Splunk PHP Developer Jobs
PHP developer roles that require Splunk experience are focused on building and maintaining observable, reliable applications. Splunk is a powerful platform for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated data at scale. For PHP developers, this primarily involves instrumenting applications to send structured logs and metrics to a Splunk instance, and then using Splunk to debug issues, monitor performance, and gain business insights.
In this position, you are responsible for ensuring that your PHP application's activity is properly logged and captured. The goal is to make the system transparent, so that when problems occur in production, you and the operations team can quickly diagnose the root cause using the data available in Splunk.
Core Responsibilities with Splunk
A key task is implementing robust logging throughout the application using a library like Monolog, configured to output in a Splunk-friendly format like JSON. You will also be expected to use the Splunk platform to query logs, create dashboards, and set up alerts for error conditions or performance degradation.
Essential Skills
- Proficiency in PHP and experience with logging libraries like Monolog.
- Understanding of structured logging principles and best practices.
- Hands-on experience using Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) to query and analyze log data.
- Ability to create dashboards and alerts within Splunk to monitor application health.
- Familiarity with instrumenting applications to capture key performance indicators (KPIs) and business metrics.
- Experience with distributed systems and troubleshooting issues in a microservices environment.
