Telemetry & Network Analytics Engineer – Onsite in Chester

Pontoon; Chester; On-site; GBP 92,250 - 101,475; Full time

Job summary

Pontoon is looking for a Network Device Telemetry & Analysis Engineer to onboard, process, and analyze network telemetry. You will bring telemetry data into Splunk, build dashboards and alerts, and enable Operations with data-driven insights for troubleshooting and performance monitoring.

The role is hands-on and closely aligned with Network Operations, Automation, and Monitoring teams. Chester-based with 3 days in office essential; contract initially 12 months rolling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong experience with network telemetry and data analysis.
• Hands-on Splunk data ingestion, searches, dashboards, and alerts.

Responsibilities

• Collect, normalize, and onboard network telemetry data into Splunk and analytics platforms.
• Design, build, and maintain Splunk dashboards and alerts for Operations teams.
• Develop alerting strategies to detect network degradation and availability risks.
• Collaborate with Network Engineering, Automation and Monitoring teams on telemetry initiatives.
• Validate data accuracy, timeliness, and gaps; document telemetry sources and usage guidelines.

Skills

Splunk

Network telemetry

Python

SPL

APIs

SNMP

Syslog

CI/CD

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Splunk platform

Network monitoring tools

CI/CD pipelines

Automation scripts

Job description

Pontoon is looking for a Network Device Telemetry & Analysis Engineer to onboard, process, and analyze network telemetry. You will bring telemetry data into Splunk, build dashboards and alerts, and enable Operations with data-driven insights for troubleshooting and performance monitoring.

The role is hands-on and closely aligned with Network Operations, Automation, and Monitoring teams. Chester-based with 3 days in office essential; contract initially 12 months rolling.