
Senior Network and Firewall Administrator
BT Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Budapest • Hungary
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Salary
💰 HUF 600,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
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