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There are several role based certification tracks available (see below). Please reach out to us for more detailed information on each.
Splunk Core Certified User
A Splunk Core Certified User is able to search, use fields, create alerts, use look-ups, and create basic statistical reports and dashboards in either the Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud platforms. This foundational, entry-level certification demonstrates an individual’s basic ability to navigate and use Splunk software.
Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin
A Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin installs and configures Splunk’s app for IT Service Intelligence (ITSI), including ITSI architecture, deployment planning, service design and implementation, notable events, and developing glass tables and deep dives. This certification demonstrates an individual’s ability to deploy, manage, and utilize Splunk ITSI to monitor mission-critical services.
Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
A Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin manages a Splunk Enterprise Security environment, including ES event processing and normalization, deployment requirements, technology add-ons, settings, risk analysis settings, threat intelligence and protocol intelligence configuration, and customizations. This certification demonstrates an individual’s ability to install, configure, and manage a Splunk Enterprise Security deployment.
Splunk Certified Developer
A Splunk Certified Developer builds apps using the Splunk Web Framework. This certification demonstrates an individual’s expertise in drilldowns, advanced behaviors and visualizations, planning, creating, and packaging apps, and REST endpoints.
Splunk Core Certified Consultant
A Splunk Core Certified Consultant has a thorough understanding of Splunk Deployment Methodology and implementation in large Splunk installations and has expert-level knowledge of multi-tier Splunk architectures, clustering, and scalability topics. This certification demonstrates a Consultant’s ability to properly size, install, and implement Splunk environments and to advise others on how to utilize the product and maximize its value for their needs.
Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
A Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect has a thorough understanding of Splunk Deployment Methodology and best-practices for planning, data collection, and sizing for a distributed deployment and is able to manage and troubleshoot a standard distributed deployment with indexer and search head clustering. This certification demonstrates an individual’s ability to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot complex Splunk Enterprise environments.
Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
A Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin manages various components of Splunk Enterprise on a daily basis, including license management, indexers and search heads, configuration, monitoring, and getting data into Splunk. This certification demonstrates an individual’s ability to support the day-to-day administration and health of a Splunk Enterprise environment.
Splunk Cloud Certified Admin
A Splunk Cloud Certified Admin manages and configures details for Splunk Cloud, including data inputs and forwarder configuration, data management, user accounts, and basic monitoring and problem isolation. This certification demonstrates an individual’s ability to support the day-to-day administration and health of a Splunk Cloud environment.
Splunk Core Certified Power User
A Splunk Core Certified Power User has a basic understanding of SPL searching and reporting commands and can create knowledge objects, use field aliases and calculated fields, create tags and event types, use macros, create workflow actions and data models, and normalize data with the Common Information Model in either the Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud platforms. This certification demonstrates an individual’s foundational competence of Splunk’s core software.
Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User
A Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User has greater depth of knowledge and skills in complex searching and reporting commands, advanced use cases of knowledge objects, and best practices for building dashboards and forms. This certification demonstrates an individual’s ability to generate complex searches, reports, and dashboards with Splunk’s core software to get the most out of their data.
Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer
A Splunk SOAR Certified Automation Developer* installs, configures, and uses SOAR (formerly Phantom) servers and plans, designs, creates, and debugs basic playbooks for SOAR. These highly skilled individuals are proficient in complex SOAR solution development, and can integrate SOAR with Splunk as well as develop playbooks requiring custom coding and REST API usage. This certification demonstrates an individual’s knowledge and skills in installing and configuring a SOAR server and integrating it with Splunk, as well as planning, designing, creating, and debugging playbooks.
*Formerly referred to as Splunk Phantom Certified Admin