JARDON SHARPE
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Highly skilled and detail-oriented Splunk Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in the design, implementation, and administration of Splunk enterprise solutions. Expertise in data ingestion, search optimization, dashboard creation, and event correlation to provide actionable insights across large-scale IT infrastructures. Proficient in configuring and managing Splunk environments, creating advanced queries, and integrating third-party applications to enhance monitoring, security, and operational intelligence. Strong background in troubleshooting performance issues, performing log analysis, and leveraging machine data to drive business intelligence and security analytics. A proactive problem solver with a deep understanding of data processing, security operations, and systems engineering. Adept at working in fast-paced environments, collaborating cross-functionally, and delivering high-impact results.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Splunk Engineer
Apex Systems
09.2023 - Current
- Developed Splunk queries and dashboards targeted at understanding application performance and capacity analysis for Bank of America’s financial centers
- Managed Splunk licenses, indexers, search heads, configuration management and capacity monitoring
- Developed advanced search and reports with Splunk using commands for lookups and regular expression
- Led a cross-functional team to implement a Splunk-based Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution, resulting in 90% faster detection of potential security threats and incidents.
Splunk Administrator
Leapfrog Services
03.2022 - 08.2023
- Managed and optimized Splunk environments, handling over 100 TB of log data per day, ensuring efficient indexing, searching, and reporting across 10,000 computer systems.
- Troubleshot issues within the Splunk environment and collaborated with cross-functional teams for timely resolution.
- Integrated various data sources into Splunk to provide comprehensive insights and a holistic view of operations.
- Developed custom visualizations to depict complex datasets in an accessible and meaningful manner.
- Proactively identified potential risks or vulnerabilities within the system through robust monitoring strategies using Splunk tools.
Support Desk Analyst
Leapfrog Services
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Collaborated with the SOC team and participated in various cybersecurity projects, which included planning, obtaining customer input and projecting resource requirements
- Worked with IT Operations and Network Engineers to mitigate system vulnerabilities discovered in network devices (routers, switches, VPN concentrator), servers, and workstations
- Provided after-hours support and weekend support on a rotational basis
- Remotely troubleshooted and resolved over 500 workstation inquires for both Microsoft and Apple products in Windows Domain environment
I.T Support Technician
U.S. Army
12.2019 - 07.2021
- Worked with IT Operations and Network Engineers to mitigate system vulnerabilities discovered in network devices (routers, switches, VPN concentrator), servers, and workstations
- Supervised and assisted over 200 soldiers on how to properly detect abnormalities within their specific systems to mitigate the risk of malware
- Provided best-in-class, multi-tiered technical support and performed system administration solutions ranging from user account support, mobile device configuration and client/server standalone application support
- Implemented software patching for outdated computer systems on a weekly basic and responded immediately to security incidents
- Troubleshooted and resolved all problems encountered with hardware setup, imaging, and deployment
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA05.2022
Skills
- Log Management
- Project management
- Data Ingestion
- Data analysis
- Alerting & Monitoring
- Regular expressions
- SIEM integration
- Dashboard creation
- Splunk Knowledge Objects
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ Certified – Aug2022
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) – Sep2022
- Splunk Core User – Oct2022
- Splunk Core Certified Power User - In progress
Timeline
Splunk Engineer
Apex Systems
09.2023 - Current
Splunk Administrator
Leapfrog Services
03.2022 - 08.2023
Support Desk Analyst
Leapfrog Services
09.2021 - 03.2022
I.T Support Technician
U.S. Army
12.2019 - 07.2021
- CompTIA Security+ Certified – Aug2022
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) – Sep2022
- Splunk Core User – Oct2022
- Splunk Core Certified Power User - In progress
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Georgia State University
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