Splunk Specialist - Migration to Elasticsearch (Kubernetes Environment) Project Context: Our customer is undertaking a major migration initiative from Splunk to an Elasticsearch-based solution (ELK Stack) deployed on Kubernetes. This role is critical to design, plan, and lead the migration efforts while also supporting current Splunk operations. Key Responsibilities: Lead the end-to-end migration of log data, dashboards, alerts, saved searches, and configurations from Splunk to Elasticsearch. Assess and document the current Splunk setup - ingestion pipelines, dashboards, alerting rules, data models, etc. Design a detailed migration roadmap, including milestones, risk assessments, and fallback plans. Collaborate with Elastic/Elasticsearch platform teams to implement equivalent observability tooling (eg, Watcher, Kibana dashboards). Act as the primary Splunk SME supporting the customer''s existing team of two during the transition. Post-migration, support and troubleshoot any issues related to the new ELK setup on Kubernetes. Must-Have Experience: 6-8 years of experience in daily Splunk administration, operations, and architecture in a production environment. Proven experience leading or executing a migration from Splunk to Elasticsearch, including dashboard and alert conversion. Strong understanding of Splunk architecture, including indexers, search heads, forwarders, and data models. Working knowledge of ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) in production settings. ..... full job details .....