BT Group

Senior Network and Firewall Administrator

BT Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: BudapestHungary

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Salary

💰 HUF 600,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Participate in an on-call rotation.
  • Monitor platform 24x7x365 and resolve any issues reported by monitoring application.
  • Maintain the availability, integrity and confidentiality of the security platforms.
  • Upgrade, remediate and patch underlying Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, ESXi, firewalls) to maintain the overall platform health.
  • Write and update knowledgebase articles.
  • Review design documentation to ensure they are accurate, unambiguous and verifiable.
  • Conduct vulnerability scans and propose steps for remediation.
  • User and groups administration.
  • Work across teams to deliver and support of BT Security services features.
  • Audit and maintain firewall configurations and policies.
  • Support the management of relationships with specific teams, suppliers and stakeholders.
  • Design, build and deliver custom applications and resilient systems for the security platform.
  • Identify and implement platform improvement work – continuously improving platform and BT Security performance.
  • Develop and implement observability tooling for the security platform.
  • Renew license and support contracts with vendors as/when required by BT Security Product Line and specific platforms.

Requirements

  • General IT and security operations knowledge and experience.
  • Knowledge of IP networks and protocols.
  • A background in server and application management in a security environment.
  • In depth practical experience and knowledge of a range of specific vendor products related to role.
  • In depth practical experience and knowledge of operating systems and server administration.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications, including documentations skills.
  • General IT problem solving and debugging.
  • IT troubleshooting. Network troubleshooting. Firewall troubleshooting.
  • Familiarity with ticketing and change management process and procedures.
  • Ability to learn new technologies without supervision. Self driven learning.
  • Open Source technologies.
  • Preferred: at least 50%+ of:
  • CISSP, CompTia Network+, Security+, CSA+ and/or CEH or equivalent Linux Systems Administration, including:
  • Install, configure, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot RHEL systems.
  • In-depth knowledge of SSH client and server configuration.
  • Unix/Linux shell scripting and common tools, including SELinux, FACLs, etc. Windows Systems Administration, including:
  • Install, configure, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows systems.
  • PowerShell.
  • Microsoft Active Directory/DNS Administration.
  • Microsoft Terminal Server Administration.
  • Windows Event Log, and tools such as Winlogbeat, NXLog, Snare, etc. Network Administration, including:
  • Fortinet Firewalls and VPNs.
  • Cisco IOS routers, switches, and fibrechannel.
  • Networking protocols and troubleshooting. Internet Protocol Version 4.
  • Internet Protocol Version 6 (it will take off someday). Virtualisation, container orchestration and cloud technologies, including:
  • VMware vSphere & ESXi.
  • Docker, Kubernetes.
  • Proxmox, KVM, QEMU.
  • AWS, Azure, Google, etc. Fault, vulnerability, and performance monitoring, including:
  • Opsview, Nagios, Icinga.
  • Qualys.
  • Crowdstrike, Wazuh. Patch and configuration management and continuous deployment, including:
  • Ansible.
  • Foreman.
  • Terraform and Packer.
  • Version control, e.g., Git. Data processing, warehousing, log retention and SIEM:
  • Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Logstash, Filebeat, etc.
  • Syslog-NG/Rsyslog.
  • Splunk, Graylog, LogRhythm, etc.
  • Grafana/Prometheus.
  • Security Analytics & Correlation.
  • Software Engineering skills such as Python, Perl, Java, Go, Regular expressions, etc.
Benefits
  • Cafeteria package - HUF 600,000/ year
  • Performance-based bonus
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Comprehensive private health care package for all the employees, which can be extended to family members
  • Nursery support for mothers returning from maternity
  • Extended paternity leave: 10+10 day fully paid days
  • Commuting allowance
  • Home office allowance
  • Employee discount opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Linux Systems AdministrationWindows Systems AdministrationUnix/Linux shell scriptingNetwork AdministrationFirewall troubleshootingVulnerability scanningObservability toolingSecurity platform designPatch managementData processing
Soft Skills
Excellent written communicationExcellent verbal communicationProblem solvingSelf-driven learningCollaborationDocumentation skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsAttention to detailAdaptability
Certifications
CISSPCompTia Network+Security+CSA+CEHLinux certificationMicrosoft certificationFortinet certificationCisco certificationAWS certification