Full job descriptionNetwork Splunk Developer
£550 per day | 12-month contract | Chester | Hybrid – 3 days per week
We are looking for an experienced Network Splunk Developer to join a large enterprise network environment, supporting telemetry, monitoring and observability across a complex infrastructure estate.
Key Responsibilities
*Collect, normalise and onboard network device telemetry, metrics, logs and events into Splunk.
*Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, searches, visualisations and alerts for Network Operations.
*Work closely with Network Engineering teams across routing, switching, wireless and SD-WAN environments.
*Develop alerting strategies to identify network degradation, anomalies and availability risks.
*Support incident triage, root-cause analysis and proactive network monitoring.
*Validate telemetry data quality, identify gaps and work with stakeholders to resolve issues.
*Support onboarding of new network platforms and device types.
*Document telemetry sources, dashboards, alert logic and operational processes.
*Provide support during major network rollouts and changes.
Essential Experience
*4–6 years’ experience in network operations, telemetry, monitoring or data analysis.
*Strong understanding of enterprise networking, including routing, switching, wireless and SD-WAN.
*Hands-on Splunk experience covering data ingestion, searches, dashboards and alerting.
*Experience with SNMP, syslog, telemetry streams, APIs and device metrics.
*Ability to translate network telemetry into actionable operational insights.
*Familiarity with incident, problem and change management.
*Strong analytical and communication skills.
Desirable
*Python, SPL or API scripting experience.
*Experience with SDN/controller-based networks.
*Exposure to automation, CI/CD and large-scale network environments.
*Understanding of network KPIs, availability and performance metrics.
Please apply today to be considered