Monitoring Lead

Version 1; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Career progression

Flexible/remote working

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Wellbeing programs

Paid holidays

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Monitoring Lead to own the Event Management tooling landscape within our ASPIRE Global Service Centre. You will drive automation, AI enhancements, and maintain integrations with ServiceNow, Engage, and other platforms.

The role focuses on proactive incident management and smooth customer transitions. You will lead strategic direction, oversee upgrades, collaborate with Infrastructure teams, and guide cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Proven experience owning Event Management tooling (Opsview, Nagios-based tools) and related platforms.
• Strong understanding of monitoring architectures, alert management and integrations.
• Experience leading upgrades/migrations in production environments.
• Hands-on automation, orchestration and system integration skills.
• Exposure to ServiceNow, AWS, Azure, Ansible and Terraform is preferred.
• Track record of AI/ML-driven improvements in operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Service Offerings and detailed Service Descriptions for pre-sales.
• Own and manage the Event Management tooling environment and integrations.
• Define the Event Management roadmap aligned with strategy and best practices.
• Act as SME for Event Management, advising on capabilities and improvements.
• Lead currency checks and upgrades for tools; manage collectors and OS support.
• Drive automation opportunities to reduce noise and accelerate triage.
• Coordinate customer transitions; ensure monitoring is provisioned and validated.
• Collaborate on architecture, collector image development and infra management.
• Work with Service Desk and L2/L3 for requirements and escalations.

Skills

Event Management tooling ownership

Automation

Orchestration

Platform integrations

Stakeholder management

AI/ML improvements

ServiceNow integration

AWS/Azure basics

Tools

Opsview

Nagios-based tools

ServiceNow

AWS

Azure

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated30 yearsinbusinessand continues to be trusted by global brands to delivertechnology and transformationsolutions that drive customer success. Ourdeepexpertiseenables our customers to navigate the rapidlyevolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships withglobal technology leadersincluding Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat,OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated30 yearsinbusinessand continues to be trusted by global brands to delivertechnology and transformationsolutions that drive customer success. Ourdeepexpertiseenables our customers to navigate the rapidlyevolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships withglobal technology leadersincluding Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat,OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’rean award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heartof whatwe do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’rea corevalues drivencompany, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them,it’sdeeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us andwe’llinvest in you!.

Job Description

Our ASPIRE Global Service Centre is the central hub of our Service Management operations. Beyond a traditional Service Desk, it stands as the central authority and shared service delivery hub, orchestrating all operational workflows, processes, procedures, and tooling. It’s a core delivery component of the Version 1 ASPIRE Managed Services offering that places AI, continuous improvement and business innovation at the heart of everything Version 1 does. With a focus on supporting self-service and automation, we utilise the best digital capabilities of the ServiceNow ITSM tooling product to provide the very best Experience to our Customers.

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Monitoring Lead who will be the product owner and subject matter expert (SME) for the Event Management tooling environment.

This role is responsible for setting the strategic direction, ensuring tooling currency, driving innovation through automation and AI, and enabling smooth customer transitions and integrations. The Lead will provide technical leadership and governance across all aspects of the Event Management platform, ensuring it aligns with operational needs and service improvement goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, create and maintain Service Offering and detailed Service Description documentation in support of pre-sales,
• Own and manage the Event Management tooling environment (e.g., Opsview, Orchestrator, integrations with Engage/ConnectWise/ServiceNow).
• Define and drive the Event Management technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with operational strategy and industry best practices.
• Act as the Event Management SME, advising stakeholders on platform capabilities, enhancements, and improvements.
• Ensure currency and upgrade planning for all Event Management tools, including Collector updates, orchestrator upgrades, and base OS support (e.g., CentOS to Oracle Linux).
• Lead configuration and toolset development, including template creation, check definitions, and orchestration logic.
• Identify, evaluate, and drive the implementation of AI and automation opportunities to reduce noise, accelerate triage, and support proactive incident management.
• Oversee and coordinate all customer transitions, ensuring monitoring environments are provisioned, deployed, and validated as per agreed scope.
• Manage and support all tooling integrations, including Engage, ServiceNow, and future platform connections (e.g. server configuration and performance tuning).
• Collaborate with the Infrastructure and Platform teams to ensure alignment on architecture, Collector image development, and infrastructure management.
• Work with Service Desk, L2, and L3 teams to capture requirements, support escalations, and continuously improve platform effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Event Management tooling ownership, particularly in Opsview, Nagios-based tools, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of monitoring architectures, Collector deployment, alert management, and platform integrations.
• Experience leading platform upgrades and migrations across production environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to lead across technical and business-facing teams.
• Hands-on skills in automation, orchestration, and system integration, ideally with exposure to ServiceNow, AWS, Azure, Ansible, and Terraform.
• Track record of identifying and delivering AI/ML-driven improvements in operational environments.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Version 1 Pension with a 5% employee-matched contribution, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more.
• 24 days holiday allowance plus Public Holidays, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & quarterly Star Awards.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact the recruiter at [e-mail] . We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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