Network Monitoring Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Haystack
£75,000 Per year
Outside
Remote
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Network Monitoring Engineer role is a high-impact, hands-on position focused on the network observability strategy for a national dark fibre rollout. The engineer will design and deploy monitoring solutions, build telemetry pipelines, and develop dashboards to ensure complete network visibility. This position requires senior-level experience in network monitoring within large-scale infrastructure environments. The role offers 100% remote working flexibility for a 6-month fixed-term contract with a competitive salary.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deploy end-to-end monitoring solutions across newly delivered dark fibre infrastructure and OLTs.
- Build and scale streaming telemetry pipelines (gNMI, gRPC) to provide real-time, low-latency network visibility.
- Configure, optimize, and tune VictoriaMetrics for high-performance data ingestion and retention.
- Develop advanced Grafana dashboards to provide actionable operational insights for NOC and engineering teams.
- Establish baseline performance metrics and define SLA-led alert thresholds across Layer 1-3 network equipment.
Key Skills:
- Proven senior-level experience in network monitoring or engineering within an ISP or large-scale infrastructure environment.
- Deep technical expertise with VictoriaMetrics in a production environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with Nagios, including custom plugins, configuration, and alerting workflows.
- Proficiency with streaming telemetry tools and protocols such as gNMI, gRPC, Telegraf, or gNMIc.
- Solid networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and optical network technologies.
Salary (Rate): £75,000 yearly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Remote Network Monitoring Engineer - £75K, 6-month FTC | £70,000 - £75,000 We're working with a technology-led connectivity business delivering a major national dark fibre rollout on this exciting opportunity. This is a high-impact, hands-on engineering role where you will take complete ownership of the network observability strategy for a massive infrastructure programme. You will bridge the gap between deployment and operations by building sophisticated streaming telemetry pipelines using VictoriaMetrics and Nagios to ensure 100% network visibility from day one.
The Role
- Design and deploy end-to-end monitoring solutions across newly delivered dark fibre infrastructure and OLTs.
- Build and scale streaming telemetry pipelines (gNMI, gRPC) to provide real-time, low-latency network visibility.
- Configure, optimize, and tune VictoriaMetrics for high-performance data ingestion and retention.
- Develop advanced Grafana dashboards to provide actionable operational insights for NOC and engineering teams.
- Establish baseline performance metrics and define SLA-led alert thresholds across Layer 1-3 network equipment.
What You'll Need
- Proven senior-level experience in network monitoring or engineering within an ISP or large-scale infrastructure environment.
- Deep technical expertise with VictoriaMetrics in a production environment is essential.
- Strong hands-on experience with Nagios, including custom plugins, configuration, and alerting workflows.
- Proficiency with streaming telemetry tools and protocols such as gNMI, gRPC, Telegraf, or gNMIc.
- Solid networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and optical network technologies.
What's On Offer
- Competitive pro-rata salary of up to £75,000 for a 6-month fixed-term contract.
- 100% remote working flexibility while supporting a major UK infrastructure project.
- The opportunity to work with a modern observability tech stack including AI/ML-driven anomaly detection.
- High-visibility role where you can drive technical standards and continuous improvement across a growing network.
Apply via Haystack today!