This role is part of a programme for current or ex miliary personnel. The role is for a specialist within a technical team maintaining the BT defence IT tooling platforms which provide the systems to support multiple defence contracts. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a small team of IT experts with the opportunity to train in new areas and expand your knowledge of IT systems and how to maintain them to an exacting standard so that they remain secure in the shadow of cyber crime. Why this role matters The role is critical to the operational teams supporting the Defence customer communications systems. Failure of the tooling platform would hinder the ability of the Enterprise Managed Services (EMS) teams to monitor, manage and restore services to our SLAs damaging the reputation of the BT brand with our customer Please note, this role is a six month fixed term contract and based in our Bristol office. Our Hybrid working model means you are expected to be in the office 3 days per week. You'll have the following responsibilities • The purpose of this role is to ensure the virtual computer systems deployed for the tooling platform are monitored and repaired. • It is vital that the Service and Network management platforms are available to the service and support teams 24/7. This role ensures the underlying computer systems, backups, databases, networks and firewalls, hosting the support applications are always available. • The post holder will provide support to the design community to ensure timely delivery of new solutions, changes and upgrades. • The post holder will keep current with the latest technology pertaining to their respective specialist area. • This role requires technical aptitude, and strong stakeholder skills to be able to engage with customer technology experts, present designs and technical plans, roadmaps and represent BT at external technical forums with the customer. You'll have the following skills and experience Skills and experience Knowledge in one or more of the following: • SQL server • IP Routing and Switching • VMWare virtual computing. • Windows Operating system support – including configuration by Group Policy • Systems backup and restore. • Shared storage systems • Understand how to implement and maintain a security aspects in a compute environment • Occasional travel to operational sites Benefits • Competitive salary • 10% on target bonus • 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 • Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes. • Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages • Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop