CDS Platform Engineer

*SC CLEARED*
CDS Platform Engineer
6 Month contract initially
Location: Telford, 2 days per week on site 3 at home.
Rate: £500 - £550 p/d (via Umbrella company)

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a highly experienced CDS Platform Engineer to join the team.
As a BOMS Monitoring Engineer, you will work within the Business Outcomes & Monitoring Solutions (BOMS) team-a multi-client centre of excellence delivering operational monitoring capabilities and tooling solutions that drive Business Intelligence and service assurance. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting monitoring solutions across a range of technologies and platforms, ensuring service stability, performance insight, and proactive incident management.

Key Responsibilities:
* Translate high-level monitoring non-functional requirements (NFRs) into actionable configurations across tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and AppDynamics.
* Deliver full-stack observability solutions, including application-aware network performance monitoring (NPM), synthetics, log analytics, and infrastructure metrics.
* Provide live support for monitoring technologies and assist with live service support, including key business events and incident response (some KBE's may be out of hours).
* Collaborate with architects and project teams to integrate monitoring into solution designs and test strategies.
* Maintain and enhance dashboards, alerts, and visualisations to support proactive service management.
* Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and tooling exploitation to enhance operational efficiency.

Key Skills & Experience:
* Strong understanding of IT infrastructure (Windows, Unix, Linux) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
* Hands-on experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk, Splunk ITSI, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, and synthetic monitoring platforms.
* Familiarity with enterprise systems such as WebLogic, Apache, Oracle, and SQL.
* Ability to analyse and resolve complex technical problems and document solutions effectively.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proactive and detail-oriented mindset.

Desirable Certifications
* Splunk Core Certified User/ITSI Certified Administrator
* Dynatrace Associate Certification
* Cisco AppDynamics Associate Performance Analyst
* Understanding of log and synthetic monitoring principles

This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.