Job Description
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)
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. It’s a structured, process-driven environment with a strong focus on reliability and operational standards.
Clearance
* DV clearance is required
* UK Eyes Only