

Coltech
Splunk Developer
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This role is a long-term contract for a Splunk Developer in Edinburgh (2 days onsite), offering a competitive pay rate. Key skills required include hands-on Splunk Enterprise experience, SPL proficiency, and familiarity with data ingestion, indexing, and monitoring solutions.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
April 28, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Cloud #Splunk #Monitoring #Data Ingestion #Indexing #Documentation
Role description
Splunk Developer
Location: Edinburgh (2 days onsite)
Contract: Long-term contract
Overview
We are looking for a Splunk Developer to support the development and optimisation of enterprise monitoring and analytics solutions. This is a hands-on role focused on Splunk development, data onboarding, dashboard creation, and alerting, working closely with engineering and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, reports, and alerts
• Write and optimise SPL (Search Processing Language) queries
• Onboard and integrate data from multiple sources:
• Application logs
• Infrastructure and server logs
• Cloud and platform data
• Configure source types, field extractions, and data inputs
• Support data model creation and CIM alignment
• Monitor and improve search performance and indexing strategies
• Assist in troubleshooting issues using Splunk and support incident analysis
• Work with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Maintain documentation and follow Splunk best practices
Required Skills
• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise
• Strong knowledge of SPL (Search Processing Language)
• Experience building dashboards, alerts, and reports
• Understanding of:
• Data ingestion and parsing
• Indexing and search optimisation
• Experience working with log data and monitoring solutions
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills
Splunk Developer
Location: Edinburgh (2 days onsite)
Contract: Long-term contract
Overview
We are looking for a Splunk Developer to support the development and optimisation of enterprise monitoring and analytics solutions. This is a hands-on role focused on Splunk development, data onboarding, dashboard creation, and alerting, working closely with engineering and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, reports, and alerts
• Write and optimise SPL (Search Processing Language) queries
• Onboard and integrate data from multiple sources:
• Application logs
• Infrastructure and server logs
• Cloud and platform data
• Configure source types, field extractions, and data inputs
• Support data model creation and CIM alignment
• Monitor and improve search performance and indexing strategies
• Assist in troubleshooting issues using Splunk and support incident analysis
• Work with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Maintain documentation and follow Splunk best practices
Required Skills
• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise
• Strong knowledge of SPL (Search Processing Language)
• Experience building dashboards, alerts, and reports
• Understanding of:
• Data ingestion and parsing
• Indexing and search optimisation
• Experience working with log data and monitoring solutions
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills






