Ddos Platform Specialist

**DDOS Platform Specialist**:

- Job Req ID: 40063- Posting Date: 14 Oct 2024- Function: Cyber Security- Unit: Networks- Location: Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom- Salary: Competitive with Benefits**Why this job matters**:
**This role can be based in either Manchester or Sheffield & follows hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days from home)**

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Providing 3rd Line support via On-Call during incidents
- Ability to lead and deliver large technical projects
- Configuring and maintaining BT’s Sightline Deployment consisting off Arbor Leaders, Customer Portals, TRA’a (Collectors) and TMS.
- Responsible for configuring and troubleshooting the following network services running on the Sightline platform; AAA, SMTP, DNS, NTP, configuration of platform backup/restore
- Responsible for change management on the Arbor Sightline deployment.
- Responsible for ensuring the Sightline platform conforms with TSA compliance

**Skills**:

- Networking and security architecture/ implementation e.g. router implementation, configurations etc.
- Excellent communications skills
- Experience in system administration of Unix based servers.
- Experience of working with Open stack cloud
- Knowledge of Firewalls preferable

**Experience Required for the Role**:

- Advanced knowledge and experience of DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) - MANDATORY
- Advanced hands-on networking & security implementation experience - MANDATORY
- Advanced understanding of TCP/IP and network protocols - MANDATORY
- Excellent communication skills
- able to adapt technical communication style to audience - MANDATORY

**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, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development.
- Competitive salary
- 10% on target bonus
- BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
- 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
- Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
- World-class training and development opportunities
- Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.
- Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages
- Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop

**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. ‘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.

**A FEW POINTS TO NOTE**:
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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