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Platform Engineer

BT Security
Cheltenham
3 months ago
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Job Title:Platform Engineer (DV Clearance Required)

Location: Cheltenham/London/Ipswich

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. 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:

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. You will engage directly with the customer to build exactly what they need to time/cost/quality. You will have the opportunity to learn about a wide range of technologies, hardware, and DevOps practices. The solutions you will create will utilize the latest technologies, demonstrate innovation and thought-leadership, and provide brilliant outcomes for customers.

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. This could include the specification of the system, choice of technologies, creation of data models, implementation, configuration, development, and testing.
  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 and demonstrate independent research and learning.
  2. Demonstrate excellent problem-solving abilities and able to work through issues in a logical manner, documenting solutions as required.
  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 (e.g., Anaconda Kickstart, RedHat Satellite/Foreman).
  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. Our ambition focuses on recruiting and retaining people who are under-represented in our workforce. Including those from ethnic minority groups, disabled and neurodiverse people and women. However, diversity does not end there and anyone with different backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages or stages of life, disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to apply. Find out more about BT's D&I manifesto by searching on our website.

What's in it for you:

  1. Discounted BT Broadband, TV & mobile packages and BT products.
  2. On target Bonus.
  3. 10% pension contribution.
  4. Professional development and paid for industry certifications/qualifications.
  5. Flexible benefits/rewards including dental insurance, healthcare, gym memberships etc.
  6. Well-being support for you and your family.
  7. 3 days paid volunteering a year.
  8. Flexible and smart working (subject to business needs).

Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, don't worry - we'd still love you to apply!#J-18808-Ljbffr

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