Infrastructure Monitoring Engineer

Recruiter:
Krystle James Career Grade: D#BTSEC
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Due to the sensitive nature of this role, you may be required to undergo DV (Developed Vetting) level Security Clearance (. An allowance of 5k per annum may be payable monthly while you hold this DV and continue to work in a role that requires that level of security clearance. The terms of this allowance will be made available if you are successful in being recruited into this role.

Security isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind when you think of BT, but when it comes to keeping everyone safely connected, We Are The Protectors. We deal with thousands of cyber-attacks every day, so that millions of people can safely go about their daily lives and run their businesses.
We deliver vital work at scale, with real breadth and impact. We connect for good.

You'll be joining a specialist security team that is a trusted partner to governments worldwide, protecting critical national infrastructure and committed to the safety and security of our nation and global communities. Our mission focused work is innovative, inspiring and technologically challenging in a way that makes every day different and stimulating. We provide the opportunity to work on rare projects, with exciting tools and brilliant people.

Everyone has access to unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities and your contribution is always valued.

Why this job matters

You'll be joining a specialist security team that is a trusted partner to our customers, protecting critical national infrastructure and committed to the safety and security of our nation and global communities. Our mission focused work is innovative, inspiring and technologically challenging in a way that makes every day different and stimulating. We provide the opportunity to work on rare projects, with exciting tools and brilliant people.

Everyone has access to unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities, and your contribution is always valued. As one of our Infrastructure Engineers, you will be taking the lead in a diverse, fast-paced, constantly evolving team where we deliver world class secure platforms that make a real difference to our customers.

This job role can be based in London, Cheltenham or Ipswich. Onsite (5 days office based). Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. DV Security Clearance is required. Must have lived in UK for 10+ years to obtain clearance.  

What you’ll be doing

Providing the architectural direction for health and security monitoring technologies across a large platform

Engaging closely with operational teams to understand their use cases and requirements for monitoring toolsets

Collaborating with technical architects and security leads to ensure compliance with design standards and security requirements

Documenting processes and procedures required for deployment, maintenance and operational use of monitoring technologies

Champion the use of automation and orchestration capabilities to promote efficiency and improve working processes

Essential SkillsIT Infrastructure Architecture/Design Systems Integration Troubleshooting Automation  scripting

Performance monitoring

What we'd like to see on your CV Mandatory

Familiarity with using Linux operating systems

Experience with one or more of the following areas
Administering or deploying monitoring and observability tools such as CheckMK, Prometheus or Zabbix Administering or deploying SIEM tools such as Elastic Security, Splunk or Trellix ESMWorking with dashboarding and visualisation tools such as Kibana or Grafana Preferred Ansible  automation experience

Knowledge of monitoring networking equipment using SNMPUnderstanding of data pipeline tools like Ni Fi Experience  working in operational environments

Knowledge of data tuning and data quality processes

Benefits

Competitive salary
10% on target bonus (Depending on country based)
BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service

Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan World-class training and development opportunities

From January 2025, equal…