Javier Palacian

Engineering Lead - Splunk @Tesco Bank

Edinburgh, GB

Led the growth and evolution of the enterprise Splunk environment (cloud and self-hosted) from early-stage adoption to a mature, business-critical platform- Supported large-scale data ingestion from on-premise data centers and AWS environments, ensuring scalability and resilience- Designed and maintained Splunk architecture, documentation, and integrations with other enterprise toolsets- Partnered with business units to define best practices for observability and deliver actionable insights through reports and dashboards- Delivered application monitoring solutions that supported critical banking processes and regulatory compliance- Administered Splunk at scale, including version upgrades, security, permissions, and audit requirements- Developed efficient queries to power custom alerts and dashboards for both technical and business users- Championed Agile delivery, defining engagement processes and RACI models for cross-team collaboration- Mentored and managed technical staff, building team capability in Splunk operations and observability practices.