Zabbix Engineer​/FTC

Key Areas of Focus Monitoring Delivery & Platform Development

• Design, build, and enhance the Zabbix monitoring platform
• Develop templates, discovery rules, triggers, thresholds, and integrations
• Ensure consistent and scalable configuration across all monitored devices

• Implement monitoring that reflects:
• Service health
• Customer impact
• End-user experience
• Move beyond simple device availability toward service-level observability

• Design and tune alerting models aligned to business impact
• Reduce false positives and alert noise
• Ensure alerts are actionable and support efficient triage by the NOC

• Integrate Zabbix with:
• Vendor platforms
• APIs and SNMP sources
• Synthetic monitoring solutions
• Support development of a “single pane of glass” for monitoring visibility

• Enable device → service → location correlation
• Improve accuracy of incident communications and field dispatch information
• Support alignment with service and asset data sources

• Define and support SOPs for alert triage and escalation
• Work with NOC and service teams to improve:
• Incident workflows
• Problem management integration
• Support continual service improvement initiatives

• Standard business hours aligned to delivery programme requirements
• Collaboration with NOC and engineering teams supporting a 24/7 operation
• On-call or extended support may berequiredduring key delivery phases

• Reduction in alert noise and false positives
• Improvement in Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR)
• Accuracy and quality of service-impact-driven alerts
• SLA compliance for client’s monitoring and incident response
• Adoption and effectiveness of monitoring dashboards and reporting
• Successful delivery and operational acceptance of the client’s monitoring solution

• Primary focus is delivery of the client’s monitoring solution
• This role is not a BAU NOC position; it is programme-driven
• This deployment will form the reference model for future enterprise monitoring capability

• Strong hands‑on experience with Zabbix (design, build, optimisation)
• Solid understanding of network monitoring across:
• WAN, routing, switching, WiFi and service layers
• Experience with:
• SNMP and device telemetry
• API integrations
• Synthetic / user experience monitoring
• Scripting and automation capability (e.g. Python, Bash or similar)
• Experience designing alerting logic and monitoring frameworks
• Exposure to service‑aware monitoring or observability approaches (desirable)

• Experience working in a network operations or monitoring environment
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage incidents based on impact
• Familiarity with ITIL‑based incident and problem management processes

• Customer‑focused mindset with emphasis on service outcomes
• Strong communication skills, including ability to translate technical detail into customer‑friendly output
• Proactive and analytical approach to problem‑solving
  
  Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving delivery environment

• Degree in IT, Networking, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g. CCNA, Network+, ITIL) desirable

a competitive salary and benefits package which includes an ’Annual Leave Buy & Sell Scheme’, in addition to a remote first working environment, allowing our employees more flexibility when it comes to the importance of a healthy work / life balance. Please be aware that the successful applicant to this role will receive an offer which is subject to the satisfactory completion of a basic level DBS check.

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