Network Engineering Professional - #1785761

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Network Engineering Professional - Fireflow

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Function: Cyber Security

Location: AGB House, Glasgow United Kingdom

Salary: Attractive Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Locations: Glasgow, Birmingham

Working Style: Hybrid

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About The Role

We are in an incredibly competitive industry and it’s not just the technology that’s important, but the world of promise it creates for our customers. We live and work in a connected world where people want seamless service, great products and the best connectivity there is, as well as continually expecting more and more from us, and rightly so. Networks is BT’s powerhouse, with our expert technologists, we have a unique position in BT. By bringing together our technical and commercial expertise, and our insight and passion for customer experience, we help BT stand out from the competition. With the best networks and smart innovative products, combined with a personal experience, it sets us apart from the pack.

Innovation drives everything we’ve done since BT started in 1846. Coming up with new ideas and developing new technologies is central to our future. We want to improve people’s lives for the better in welcome, relevant and affordable ways and we’ll be fast to market with an effortless experience to match. We will continue to focus on developing our converged network capabilities which will give customers seamless connectivity. Our skilled people will lead this technological revolution, not only for our customers but for the industry across the Globe, truly making customers our heartbeat.

In Networks our aim is to create brilliant converged services over the best network and they’ll be personal, simple and brilliant to use. Being part of the Data Centre Team in Networks the role holder plays a big part in this. BT’s core business traverses our Network and Firewall devices - we need to make sure our Network is up, accessible and functioning correctly 24/7 to meet the expectation of our customers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Ticket Planning: - Ability to plan interconnects on relevant ticketing systems i.e. ALGOSEC.
• Ticket Implementation: - Ability to Implement interconnects across the BT firewall estate, Cisco & Checkpoint vendors.
• Firewall security experience: - ability to discuss and review technical customer issues/deliveries with relevant peer groups.
• Accountable for the timely solving and closure of Connectivity issues using ServiceNow.
• Accountable for delivering Fireflow ticket allocation and implementation in a timely manner.
• Accountable for delivering NAIF/Moscow implementation in a timely manner.
• May provide design support and information down streaming on new features and/or Firewall component design.
• Diagnose and resolve complex incidents where solution may not be clear or procedure may not exist identified through proactive monitoring.
• Drive improvements in working processes.
• Where operationally required, participate in out of hours change work and be part of a callout rota to provide 24x7 cover for the platforms.
  
  

What You'll Bring

Must Have:

• Understanding of Network Security firewall technologies and their uses (Checkpoint and Cisco)
• Understanding of Data Centre Network Technologies
• IP Networking Skills
• Cisco/Checkpoint networking/security accreditations i.e. CCNA / CCSA
• Proven strong customer facing skills.
• Efficient problem solver in enterprise environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as under minimal supervision.
• Good interpersonal skills
  
  

Nice To Have

• Experience of Major IT Uplift programmes, including migration to cloud-based services.
• Experience of Network Devices - Routers, Switches, STM’s, ACE etc.
  
  

Your Benefits

At BT, we entertain, educate, and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people - whether that’s friends, family, businesses, or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but - more than that - you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration, and inclusivity. Benefits of working for BT include:

• Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career.
• 10% on target bonus.
• 25 days’ annual leave (not including bank holidays) increasing with service.
• Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month, we will pay in 10%.
• 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans. 30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly.
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages, BT TV, including TNT Sports.
• Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks.
• Competitive employee discount on BT/EE products.
• Access to our brand new, innovative office spaces, including our new office in London which opened this year.
• Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Careers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network.
  
  

About Us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and PlusNet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. As Philip Jansen, our CEO, says ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.