Infrastructure Engineering Specialist

BT Business provides large scale multi-year contracts to government departments. The Secure Engineering team, Digital is accountable for ensuring the development, connectivity, and maintenance of multiple Service Management Platforms to recover revenue of more than £400m per annum.

This role will help deliver cyber security solutions for UK Government customers ensuring protection of data & systems is at the forefront design decisions.

As a Infrastructure Engineering Specialist with a strong focus on Cyber Security, you will play a critical role in safeguarding secure customer networks, systems and data by designing, implementing, and managing cyber security related projects. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, development, and business stakeholders, to ensure security is the number one priority of what we deliver for our customers.

What you'll be doing

• Manages the implementation of high-level designs for stable network and infrastructure environments that meet the needs of BT, are shared with partners, and are compliant with current security, privacy, and audit requirements
• Leads the maintenance of IT Infrastructure components, tools or locations and executes the designs on services (e.g., network, security, storage, compute, cyber), which are to be produced in line with design standards
• Provides advanced technical knowledge and expertise where needed to support managers, principals, or technical experts to resolve complex issues
• Leads the collaboration with stakeholders across application development, enterprise architecture, infrastructure and cyber security teams to implement an effective product roadmap
• Leads the day-to-day support for internal tools and system health, as well as infrastructure implemented for all projects and managing customer support contracts
• Leads the collaboration with technical architects, using advanced technical knowledge and past experience to translate architectural designs into operations
• Writes documentation and builds tooling that makes the infrastructure easier to use and manage
• Drives the documentation of the processes, measurements, and assessments required for both individual work and projects
• Leads the activities and collaborates with team members in the installation, configuration, maintenance, support, and optimisation for all network and infrastructure hardware, software and communication links
• Audits and reports on the performance and the overall health of the network and infrastructure and recommends or initiates corrective action or enhancements
• Champions, continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in infrastructure engineering best practices and industry standards
• Mentors' other infrastructure engineers, helping to improve the team's abilities by acting as a technical resource

Do you have experience in Leadership?, The Infrastructure Engineering Specialist independently works with Automation, Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CICD) technologies, executing the vision of key technologies within the infrastructure landscape., * Extensive experience in cyber security technologies, with a strong focus on Fortinet, Palo Alto and Check Point. Proven track record of successfully deploying security solutions into on-premise and cloud environments.

• Expert in designing and delivering secure infrastructure solutions, with strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud security and modern security architecture.
• Proficient in cyber security components such as firewalls, IPS/IDs, access control & network security.

Desired

• Holds industry recognised certification or relevant experience (Fortinet / Check Point).
• Experience working with CyberArk and Zscaler.

• Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Direct share scheme
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
• Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as 'My EV'

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

• Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

• Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

• Delivering for the customer

I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

• Commercially savvy

I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

• Growth mindset

I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

• Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.