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# Network Splunk Developer

- **Company:** McGregor Boyall Associates Ltd.
- **Location:** Wrexham, UK
- **Salary:** £143,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, Continuous Integration, Networking Hardware, Python (Programming Language), Network Monitoring, Routing, SAP Sales and Distribution, Simple Network Management Protocols, Syslog, Wide Area Networks, Computer Networking Systems, Computer Network Operations, Data Ingestion, Splunk
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2879210066-network-splunk-developer

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

* 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.


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