Senior Splunk Tech Lead- Leeds

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Splunk Tech Lead to work for our client within the Public Health sector. This is initially a 4 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a Hybrid role that will be based in Leeds.

We are seeking a Senior Splunk Tech Lead to join a high-impact NHS project focused on performance monitoring and cloud-based logging solutions. The role involves leading technical implementations, guiding junior engineers, and working closely with stakeholders to deliver robust monitoring and alerting platforms using Splunk, AWS, Terraform, and Python.

Responsibilities:

•  Lead technical workshops and guide junior engineers in implementing monitoring solutions.
•  Manage external integrations (Email, Slack, Teams) via Python scripts.
• Provision and maintain cloud resources using Terraform in AWS.
• Conduct in-depth investigations to resolve system errors and manage incidents.
• Collaborate with services to translate business needs into technical implementations.
• Maintain and optimize Splunk infrastructure and logging practices.
• Implement Firehose data pipelines and RESTful architecture solutions.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders to ensure delivery meets expectations

• Expert-level proficiency in SPL (Splunk Query Language) and Splunk Cloud/Enterprise architecture.
• Strong experience with AWS and Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
• Proficiency in Python scripting for integrations and automation.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs, API management platforms, and web server architectures.
• Knowledge of alternative logging platforms such as Cribl, Dynatrace, and New Relic.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks and ability to contribute to agile delivery.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in cloud architecture, Splunk engineering, and technical leadership roles.

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.