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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.Years of experience in network operations, telemetry, monitoring, or data analysis roles.Strong understanding of enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, wireless, and SD-WAN.Hands-on experience with Splunk for data ingestion, searches, dashboards, and alerts.Experience working with network telemetry sources such as SNMP, syslog, telemetry streams, APIs, and device metrics.Ability to translate raw telemetry into actionable insights for Operations teams.Familiarity with incident, problem, and change management processes in large enterprises.Strong analytical skills and attention to data quality.Good communication skills to work effectively with Engineering and Operations teams.Experience with controller-based or software-defined networks.Basic scripting skills, including Python, SPL, and API usage, for telemetry processing and analysis.Exposure to automation-enabled environments and CI/CD-driven network deployments.Experience working in large-scale network environments with thousands of devices.Understanding of network KPIs, availability metrics, and performance analysis. Responsibilities: Collect, normalize, and onboard network device telemetry and instrumentation data into Splunk and approved analytics platforms.Work with Network Engineering teams to understand device behaviors, health indicators, and performance signals across routing, switching, wireless, and SD-WAN platforms.Design, build, and maintain Splunk dashboards, searches, and visualizations used by Operations teams for troubleshooting and situational awareness.Develop alerting strategies based on telemetry data to detect network degradation, anomalies, and availability risks.Ensure telemetry data supports operational decision-making, including incident triage, root cause analysis, and proactive issue identification.Partner with Monitoring and Observability architects to align device telemetry with broader network health and observability models.Validate data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness; identify telemetry gaps and work with stakeholders to remediate them.Support onboarding of new network platforms or device types into the telemetry and analytics pipeline.Document telemetry sources, dashboards, alert logic, and operational usage guidelines for Production Operations.Provide support during major rollouts or network changes to validate telemetry and alert behavior. Technologies: AIAPICI/CDSupportNetworkPythonSplunkREST More:
We are an employment consultancy that puts expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyones chance of being part of the workplace. We are committed to inclusion and respect for people of all backgrounds. This is a 12-month rolling contract role for a Network Device Telemetry & Analysis Engineer based in Chester, with 3 days in the office essential and a daily rate of £500 to £550. We offer a diverse and inclusive workplace, competitive benefits, and a flexible approach to working that supports our teammates physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We also use a disability-confident and accessible recruitment process, and we support candidates who may need reasonable adjustments. Our hiring process is supported by generative AI tools, but all final decisions are made by our hiring team.
last updated 30 week of 2026