Network Splunk Developer

Network 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
46 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