Position Name: Splunk Developer

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Contract/Permanent

Job Description:

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and design Splunk solutions accordingly. Develop custom data models, search queries, and dashboards to extract meaningful insights from data.
• Implement data ingestion strategies to collect and process logs, metrics, and other relevant data sources. Develop custom data inputs, data parsers, and field extractions to normalize and enrich data.
• Create visually appealing and interactive dashboards and reports using Splunk’s visualization tools. Design intuitive user interfaces to enable effective data exploration and analysis.
• Develop and configure real-time alerting mechanisms based on predefined thresholds and anomaly detection techniques. Monitor data inputs, system health, and critical events to ensure timely notifications.
• Optimize search queries, data models, and dashboards for improved performance and efficiency. Identify and implement best practices to minimize resource utilization and maximize scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including administrators, data engineers, and security analysts, to address their specific data needs. Provide support and troubleshooting assistance for Splunk-related issues.
• Document design specifications, data models, and development processes. Provide training.
• Experience working in Classic and dashboard studio.
• The ability to design Splunk reports and dashboards using complex data elements.
• A passion for Analytics, for helping users discover and share the stories and meaning in their data.
• Experience in translating business requirements into concrete data analytic solutions
• Familiarity & previous use of JavaScript within Splunk (Specifically the understanding of the SplunkJS module) and CSS
• Experience developing and interfacing with REST APIs
• Good knowledge of engineering, configuring, deploying, and supporting Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, ITSI and Observability

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Strong experience in Splunk development (Apps, knowledge Objects creation)
• Proficiency in developing complex Splunk searches, reports, dashboards, and alerts using Splunk SPL (Search Processing Language).
• Knowledge of data integration techniques and technologies, such as RESTful APIs, databases, and streaming data.
• Familiarity with scripting languages like Python or PowerShell for automation and data manipulation tasks.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Splunk certifications (Splunk Certified Developer, Splunk Certified Admin) are desirable.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

If interested, please share me your updated CV to discuss further Careers@Lsarecruit.co.uk