Job Title: Platform Engineer (DV Clearance Required)
Due to the sensitive nature of this role you will be required to have DV (Developed Vetting) level Security Clearance. An allowance of £5k per annum will be payable monthly while you hold this DV and continue to work in a role that requires that level of security clearance.
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.
Why this job matters:
In your role as a Platform Specialist, you’ll work closely with customers and bring your deep technical expertise to bear on interesting and challenging problems. You will be a technical expert, proposing and designing innovative solutions, solving real-world issues for customers, and leading the delivery in an agile manner.
What you’ll do:
1. Own and contribute to the delivery of specific components and tasks within projects.
2. Engage and foster relationships with the customer, suppliers, professional networks, subject matter experts.
3. Actively contribute to team knowledge sharing, performing mentoring and coaching.
4. Report to both a project manager and a team lead, providing estimates for work and delivery dates.
5. Own high-level design, architectures, visions for platforms which can deliver against customer requirements.
6. Be hands on in the design, development, and testing of the solution.
7. Be part of a team contributing to the end-to-end technical delivery, understanding how the solution is progressing.
8. Work with a range of datasets and platforms including on-prem, cloud or hybrid models.
9. Ensuring security requirements are met with the solutions that are created.
What you'll bring:
1. Be self-driven, able to get to grips with new technology when needed.
2. Demonstrate excellent problem-solving abilities and able to work through issues in a logical manner.
3. Have in-depth technical knowledge of the Linux Operating System.
4. Understand and have experience of Infrastructure-as-code tools/patterns and Configuration Management (e.g. Puppet, Ansible, Terraform or similar).
5. Understand network architecture: routing, switching, firewalls & VLANs.
6. Have good knowledge of building and deploying bare-metal and virtual systems using automated processes.
7. Have a detailed understanding of system monitoring, metrics, logging, and audit technologies.
8. Have a range of skills in scripting and the Python programming language.
9. Have experience of working and leading tasks using a DevOps way of working.
10. Have detailed knowledge of using and configuring big data technologies.
11. Have experience of continuous improvement and process optimisation.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Diversity makes sense for us, for our customers and for our future. We value different perspectives, skills and experiences, and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
What's in it for you:
1. Discounted BT Broadband, TV & mobile packages and BT products.
2. Professional development and paid for industry certifications/qualifications.
3. Well-being support for you and your family.
4. 3 days paid volunteering a year.
5. Flexible and smart working (subject to business needs).
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