•Evaluated and optimized network and/or other systems’ performance
•Maintained physical and virtual server hardware and operating systems to ensure reliability of server applications
Chemical Analyst
Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries
Lagos, Lagos
10.2010 - 12.2016
- Perform routine and non-routine chemical analysis of products using standard operating procedures.
- Write and execute chemical testing procedures.
- Maintain up-to-date documents for chemical testing methods and activities.
- Operate laboratory equipment safely and effectively to conduct testing.
- Record, analyze and report test results to Managers.
- Maintain inventory of chemicals and supplies in laboratory.
- Record all the test data related to chemical additions, purifications and dump cycles.
- Interacted with other departments and appropriate stakeholders to discuss product formulation analysis results.
- Managed laboratory personnel and monitored team performance and work quality.
- Followed standardized formulas to create chemical solutions for products and processes.
- Conducted chemical experiments, tests and analyses using chromatography, spectroscopy, Disintegration testing and other chemical separation techniques.
- Recorded and calculated analytical results on spreadsheets, enabling sharing with other scientists.
- Performed Assay calculations to convert laboratory data into reportable forms.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Lagos State University
Lagos Nigeria10.2008
Skills
- Big Data Analytics
- complex data management
- Big Data Machine learning
- Application software (splunk ITSI)
- Troubleshooting
- Creative Problem Solving
- Splunk Cloud and splunk API Testing
- Communication
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Threat & Vulnerability Management
- Attention to Detail
- Capacity and Scalability Planning
- Splunk core certified user
- Splunk core certified power user
- Executing disaster recovery playbooks
- Splunk Enterprise certified Admin
- Splunk Admin
- Splunk Enterprise security certified Admin
- Enterprise information Security
- Enterprise IT security
- Enterprise security Architecture
- Experience using Gitlab and Ansible
Certification
- Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin, SPLUNK - 2022
- Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin, SPLUNK - 2022
- Splunk Core Certified User, SPLUNK - 2022
- Splunk Core Certified Power User, SPLUNK - 2022
- https://www.credly.com/users/benjamin-agbanowe/badges#
Timeline
SPLUNK ENGINEER
TSQS INC (client: T-mobile)
03.2023 - 01.2024
Splunk Admin/Engineer
capacity bay incorporated
01.2021 - 02.2023
DATA VISUALIZATION ANALYST/splunk Admin
capacity bay inc
02.2019 - 12.2020
System Analyst/Splunk Admin
Denti Systems
04.2017 - 01.2019
Chemical Analyst
Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries
10.2010 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Lagos State University
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