Splunk Lead Engineer

Salary: £41,000 - 69,500 per year

• We require proven experience building effective working relationships and providing challenge where appropriate.
• We require strong attention to detail and the ability to craft concise, informative user documentation.
• We require experience researching and developing solutions that expand, modernise, or improve service and technology portfolios, automate IT operations, reduce costs, or increase service levels.
• We require experience with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk ITSI implementations, with deep knowledge of Splunk capabilities and future direction.
• We require administration experience with Splunk Enterprise and Splunk ITSI.
• We require Splunk certification and in-depth knowledge of Splunk, from sophisticated design and use case development through to operational support.
• We require demonstrable experience configuring Splunk ITSI using REST API.
• We require previous automation experience with Splunk using Terraform and Git Hub.
• We require an understanding of different monitoring technologies and how they can be used to deliver insights and business value.
• We require demonstrable experience managing sophisticated Splunk platforms serving multiple business units and use cases, such as Security, IT Operations, and transaction monitoring.
• We require experience integrating Splunk with data sources and other monitoring, automation, and ITSM tools.
• We require strong data analysis skills and the ability to correlate data from multiple sources.
• We require the ability to articulate sophisticated designs, code, and applications for large-scale projects into modular components.
• We require demonstrable experience working across multiple work streams to deadlines while managing conflicting and changing demands.
• We require strong judgement, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• We require the ability to balance and analyse information from a variety of internal and external sources.
• We require familiarity with Agile ways of working.
• We require strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to present information to senior management.
• We require a strong track record of building and maintaining positive relationships with business colleagues and understanding business processes.
• We require proven influencing skills to engage, influence, and challenge partners.

• We will lead the design and implementation of monitoring and observability patterns and standards within our Observability Team.
• We will act as a technical authority, ensuring best practices are followed.
• We will take an automation-first approach.
• We will mentor the team to build sustainable capability.
• We will advocate monitoring and observability best practice across the wider technology domain.
• We will design, develop, support, and ope rationalise advanced Splunk solutions.
• We will configure Splunk ITSI using REST API.
• We will automate Splunk processes using Terraform and Git Hub.
• We will manage sophisticated Splunk platforms across multiple business units and use cases.
• We will integrate Splunk with data sources and other monitoring, automation, and ITSM tools.
• We will analyse and correlate data from multiple sources to produce insights and business value.
• We will work across multiple work streams to deadlines while handling changing priorities.
• We will communicate sophisticated designs and solutions clearly to a range of stakeholders, including senior management.

• API
• Git Hub
• Support
• ITSM
• REST
• Security
• Splunk
• Terraform
• Dev Ops

We are a leading finance house based in London, and this role is based onsite for 2/3 days per week. You will join a dynamic Observability Team in an excellent opportunity to help shape monitoring and observability standards across our technology landscape. The role requires SC clearance and offers the chance to act as a technical authority while mentoring others and driving best practice across the wider organisation.

last updated 26 week of 2026