Senior Splunk Developer

Netcompany; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company in the UK is seeking a Splunk IT Service Intelligence Developer to design and implement monitoring solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Splunk ITSI, AWS, Terraform, and Python. Responsibilities include developing dashboards, managing infrastructure, and automating deployments. The role offers an opportunity to grow in a supportive environment with various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday

Private Medical Health care

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Professional certifications support

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk ITSI.
• Good knowledge of Splunk architecture and SPL.
• Experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Lambda).

Responsibilities

• Design KPIs, service definitions, dashboards, and glass tables.
• Configure correlation searches, events, and predictive analytics.
• Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure with Terraform.

Skills

Splunk ITSI

AWS services

Terraform

Python programming

REST APIs

Job description

Overview

Netcompany is looking for a Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Splunk ITSI along with strong cloud infrastructure and automation skills using AWS, Terraform, Python, and Lambda functions. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining service monitoring solutions while leveraging cloud-native technologies for scalable observability platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design KPIs, service definitions, dashboards, and glass tables
• Configure correlation searches, events, and predictive analytics
• Build dependency mapping and topology visualization
• Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure with Terraform & IaC
• Automate Splunk deployments and config management
• Manage AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, ELB)
• Develop Python scripts, AWS Lambda, and REST API integrations
• Build custom Splunk apps/add-ons and CI/CD pipelines
• Optimize Splunk performance, capacity, and search efficiency
• Troubleshoot ingestion/indexing issues
• Ensure HA and disaster recovery

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk ITSI
• Good knowledge of Splunk architecture, search processing language (SPL), and administration
• 2+ years of AWS cloud experience with services like EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch
• Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure automation and management
• Python programming skills with experience in various libraries
• Experience with AWS Lambda functions and serverless architectures
• Knowledge of REST APIs, JSON/XML, and web services integration
• Familiarity With Cribl, Grafana, Logic Monitor, Datadog, Newrelic or comparable monitoring & APM solutions is a plus.
• Exposure to SIEM and Service Management toolsets like ServiceNow would be advantageous.
• Nice to have UNIX/RHEL/Ubuntu with scripting experience
• Should have knowledge of ITIL processes and service management principles
• Must have experience with agile development methodologies

Netcompany Academy

Through our Netcompany Academy, we offer a diverse range of courses, seminars and certifications carefully curated to support your development. As you advance in your career, the Academy tailors its offerings to enhance your managerial skills, deepen your understanding of methodologies, hone your leadership abilities, and fine-tune your strategic acumen.

As you progress through the content, you’ll naturally take on more responsibility and network with your peers.

Essentials

• Must be willing to do UK based travel for projects.
• Must have the right to work in the UK
• Must be able to attain a UK Security Clearance

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

Join Netcompany, where we proudly hold the 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for 2024.

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or extra support during the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].