Network Monitoring Engineer
Posted Today by Haystack
£75,000 Per year
Undetermined
Remote
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Remote Network Monitoring Engineer responsible for overseeing the network observability strategy for a significant dark fibre infrastructure project. The position involves designing and deploying monitoring solutions, building telemetry pipelines, and ensuring comprehensive network visibility. The engineer will work with advanced tools and technologies to provide operational insights and maintain performance metrics. This is a high-impact, hands-on role within a technology-led connectivity business.
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) for real-time, low-latency network visibility.
- Configure, optimize, and tune VictoriaMetrics for high-performance data ingestion and retention.
- Develop advanced Grafana dashboards for 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: undetermined
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!