Job Description - Splunk Developer
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The role requires deep technical knowledge combined with design leadership, stakeholder engagement, and production responsibility across complex enterprise platforms. The candidate will lead Splunk solution design, mentor junior developers, and work closely with operations, SRE, and application teams to deliver scalable monitoring, service health, and analytics solutions. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership •Act as Technical Lead for Splunk implementations across monitoring, observability, and service intelligence use cases. •Own end to end Splunk solution design including data onboarding, data models, dashboards, alerts, and ITSI objects. •Review and govern Splunk development standards, SPL performance, and configuration best practices. •Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and code reviews for Splunk developers and support teams. Splunk Core & ITSI •Design and implement Splunk ITSI components including: oServices & service hierarchies oKPIs & thresholds oGlass Tables oEpisode review and correlation search tuning •Build service centric monitoring aligned to business and application landscapes. •Configure entity extraction, service templates, and adaptive thresholds. Data Onboarding & Engineering •Lead onboarding of diverse data sources: oApplication logs, infrastructure metrics, APM data, cloud logs, and security events •Design and optimise: oIndexing strategy oSource types and field extractions oData models and CIM compliance •Ensure SPL queries and dashboards are performant and scalable. Dashboards, Alerts & Analytics •Develop advanced dashboards using: oSplunk Dashboard Studio / Classic dashboards •Design meaningful alerts using: oCorrelation searches oRisk based alerting principles •Translate operational and business requirements into actionable insights. Observability & Production Support •Integrate Splunk with enterprise observability tools (APM, infrastructure monitoring, cloud platforms). •Support production incidents using Splunk, driving root cause analysis and post incident reviews. •Improve alert quality by reducing noise and false positives. Stakeholder & Delivery Engagement •Collaborate with: oSRE / Ops teams oApplication & platform teams oService Management & ITIL functions •Translate monitoring requirements into scalable technical solutions. •Participate in architecture discussions, audits, and compliance reviews. ________________________________________ Required Skills & Experience Splunk Expertise •Strong hands on experience with Splunk Enterprise •Proven experience with Splunk ITSI (mandatory): oKPI design and service modelling oGlass Tables oEpisode review & RCA workflows Technical Skills •Excellent command of SPL (Search Processing Language) •Strong understanding of: oData models & CIM oIndex management and performance tuning •Experience integrating Splunk with: oApplication, infrastructure, and cloud platforms •Hands on experience with alerting, correlation searches, and dashboards. Leadership & Design •Experience working as Technical Lead / Lead Developer •Ability to own solution design and guide teams end to end •Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Enterprise & Production Experience •Experience working in large scale enterprise environments (Banking / Financial Services preferred) •Exposure to incident management, operational resilience, and ITIL processes •Comfortable working in regulated and audit driven environments. ________________________________________ Good to Have •Splunk Observability (APM, Infrastructure Monitoring) exposure •CI/CD integration for Splunk content (Git, Jenkins, DevOps pipelines) •Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) log and metric ingestion •Splunk certifications (Power User, Admin, ITSI) •Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Shell). ________________________________________ Soft Skills •Strong communication and stakeholder handling skills •Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non technical audiences •Ownership mindset and delivery focus •Mentoring and team building experience. ________________________________________ Role Level •Senior Developer / Technical Lead (L3/L4 equivalent) Similar Splunk Developer Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers DevOps Instructor Multiverse Edinburgh, Midlothian 1 week ago AI Instructor Multiverse Edinburgh, Midlothian 1 week ago Python Developer Bright Purple Resourcing Edinburgh (EH1), EH1 2 weeks ago .Net & SQL Developer Bright Purple Resourcing Stirling (FK7), FK7 £40,000 - £45,000 3 days ago Senior Software Engineer Mac Recruit Group Edinburgh (EH1) From £40,000 to £60,000 per annum 2 weeks ago Cloud Developer McGregor Boyall Associates Limited Edinburgh (EH1) Negotiable 3 weeks ago Senior Developer - AI Evolve IT Recruitment Ltd Glasgow (G2) Up to £85,000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, flexi working (2 days in the 4 days ago Python Developer Keystream Group Limited Edinburgh, Midlothian £400 - £500 per day 1 week ago Database Administrator Bright Purple Resourcing Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH1 £475.00 per day 1 week ago Senior Cloud Architect Quorum Network Resources Edinburgh (EH1) Competitive Pay, Hybrid & Great Benefits 3 weeks ago IT jobs IT jobs in Edinburgh Software Development jobs Software Development jobs in Edinburgh Jobs in Edinburgh Get hired. 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