Monitoring Engineer

Monitoring Engineer - SCOM / PRTG

Hemel Hempstead (5 days on site - condensed 4-day week)

£500 - £800 per day (Inside IR35)

DV Clearance required (Sole British - no OCI)

If you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.

Strong with infrastructure monitoring and want to be in a role where you can actually shape it?

We’re looking for a Monitoring Engineer to take ownership of monitoring and visibility across a Windows-based environment on a high-profile MOD programme.

This is more than just responding to alerts - you’ll be improving, designing and driving how monitoring is used across the estate, while also supporting a wider infrastructure team.

The Role:

You’ll be responsible for the effectiveness of monitoring across the environment, working closely with engineers, architects and project teams.

Day to day, you’ll be:

• Owning and improving monitoring across the estate (SCOM / PRTG)
• Designing and configuring dashboards, alerts and thresholds
• Supporting root cause analysis and driving improvements from incidents
• Acting as an escalation point for monitoring-related issues
• Working with infrastructure and project teams on new implementations
• Contributing to solution design and ensuring monitoring is built in from day one
• Supporting documentation and operational best practice

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience with SCOM and/or PRTG (or similar monitoring tools)
• Background in Windows infrastructure / enterprise environments
• Experience with network and device monitoring
• Ability to tune alerts, reduce noise and improve visibility
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Comfortable working in SLA-driven, structured environments (ITIL, governance, etc.)
• Experience working alongside infrastructure or project teams

The environment

You’ll be working on a secure MOD programme, where monitoring and performance are critical. xwzovoh It’s a structured, process-driven environment with a strong focus on reliability and operational standards.

Clearance

• DV clearance is required
• UK Eyes Only