Job Description Azure Platform Engineer Salary: National ranging from £51,200 - £78,700 and London from £56,400 - £86,600 Are you interested in joining a team at the forefront of operations, supporting all end users and partners in their day-to-day activities, and managing the FCA's end user services and associated suppliers? The team/department End User Compute provides change and run for a broad range of application and infrastructure services. We work in small cross functional, self-organising and autonomous teams, passionate about delivering value and having fun. What you will be doing (the role) * Developing, deploying, and managing cloud resources, containers, and services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Automation of infrastructure deployments using tools such as Terraform * Developing continuous integration, development, and deployment pipelines * Analysing designs to determine engineering requirements and activities. Conducting technical assessments and PoCs. Authoring and reviewing high-quality technical documentation * Providing technical guidance to development and infrastructure teams on engineering best practice. Contributing to technology strategy within areas of expertise * Monitoring cloud infrastructure for performance bottlenecks and proactively optimizing usage * Accelerating cloud adoption by building modular, repeatable stacks and implementing structured environments What you will get from the role * Opportunity to make a tangible impact on the organisation by shaping the build out of the FCA's Azure estate at an exciting time for the organisation * Participation in a friendly multi-disciplinary team affording exposure to all aspects of Microsoft Cloud technology * Support for your professional development, covering both technical and soft skills Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your life cycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash. Core benefits that you will receive as standard are: * 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays * Private healthcare with Bupa * A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age - up to 12% a month once you reach age 35) * Life assurance of eight times your basic salary * Income protection We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations. The skills and experience you will have Minimum * Experience working as part of a team and being a subject matter expert in Azure platforms, services, and engineering * Strong Azure cloud engineering experience with cloud-native services * Strong experience in designing, engineering, and maintaining cloud-based solutions in Azure Essential * Service proficiency in Azure IAM, VMs, Storage, Networking, Azure Functions, AKS, Security Centre, and Azure SQL. * Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, and Azure CLI * Strong understanding of cloud engineering best practices including FinOps practices. * Knowledge of cloud security best practices and experience engineering security controls in Azure * Experience with Azure DevOps or other similar CI/CD tools * Variety of Azure certifications to demonstrate in-depth expertise to support hands on experience About the FCA The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. The FCA's Values & Diversity Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation. The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Senior Associate role. Flexible working We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want but we won't judge you for asking. Useful information Applications for this role close at 23:59 on Tuesday 7th May 2024 If you are someone who is seeking that next challenge, and you have the experience and skills required, then please send me your CV Our Recruitment Delivery Team are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of disability, impairment, or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know by emailing
23/04/2024
Full time
Job Description Azure Platform Engineer Salary: National ranging from £51,200 - £78,700 and London from £56,400 - £86,600 Are you interested in joining a team at the forefront of operations, supporting all end users and partners in their day-to-day activities, and managing the FCA's end user services and associated suppliers? The team/department End User Compute provides change and run for a broad range of application and infrastructure services. We work in small cross functional, self-organising and autonomous teams, passionate about delivering value and having fun. What you will be doing (the role) * Developing, deploying, and managing cloud resources, containers, and services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Automation of infrastructure deployments using tools such as Terraform * Developing continuous integration, development, and deployment pipelines * Analysing designs to determine engineering requirements and activities. Conducting technical assessments and PoCs. Authoring and reviewing high-quality technical documentation * Providing technical guidance to development and infrastructure teams on engineering best practice. Contributing to technology strategy within areas of expertise * Monitoring cloud infrastructure for performance bottlenecks and proactively optimizing usage * Accelerating cloud adoption by building modular, repeatable stacks and implementing structured environments What you will get from the role * Opportunity to make a tangible impact on the organisation by shaping the build out of the FCA's Azure estate at an exciting time for the organisation * Participation in a friendly multi-disciplinary team affording exposure to all aspects of Microsoft Cloud technology * Support for your professional development, covering both technical and soft skills Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your life cycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash. Core benefits that you will receive as standard are: * 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays * Private healthcare with Bupa * A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age - up to 12% a month once you reach age 35) * Life assurance of eight times your basic salary * Income protection We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations. The skills and experience you will have Minimum * Experience working as part of a team and being a subject matter expert in Azure platforms, services, and engineering * Strong Azure cloud engineering experience with cloud-native services * Strong experience in designing, engineering, and maintaining cloud-based solutions in Azure Essential * Service proficiency in Azure IAM, VMs, Storage, Networking, Azure Functions, AKS, Security Centre, and Azure SQL. * Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, and Azure CLI * Strong understanding of cloud engineering best practices including FinOps practices. * Knowledge of cloud security best practices and experience engineering security controls in Azure * Experience with Azure DevOps or other similar CI/CD tools * Variety of Azure certifications to demonstrate in-depth expertise to support hands on experience About the FCA The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. The FCA's Values & Diversity Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation. The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Senior Associate role. Flexible working We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want but we won't judge you for asking. Useful information Applications for this role close at 23:59 on Tuesday 7th May 2024 If you are someone who is seeking that next challenge, and you have the experience and skills required, then please send me your CV Our Recruitment Delivery Team are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of disability, impairment, or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know by emailing
Are you an IT Infrastructure Engineer who is looking for a new challenge in a forward thinking and innovative organisation? Are you looking for a position in a secure and robust sector, given the economic challenges we are currently facing? Do you want a job with excellent benefits, that offers an excellent work-life balance, whilst truly making a positive difference to people? Then please read on as this role is perfect for you Adecco Public Sector's client in Staffordshire is looking to grow their team by hiring a new IT Infrastructure Engineer to join their 3rd line support team. You will supporting several thousand users by both resolving 3rd line BAU support tickets passed on by the 1st or 2nd line support teams, whilst also having the opportunity to be involved in some exciting infrastructure improvement projects on the horizon, as the organisation looks to innovate with modern technologies and solutions. So what's in it for you? The successful candidate will be able to benefit from the below offering: A basic salary package between £35k - £43k, dependent on experience. The progression opportunity to move up to a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer position, which goes up to £50k. Additional on-call pay uplifts and call out payments. Starting on a minimum of 27 days annual holiday allowance plus 8 additional Bank Holiday days, with this further increasing with length of service. An industry-leading pension scheme and other excellent benefits such as healthcare, parental leave policies and salary sacrifice schemes. Excellent development opportunities and external training opportunities based on development needs identified in performance and progression reviews. Hybrid working between home and office, with flexibility given dependent on personal preference and needs. Heavily discounted staff parking rates. The Role: You will be part of a team who has responsibility for the organisation's critical Servers, storage area network infrastructure and Cloud technologies. You will be resolving escalated issues and tickets by the first and second line IT support teams and be responsible for using your technical specialism to resolve these tickets, dependent on their severity and priority. You will support the design, specification, installation & configuration of new server, storage, network security and Cloud technologies, whilst also being responsible for the security, optimisation, availability, storage, backup & retrieval & general safe keeping of all the organisation's electronic data in line with the IT security policy You will also be asked to support infrastructure upgrade projects and be given the opportunity to receive training in new technologies where required. There is also the responsibility to perform research into new and upcoming technologies, in order to determine their impact or possible enhancement of planned or existing IT services You will manage the design, specification, installation & configuration of new server, storage, network security and Cloud technologies, whilst also being responsible for the security, optimisation, availability, storage, backup and retrieval and general safe keeping of the organisation's electronic data, in line with the IT security policy. Technical Requirements: Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019) - Ability to support to 3rd line level. Virtualisation knowledge (eg VMware, Hyper-V) An understanding of the concepts of Storage. A knowledge of Cisco Firewalls. An understanding of Cloud technologies, such as Microsoft Azure, would be beneficial, but definitely not essential as training can be provided. A knowledge of Microsoft 365 would be beneficial, but definitely not essential as training can be provided. This is a truly excellent opportunity to join an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, with excellent job security and progression opportunities, who prioritise the investment in new technology to support their users and make a genuinely positive different. PLEASE APPLY NOW AND DON'T MISS OUT!
23/04/2024
Full time
Are you an IT Infrastructure Engineer who is looking for a new challenge in a forward thinking and innovative organisation? Are you looking for a position in a secure and robust sector, given the economic challenges we are currently facing? Do you want a job with excellent benefits, that offers an excellent work-life balance, whilst truly making a positive difference to people? Then please read on as this role is perfect for you Adecco Public Sector's client in Staffordshire is looking to grow their team by hiring a new IT Infrastructure Engineer to join their 3rd line support team. You will supporting several thousand users by both resolving 3rd line BAU support tickets passed on by the 1st or 2nd line support teams, whilst also having the opportunity to be involved in some exciting infrastructure improvement projects on the horizon, as the organisation looks to innovate with modern technologies and solutions. So what's in it for you? The successful candidate will be able to benefit from the below offering: A basic salary package between £35k - £43k, dependent on experience. The progression opportunity to move up to a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer position, which goes up to £50k. Additional on-call pay uplifts and call out payments. Starting on a minimum of 27 days annual holiday allowance plus 8 additional Bank Holiday days, with this further increasing with length of service. An industry-leading pension scheme and other excellent benefits such as healthcare, parental leave policies and salary sacrifice schemes. Excellent development opportunities and external training opportunities based on development needs identified in performance and progression reviews. Hybrid working between home and office, with flexibility given dependent on personal preference and needs. Heavily discounted staff parking rates. The Role: You will be part of a team who has responsibility for the organisation's critical Servers, storage area network infrastructure and Cloud technologies. You will be resolving escalated issues and tickets by the first and second line IT support teams and be responsible for using your technical specialism to resolve these tickets, dependent on their severity and priority. You will support the design, specification, installation & configuration of new server, storage, network security and Cloud technologies, whilst also being responsible for the security, optimisation, availability, storage, backup & retrieval & general safe keeping of all the organisation's electronic data in line with the IT security policy You will also be asked to support infrastructure upgrade projects and be given the opportunity to receive training in new technologies where required. There is also the responsibility to perform research into new and upcoming technologies, in order to determine their impact or possible enhancement of planned or existing IT services You will manage the design, specification, installation & configuration of new server, storage, network security and Cloud technologies, whilst also being responsible for the security, optimisation, availability, storage, backup and retrieval and general safe keeping of the organisation's electronic data, in line with the IT security policy. Technical Requirements: Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019) - Ability to support to 3rd line level. Virtualisation knowledge (eg VMware, Hyper-V) An understanding of the concepts of Storage. A knowledge of Cisco Firewalls. An understanding of Cloud technologies, such as Microsoft Azure, would be beneficial, but definitely not essential as training can be provided. A knowledge of Microsoft 365 would be beneficial, but definitely not essential as training can be provided. This is a truly excellent opportunity to join an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, with excellent job security and progression opportunities, who prioritise the investment in new technology to support their users and make a genuinely positive different. PLEASE APPLY NOW AND DON'T MISS OUT!
Azure Engineer London/Hybrid £competitive plus bonus plus benefits Azure, Terraform, DevSecOps, CI/CD Azure/Cloud Engineer is required by a buoyant financial services organisation based in London. This role will see you working with architects to help design, plan and implement new solutions and enhance existing solutions within their cloud estate. In this hands-on role you will also be responsible for documenting and handing over the service to the Operational Teams ensuring that monitoring and SLAs are in place to support the business going forward. You will have solid experience in delivering and operating multi-region Azure infrastructure and services in line with modern practices such as Everything as Code through both change and run processes, plus administering and troubleshooting enterprise Cloud platforms and Microsoft technologies. Key Responsibilities: Working with Architecture and vendors to build new or enhance existing solutions Assist with the design and plan enterprise-scale Azure environments including application dependencies, data storage, network connectivity and overall cloud hosting Ensure that all cloud solutions follow internally defined security and compliance controls Lead in the implementation and handover to Operational Support of infrastructure solutions Define the operational processes to effectively manage the (cloud) environment Plan and coordinate maintenance operations (evergreening service changes, patching, upgrades, disaster recovery tests, etc). Interface with other teams across the organisation in order to establish and enforce best practices and standards Contributing to the development of the company's 'Cloud' and IT Strategy Keeping abreast of advancement in technology solutions and offerings and recommending change where required Responsible for ensuring all compliance and risk issues are understood and highlighted to senior management as they arise Providing technical guidance and assistance to Operational teams where necessary Taking personal responsibility to ensure solutions are evaluated, planned, tested and that solution meets the requirements of the end users Developing project plans, tracking and reporting to deadlines Preparing and testing technical knowledgebase articles as well as systems documentation Champion Agile best-practices, processes, and tools in support of DevOps processes Key Requirements: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Azure technology stack. Experience of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code tools and concepts. Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and tools such as Github, Gitlab, DevOps, Pester, Katalon. Knowledge of unit tests, integration tests, system tests, YAML and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with Configuration as Code, Policy as Code and Documentation as Code. Excellent Entra ID and Active Directory administration experience plus familiarity with technologies in wider Identity and Access Management including PAM, PIM and RBAC. Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection platforms (CWPP). Knowledge of Azure key vault, including secrets, certificates and keys. Knowledge of APIs, APIM, and strong Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, SQL). Strong working knowledge of networking concepts and security principles within Azure and in the context of a global hybrid environment including DNS, Firewalls, segmentation, load balancers, proxies, authentication, authorisation, Virtual WAN and SDWAN. Experience investigating and troubleshooting Windows Server & Desktop Operating Systems. Understanding of Kubernetes clusters and Microservices. Good knowledge of traditional networks, Firewalls and load balancers Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies Exceptional communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with an ability to extract, translate and communicate meaningful information at all levels of executives, management and peers Strong technical documentation skills; workflows, architectural diagrams, support documentation Please note, you will be joining an organisation who offer excellent career prospects as well as an excellent total comp package and have their employee's wellbeing at the heart of what they do. For a full consultation, please contact Arc IT. Salaries will be based on experience.
23/04/2024
Full time
Azure Engineer London/Hybrid £competitive plus bonus plus benefits Azure, Terraform, DevSecOps, CI/CD Azure/Cloud Engineer is required by a buoyant financial services organisation based in London. This role will see you working with architects to help design, plan and implement new solutions and enhance existing solutions within their cloud estate. In this hands-on role you will also be responsible for documenting and handing over the service to the Operational Teams ensuring that monitoring and SLAs are in place to support the business going forward. You will have solid experience in delivering and operating multi-region Azure infrastructure and services in line with modern practices such as Everything as Code through both change and run processes, plus administering and troubleshooting enterprise Cloud platforms and Microsoft technologies. Key Responsibilities: Working with Architecture and vendors to build new or enhance existing solutions Assist with the design and plan enterprise-scale Azure environments including application dependencies, data storage, network connectivity and overall cloud hosting Ensure that all cloud solutions follow internally defined security and compliance controls Lead in the implementation and handover to Operational Support of infrastructure solutions Define the operational processes to effectively manage the (cloud) environment Plan and coordinate maintenance operations (evergreening service changes, patching, upgrades, disaster recovery tests, etc). Interface with other teams across the organisation in order to establish and enforce best practices and standards Contributing to the development of the company's 'Cloud' and IT Strategy Keeping abreast of advancement in technology solutions and offerings and recommending change where required Responsible for ensuring all compliance and risk issues are understood and highlighted to senior management as they arise Providing technical guidance and assistance to Operational teams where necessary Taking personal responsibility to ensure solutions are evaluated, planned, tested and that solution meets the requirements of the end users Developing project plans, tracking and reporting to deadlines Preparing and testing technical knowledgebase articles as well as systems documentation Champion Agile best-practices, processes, and tools in support of DevOps processes Key Requirements: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Azure technology stack. Experience of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code tools and concepts. Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and tools such as Github, Gitlab, DevOps, Pester, Katalon. Knowledge of unit tests, integration tests, system tests, YAML and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with Configuration as Code, Policy as Code and Documentation as Code. Excellent Entra ID and Active Directory administration experience plus familiarity with technologies in wider Identity and Access Management including PAM, PIM and RBAC. Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, cloud security posture management (CSPM) and cloud workload protection platforms (CWPP). Knowledge of Azure key vault, including secrets, certificates and keys. Knowledge of APIs, APIM, and strong Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, SQL). Strong working knowledge of networking concepts and security principles within Azure and in the context of a global hybrid environment including DNS, Firewalls, segmentation, load balancers, proxies, authentication, authorisation, Virtual WAN and SDWAN. Experience investigating and troubleshooting Windows Server & Desktop Operating Systems. Understanding of Kubernetes clusters and Microservices. Good knowledge of traditional networks, Firewalls and load balancers Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies Exceptional communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with an ability to extract, translate and communicate meaningful information at all levels of executives, management and peers Strong technical documentation skills; workflows, architectural diagrams, support documentation Please note, you will be joining an organisation who offer excellent career prospects as well as an excellent total comp package and have their employee's wellbeing at the heart of what they do. For a full consultation, please contact Arc IT. Salaries will be based on experience.
Infrastructure Team Leader Exeter - Devon - Hybrid £40,000-£50,000 The Role The Infrastructure Team is a small team of engineers with high levels of experience, competence and capabilities. This team is responsible for the design, support and delivery of high level and technical products and services and as such need to work to exacting standards of quality and professionalism at all times. The Infrastructure Team Lead role is responsible for the definition and adherence of those standards across the team. In addition, this person will assume responsibility for the availability, performance, resilience and security of the core platform and infrastructure and will undertake whatever actions necessary to ensure this within the agreed operating constraints and budget. As the company's senior engineer the post holder will provide a technical consultancy and architect service as required. Duties and responsibilities Team Leader Manage the team is a positive manner to align with business growth plans. Own the planning and administration of the infrastructure roadmap and product owner responsibilities Represent the Infrastructure team at meetings. Setting and managing regular goals and appraisals for the infrastructure team. Demonstrates consistent levels of professionalism at all times and leads by example. Core Infrastructure & Technical Architecture/Support Work within Company policies and guidelines. Be involved in the design, implementation and support for all data networks across all locations. This includes Local Area Networks and liaising with the managed WAN providers for effective fault resolution. Provide expert support for workstations & Servers running Microsoft Server / Workstation Products, Citrix, Linux. Implement and Provide expert support on storage both local and network based. Server Planning, Design, Build and Fault fixing. Use of Group Policy and Active Directory to control Workstation and Server behaviour across the network, auditing users & ensure it is working correctly. Ensure all backup processes for network equipment and Servers are robust running according to the backup policy. Ensure IT systems are protected against virus infections and infections are controlled in accordance with best practice. Ensure all documentation is maintained up-to-date, accurately and in an easily understood manner. Be involved in regular audits of company equipment and software used and recommend improvements and upgrades. To implement and document policies, standards and procedures, proposing upgrades and enhancements to these from the basis of own expert knowledge, and experience with the installed equipment. Liaise with key suppliers and customers to ensure the effective delivery or projects and products. Be available as part of the out of hours on call rota, and be able to effectively prioritse and troubleshoot issues affecting critical services. Pre Sales Support Support pre-sales activity escalated by the pre-sales engineer Plan, design and cost proposed solutions to meet customers' needs Serve as escalation point for the pre-sales engineer where there's greater technical complexity. Other As a senior engineer you will possess the ability to not just train your fellow team members but also the other support teams. Occasionally travel to other locations and stay overnight. Perform any other reasonable duties as required. Qualifications and experience Experienced 3rd Line engineer who has either worked as a team leader or is looking to further their career by managing a small team. Although not essentials Microsoft, Networking or Linux accreditations are a bonus. Knowledge, skills and abilities Use of Active Directory, Group policy and File permissions in Microsoft and Linux (Debian) A good understanding of basic network functions such as NAT, Spanning Tree, HSRP, VLANs, routing of traffic and the use of subnets. An ability to maintain regular backups of Servers using a mixture of backup and recovery products. An ability to configure and troubleshoot, Switches, Firewalls Routers and wireless networks. A detailed understanding of copper structured and fibre optic cabling systems The post holder will have the ability to produce Technical Documentation to an agreed standard. Keep abreast of industry technology and advise on vendor product developments.
22/04/2024
Full time
Infrastructure Team Leader Exeter - Devon - Hybrid £40,000-£50,000 The Role The Infrastructure Team is a small team of engineers with high levels of experience, competence and capabilities. This team is responsible for the design, support and delivery of high level and technical products and services and as such need to work to exacting standards of quality and professionalism at all times. The Infrastructure Team Lead role is responsible for the definition and adherence of those standards across the team. In addition, this person will assume responsibility for the availability, performance, resilience and security of the core platform and infrastructure and will undertake whatever actions necessary to ensure this within the agreed operating constraints and budget. As the company's senior engineer the post holder will provide a technical consultancy and architect service as required. Duties and responsibilities Team Leader Manage the team is a positive manner to align with business growth plans. Own the planning and administration of the infrastructure roadmap and product owner responsibilities Represent the Infrastructure team at meetings. Setting and managing regular goals and appraisals for the infrastructure team. Demonstrates consistent levels of professionalism at all times and leads by example. Core Infrastructure & Technical Architecture/Support Work within Company policies and guidelines. Be involved in the design, implementation and support for all data networks across all locations. This includes Local Area Networks and liaising with the managed WAN providers for effective fault resolution. Provide expert support for workstations & Servers running Microsoft Server / Workstation Products, Citrix, Linux. Implement and Provide expert support on storage both local and network based. Server Planning, Design, Build and Fault fixing. Use of Group Policy and Active Directory to control Workstation and Server behaviour across the network, auditing users & ensure it is working correctly. Ensure all backup processes for network equipment and Servers are robust running according to the backup policy. Ensure IT systems are protected against virus infections and infections are controlled in accordance with best practice. Ensure all documentation is maintained up-to-date, accurately and in an easily understood manner. Be involved in regular audits of company equipment and software used and recommend improvements and upgrades. To implement and document policies, standards and procedures, proposing upgrades and enhancements to these from the basis of own expert knowledge, and experience with the installed equipment. Liaise with key suppliers and customers to ensure the effective delivery or projects and products. Be available as part of the out of hours on call rota, and be able to effectively prioritse and troubleshoot issues affecting critical services. Pre Sales Support Support pre-sales activity escalated by the pre-sales engineer Plan, design and cost proposed solutions to meet customers' needs Serve as escalation point for the pre-sales engineer where there's greater technical complexity. Other As a senior engineer you will possess the ability to not just train your fellow team members but also the other support teams. Occasionally travel to other locations and stay overnight. Perform any other reasonable duties as required. Qualifications and experience Experienced 3rd Line engineer who has either worked as a team leader or is looking to further their career by managing a small team. Although not essentials Microsoft, Networking or Linux accreditations are a bonus. Knowledge, skills and abilities Use of Active Directory, Group policy and File permissions in Microsoft and Linux (Debian) A good understanding of basic network functions such as NAT, Spanning Tree, HSRP, VLANs, routing of traffic and the use of subnets. An ability to maintain regular backups of Servers using a mixture of backup and recovery products. An ability to configure and troubleshoot, Switches, Firewalls Routers and wireless networks. A detailed understanding of copper structured and fibre optic cabling systems The post holder will have the ability to produce Technical Documentation to an agreed standard. Keep abreast of industry technology and advise on vendor product developments.
Senior Network Engineer Wireless Contract 11 Months (Hybrid) 11 Months. My client a leader in their global market is in need of a talented and experienced Network Engineer to join their team on a contract basis for 11 Months. This will be with an empashsis on the Internet of Things, you will be required to Plan, design and implement networked systems, including configurations, supporting/troubleshooting network problems and coordinating with vendors for installation of such items as Routers, bridges, concentrators and Switches. Conducts feasibility studies on strategic and tactical plans, design of digital/analog networks, and evaluation of network services/technology for current and future network development. Performs complex technical analysis of software, hardware, and network systems, systems integration for Front End processors, multiplexes, LAN/WAN communications, network nodes, Switches, and various transmission systems. Successful candidates will have experience in Networking Fundamentals & Security, Cisco or Aruba Wireless Network Technologies. Wifi Design & Planning using Ekahau Site Survey.Cisco and Aruba predictive tools, Cisco and Aruba Authentication and Policy Management. If this role is of interest drop me a CV so that we can speak in more detail.
22/04/2024
Project-based
Senior Network Engineer Wireless Contract 11 Months (Hybrid) 11 Months. My client a leader in their global market is in need of a talented and experienced Network Engineer to join their team on a contract basis for 11 Months. This will be with an empashsis on the Internet of Things, you will be required to Plan, design and implement networked systems, including configurations, supporting/troubleshooting network problems and coordinating with vendors for installation of such items as Routers, bridges, concentrators and Switches. Conducts feasibility studies on strategic and tactical plans, design of digital/analog networks, and evaluation of network services/technology for current and future network development. Performs complex technical analysis of software, hardware, and network systems, systems integration for Front End processors, multiplexes, LAN/WAN communications, network nodes, Switches, and various transmission systems. Successful candidates will have experience in Networking Fundamentals & Security, Cisco or Aruba Wireless Network Technologies. Wifi Design & Planning using Ekahau Site Survey.Cisco and Aruba predictive tools, Cisco and Aruba Authentication and Policy Management. If this role is of interest drop me a CV so that we can speak in more detail.
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Antrim, County Antrim
Ideal location - Belfast Salary - £27000 - 29000 Hours: Monday to Friday, pick up kit by 08:30 as local PUDO working on client site up till 17:30, overtime available Benefits: Car + Parking cards and Fuel cards + Pension + on call payment Start date - ASAP We have an exciting opportunity for a senior field service engineer to join a blue chip organisation on a permanent basis in Belfast . Senior Field Service Engineer will be required to fault find and repair a variety of IT equipment including Servers, PCs, Laptop, printer and point of sales systems (EPOS) at various Customer locations across the UK. Ensuring company processes, procedures and contractual requirements are followed whilst maintaining high levels of customer service. You must be an experienced time served "Field Service Engineer", a confident communicator at all levels and work well as part of a team. The position will report into Team Leader/Resource Managers (Field) but will also have critical relationships with Call Control and Technical vetting teams with Field Services. The role will involve: * Capable of working independently and remotely, required to perform on site troubleshooting on a wide range of products in a software or hardware environment. * Proficient in the installation, configuration and support of Server/Desktop/EPOS environment and in addition, be able to connect and install client software for various networking platforms at various customer locations in the UK. * Ability to follow documented procedures and adhere to safety and ESD precautions at all times. * Be able to demonstrate strong problem solving techniques with the ability to adapt and learn on the job. * Develop, grow and maintain professional working relationships with all internal stakeholders Call Control, Tech Vetting teams. * Ensure process, procedural and contractual agreements are being followed correctly. * Endeavour to provide all customers with the best level of customer service and support. * Complete documentation including Field Service Call reports and Customer Checksheets and ensure these are returned within SLA timescales. * Work proactively with call allocators to ensure SLA's are met in the most economic way. * Have a solid understanding of customers SLA requirement and use initiative to ensure the expectation is met and exceeded * Any additional activity as directed by Senior Management Key Experience * Have an excellent working knowledge of Server/PC architecture, knowledge of Windows Operating systems, break fix and troubleshooting of Servers, Desktops, EPOS, Laptops, and Printers. * Manufacturer recognised accreditations, ie HP/IBM/Dell. Both Server and Desktop. * At least 6 years customer facing IT industry experience. * Capable of working independently on a wide range of products. * Excellent communication skills. * Excellent proven organisational and customer service skills. * Able to work under pressure. * Able to maintain a consistent high standard of quality and professionalism. * Excellent Time management skills. * Team Player - ability to work as part of the team to deliver operational excellence. * Awareness of ITIL methodologies and best practice. * Previous employment in a similar role. * Ability to show flexibility to help the changing needs of the team. * Adhere to company standards and procedures at all times unless otherwise directed. * Maintain excellent customer relationships. * Maintain high levels of Punctuality, Communication, Attitude, Competence and Quality of Service * Maintain all appropriate Manufacturer Server Accreditations where app Senior Engineer main skills * MUST be able to obtain security clearances, BPSS & SC, (NPPV3 great to have but not essential) * X86 Server Hardware break fix Skills (can replace all components, upgrade Bios/firmware) * Laptop Hardware break fix skills (replace all components) * Must be able to hold Main vendor certifications on Servers & Laptops (Dell, HP, Lenovo) * Will form part of an on call rota covering 24*7*365 call outs Senior Engineer good to have experience/skills * Netapp - major advantage to hold this * Retail/Point of Sale (POS) Personal Attribute * Highly enthusiastic, approachable and self motivated to achieve targets. * Ability to prioritise workload effectively. * A Methodical and accurate approach to the job is critical. * Team focused - a genuine passion to deliver excellence through continuous development and improvement. * Be able to remain positive at all times and influence those around you. * Excellent communicator who can remain objective and focussed with Customers and Internal Agencies alike. * Good relationship management skills. * Previous Senior Field Engineer experience desirable. * Analytical, with exceptional attention to detail. * Innovative thinking, in terms of service quality and improvements * Full UK Driving Licence. 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22/04/2024
Full time
Ideal location - Belfast Salary - £27000 - 29000 Hours: Monday to Friday, pick up kit by 08:30 as local PUDO working on client site up till 17:30, overtime available Benefits: Car + Parking cards and Fuel cards + Pension + on call payment Start date - ASAP We have an exciting opportunity for a senior field service engineer to join a blue chip organisation on a permanent basis in Belfast . Senior Field Service Engineer will be required to fault find and repair a variety of IT equipment including Servers, PCs, Laptop, printer and point of sales systems (EPOS) at various Customer locations across the UK. Ensuring company processes, procedures and contractual requirements are followed whilst maintaining high levels of customer service. You must be an experienced time served "Field Service Engineer", a confident communicator at all levels and work well as part of a team. The position will report into Team Leader/Resource Managers (Field) but will also have critical relationships with Call Control and Technical vetting teams with Field Services. The role will involve: * Capable of working independently and remotely, required to perform on site troubleshooting on a wide range of products in a software or hardware environment. * Proficient in the installation, configuration and support of Server/Desktop/EPOS environment and in addition, be able to connect and install client software for various networking platforms at various customer locations in the UK. * Ability to follow documented procedures and adhere to safety and ESD precautions at all times. * Be able to demonstrate strong problem solving techniques with the ability to adapt and learn on the job. * Develop, grow and maintain professional working relationships with all internal stakeholders Call Control, Tech Vetting teams. * Ensure process, procedural and contractual agreements are being followed correctly. * Endeavour to provide all customers with the best level of customer service and support. * Complete documentation including Field Service Call reports and Customer Checksheets and ensure these are returned within SLA timescales. * Work proactively with call allocators to ensure SLA's are met in the most economic way. * Have a solid understanding of customers SLA requirement and use initiative to ensure the expectation is met and exceeded * Any additional activity as directed by Senior Management Key Experience * Have an excellent working knowledge of Server/PC architecture, knowledge of Windows Operating systems, break fix and troubleshooting of Servers, Desktops, EPOS, Laptops, and Printers. * Manufacturer recognised accreditations, ie HP/IBM/Dell. Both Server and Desktop. * At least 6 years customer facing IT industry experience. * Capable of working independently on a wide range of products. * Excellent communication skills. * Excellent proven organisational and customer service skills. * Able to work under pressure. * Able to maintain a consistent high standard of quality and professionalism. * Excellent Time management skills. * Team Player - ability to work as part of the team to deliver operational excellence. * Awareness of ITIL methodologies and best practice. * Previous employment in a similar role. * Ability to show flexibility to help the changing needs of the team. * Adhere to company standards and procedures at all times unless otherwise directed. * Maintain excellent customer relationships. * Maintain high levels of Punctuality, Communication, Attitude, Competence and Quality of Service * Maintain all appropriate Manufacturer Server Accreditations where app Senior Engineer main skills * MUST be able to obtain security clearances, BPSS & SC, (NPPV3 great to have but not essential) * X86 Server Hardware break fix Skills (can replace all components, upgrade Bios/firmware) * Laptop Hardware break fix skills (replace all components) * Must be able to hold Main vendor certifications on Servers & Laptops (Dell, HP, Lenovo) * Will form part of an on call rota covering 24*7*365 call outs Senior Engineer good to have experience/skills * Netapp - major advantage to hold this * Retail/Point of Sale (POS) Personal Attribute * Highly enthusiastic, approachable and self motivated to achieve targets. * Ability to prioritise workload effectively. * A Methodical and accurate approach to the job is critical. * Team focused - a genuine passion to deliver excellence through continuous development and improvement. * Be able to remain positive at all times and influence those around you. * Excellent communicator who can remain objective and focussed with Customers and Internal Agencies alike. * Good relationship management skills. * Previous Senior Field Engineer experience desirable. * Analytical, with exceptional attention to detail. * Innovative thinking, in terms of service quality and improvements * Full UK Driving Licence. 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Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Portsmouth, Hampshire
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a blue chip organisation in Portsmouth on a permanent basis. This Role will be site based, with occasional shifts based remotely. Due to company SLA's, candidates must live within one hour travel time of Portsmouth. Due to the nature of the end client, there is a requirement for financial background checks Shift patterns - 24x7 cover, average of 38hrs per week. Mixture of 8/9 and 12hr shifts The Senior Infrastructure Engineer is key to the Service Delivery organization within the client Programme. It is both reactive and proactive. It is a customer facing position in a demanding support organization. The primary role is communication, having the ability to articulate complex problems to the customer in pressure situations, to think clearly and logically and to help resolve problems when they occur. This role is a 24/7 365 role. Key Skills: * Communication both written and verbal * Enterprise Level Infrastructure Understanding/Troubleshooting (Linux, DB2, MQ, Microsoft Windows Server, Network) * Service Level Management (Incident, Problem and Change Management) Operational Responsibilities: * Technical Management. * Coordination of Command Center and Technical Teams for problem determination and recovery * Identify and implement service improvements. * Own and drive all service incidents through to service recovery. * Planning and Implementation of weekend maintenance period tasks * Manage change activity on live services. * Shift lead for Command Center team Additional Responsibilities: * Participate in 24/7 Rotating Shift Pattern * Support end to end Project life cycle by working with project teams to assess, plan, document and implement new solutions/upgrades into the live client Services * Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to the wider Command Center Team and roles * Participate in meetings requiring Technical Lead input for issues, solutions and planning affecting the Command Center and client Services "In applying for this position, you consent to your personal data being shared with the specified employer and for your details to remain with GTS for as long as is necessary to process your application. See our Privacy Notice for full information Global Technology Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
22/04/2024
Full time
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a blue chip organisation in Portsmouth on a permanent basis. This Role will be site based, with occasional shifts based remotely. Due to company SLA's, candidates must live within one hour travel time of Portsmouth. Due to the nature of the end client, there is a requirement for financial background checks Shift patterns - 24x7 cover, average of 38hrs per week. Mixture of 8/9 and 12hr shifts The Senior Infrastructure Engineer is key to the Service Delivery organization within the client Programme. It is both reactive and proactive. It is a customer facing position in a demanding support organization. The primary role is communication, having the ability to articulate complex problems to the customer in pressure situations, to think clearly and logically and to help resolve problems when they occur. This role is a 24/7 365 role. Key Skills: * Communication both written and verbal * Enterprise Level Infrastructure Understanding/Troubleshooting (Linux, DB2, MQ, Microsoft Windows Server, Network) * Service Level Management (Incident, Problem and Change Management) Operational Responsibilities: * Technical Management. * Coordination of Command Center and Technical Teams for problem determination and recovery * Identify and implement service improvements. * Own and drive all service incidents through to service recovery. * Planning and Implementation of weekend maintenance period tasks * Manage change activity on live services. * Shift lead for Command Center team Additional Responsibilities: * Participate in 24/7 Rotating Shift Pattern * Support end to end Project life cycle by working with project teams to assess, plan, document and implement new solutions/upgrades into the live client Services * Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to the wider Command Center Team and roles * Participate in meetings requiring Technical Lead input for issues, solutions and planning affecting the Command Center and client Services "In applying for this position, you consent to your personal data being shared with the specified employer and for your details to remain with GTS for as long as is necessary to process your application. See our Privacy Notice for full information Global Technology Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Linux DevOps Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for design and support of core platform engineering automation. This role will drive the strategy for infrastructure automation and be charged to improve application adoption, reduce overall operational support, and increase end-user usability of our platform services. Candidate will provide team leadership required to support a large, complex Architect L3 Linux based computing environment and an increasing transition to Linux infrastructure in AWS. Assist in driving infrastructure as code mentality throughout the organization and demonstrate a passion for automation concepts and tools. Responsibilities: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Qualifications : Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc. Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems, Linux shells and standard utilities, and common Linux security tools at L3 level In depth system administration knowledge and skills for RedHat Linux. Technical Skills: Kubernetes Experience - Strong knowledge in Kubernetes deployment frameworks/platforms including Helm, Docker, Rancher, OpenShift, EKS. Linux Experience: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Cloud Experience - Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, IAM, and storage. Cloud Certifications, specifically AWS Cloud certification would be preferred. Infra Automation - Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness. CICD Experience - Mastery of CICD best practices in a large organization. (GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness/Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices) Resilient Design - Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability.
19/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Linux DevOps Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for design and support of core platform engineering automation. This role will drive the strategy for infrastructure automation and be charged to improve application adoption, reduce overall operational support, and increase end-user usability of our platform services. Candidate will provide team leadership required to support a large, complex Architect L3 Linux based computing environment and an increasing transition to Linux infrastructure in AWS. Assist in driving infrastructure as code mentality throughout the organization and demonstrate a passion for automation concepts and tools. Responsibilities: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Qualifications : Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc. Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems, Linux shells and standard utilities, and common Linux security tools at L3 level In depth system administration knowledge and skills for RedHat Linux. Technical Skills: Kubernetes Experience - Strong knowledge in Kubernetes deployment frameworks/platforms including Helm, Docker, Rancher, OpenShift, EKS. Linux Experience: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Cloud Experience - Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, IAM, and storage. Cloud Certifications, specifically AWS Cloud certification would be preferred. Infra Automation - Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness. CICD Experience - Mastery of CICD best practices in a large organization. (GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness/Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices) Resilient Design - Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability.
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Linux DevOps Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for design and support of core platform engineering automation. This role will drive the strategy for infrastructure automation and be charged to improve application adoption, reduce overall operational support, and increase end-user usability of our platform services. Candidate will provide team leadership required to support a large, complex Architect L3 Linux based computing environment and an increasing transition to Linux infrastructure in AWS. Assist in driving infrastructure as code mentality throughout the organization and demonstrate a passion for automation concepts and tools. Responsibilities: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Qualifications : Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc. Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems, Linux shells and standard utilities, and common Linux security tools at L3 level In depth system administration knowledge and skills for RedHat Linux. Technical Skills: Kubernetes Experience - Strong knowledge in Kubernetes deployment frameworks/platforms including Helm, Docker, Rancher, OpenShift, EKS. Linux Experience: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Cloud Experience - Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, IAM, and storage. Cloud Certifications, specifically AWS Cloud certification would be preferred. Infra Automation - Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness. CICD Experience - Mastery of CICD best practices in a large organization. (GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness/Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices) Resilient Design - Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability.
19/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Linux DevOps Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for design and support of core platform engineering automation. This role will drive the strategy for infrastructure automation and be charged to improve application adoption, reduce overall operational support, and increase end-user usability of our platform services. Candidate will provide team leadership required to support a large, complex Architect L3 Linux based computing environment and an increasing transition to Linux infrastructure in AWS. Assist in driving infrastructure as code mentality throughout the organization and demonstrate a passion for automation concepts and tools. Responsibilities: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Qualifications : Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc. Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems, Linux shells and standard utilities, and common Linux security tools at L3 level In depth system administration knowledge and skills for RedHat Linux. Technical Skills: Kubernetes Experience - Strong knowledge in Kubernetes deployment frameworks/platforms including Helm, Docker, Rancher, OpenShift, EKS. Linux Experience: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Cloud Experience - Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, IAM, and storage. Cloud Certifications, specifically AWS Cloud certification would be preferred. Infra Automation - Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness. CICD Experience - Mastery of CICD best practices in a large organization. (GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness/Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices) Resilient Design - Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability.
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Windows Systems Engineer. Candidate will administer and enhance the Windows server infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud. Candidate will have prior experience designing, supporting and administering Windows server environment. Candidate should have through hands-on experience working in cloud environments preferably AWS. The candidate will need to have excellent people skills, strong analytical and technical skills for troubleshooting complex issues. Responsibilities: Provide advanced Windows system administration, operational support, and problem resolution for a mixed Windows Server 2016 and 2019 environments Provide break/fix support for Windows Server OS and third-party application issues Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective action and/or interact with team members or vendors to work through issue resolution Automate processes to reduce hands on support Support cloud environments for Windows AMIs Participate in patching and vulnerability remediation, as needed Adhere to Change Management process Comply with all audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements Perform other duties as assigned Support On call and weekend work Qualifications: Ability to work effectively with clients, technical staff, consultants and vendors. Ability to work well under pressure and within deadlines Ability to communicate well and perform as part of a team located in multiple cities In-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2016 and 2019 administration and support Experience with Powershell commands and scripts System administration experience and knowledge of VMware and administration of virtual Servers General working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and networking Active Directory administration experience Hands-on experience with cloud based architecture especially AWS Experience with terraform, or other infrastructure as code applications Experience with build automation a plus Software deployment experience through SCCM or similar tools is a plus Vulnerability remediation experience is a plus
19/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Windows Systems Engineer. Candidate will administer and enhance the Windows server infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud. Candidate will have prior experience designing, supporting and administering Windows server environment. Candidate should have through hands-on experience working in cloud environments preferably AWS. The candidate will need to have excellent people skills, strong analytical and technical skills for troubleshooting complex issues. Responsibilities: Provide advanced Windows system administration, operational support, and problem resolution for a mixed Windows Server 2016 and 2019 environments Provide break/fix support for Windows Server OS and third-party application issues Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective action and/or interact with team members or vendors to work through issue resolution Automate processes to reduce hands on support Support cloud environments for Windows AMIs Participate in patching and vulnerability remediation, as needed Adhere to Change Management process Comply with all audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements Perform other duties as assigned Support On call and weekend work Qualifications: Ability to work effectively with clients, technical staff, consultants and vendors. Ability to work well under pressure and within deadlines Ability to communicate well and perform as part of a team located in multiple cities In-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2016 and 2019 administration and support Experience with Powershell commands and scripts System administration experience and knowledge of VMware and administration of virtual Servers General working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and networking Active Directory administration experience Hands-on experience with cloud based architecture especially AWS Experience with terraform, or other infrastructure as code applications Experience with build automation a plus Software deployment experience through SCCM or similar tools is a plus Vulnerability remediation experience is a plus
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Windows Systems Engineer. Candidate will administer and enhance the Windows server infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud. Candidate will have prior experience designing, supporting and administering Windows server environment. Candidate should have through hands-on experience working in cloud environments preferably AWS. The candidate will need to have excellent people skills, strong analytical and technical skills for troubleshooting complex issues. Responsibilities: Provide advanced Windows system administration, operational support, and problem resolution for a mixed Windows Server 2016 and 2019 environments Provide break/fix support for Windows Server OS and third-party application issues Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective action and/or interact with team members or vendors to work through issue resolution Automate processes to reduce hands on support Support cloud environments for Windows AMIs Participate in patching and vulnerability remediation, as needed Adhere to Change Management process Comply with all audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements Perform other duties as assigned Support On call and weekend work Qualifications: Ability to work effectively with clients, technical staff, consultants and vendors. Ability to work well under pressure and within deadlines Ability to communicate well and perform as part of a team located in multiple cities In-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2016 and 2019 administration and support Experience with Powershell commands and scripts System administration experience and knowledge of VMware and administration of virtual Servers General working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and networking Active Directory administration experience Hands-on experience with cloud based architecture especially AWS Experience with terraform, or other infrastructure as code applications Experience with build automation a plus Software deployment experience through SCCM or similar tools is a plus Vulnerability remediation experience is a plus
19/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Windows Systems Engineer. Candidate will administer and enhance the Windows server infrastructure both on-premises and in the cloud. Candidate will have prior experience designing, supporting and administering Windows server environment. Candidate should have through hands-on experience working in cloud environments preferably AWS. The candidate will need to have excellent people skills, strong analytical and technical skills for troubleshooting complex issues. Responsibilities: Provide advanced Windows system administration, operational support, and problem resolution for a mixed Windows Server 2016 and 2019 environments Provide break/fix support for Windows Server OS and third-party application issues Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective action and/or interact with team members or vendors to work through issue resolution Automate processes to reduce hands on support Support cloud environments for Windows AMIs Participate in patching and vulnerability remediation, as needed Adhere to Change Management process Comply with all audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements Perform other duties as assigned Support On call and weekend work Qualifications: Ability to work effectively with clients, technical staff, consultants and vendors. Ability to work well under pressure and within deadlines Ability to communicate well and perform as part of a team located in multiple cities In-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2016 and 2019 administration and support Experience with Powershell commands and scripts System administration experience and knowledge of VMware and administration of virtual Servers General working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and networking Active Directory administration experience Hands-on experience with cloud based architecture especially AWS Experience with terraform, or other infrastructure as code applications Experience with build automation a plus Software deployment experience through SCCM or similar tools is a plus Vulnerability remediation experience is a plus
Job Title: EV Procurement Advisor Job Location: Sunbury-On-Thames (Hybrid) Contract Length: November 2024 (Initially) Industry: Oil and Energy, Procurement Key Requirements: EV/Network infrastructure rollout experience , senior stakeholder engagement experience Role Overview: we have recently revised our EV ambition, now with more than 100k chargers across 17 countries in the next 6 years we are entering an exciting period of transition; living and breathing our net zero ambitions as an integrated energy company! This is a critical role providing a range of support to the EV category management team and wider EV pulse business in an area of high strategic importance, including; Developing and implementing sub-category strategies for battery energy storage (BESS) and load management (LM) Establishing and leading supplier relationships Liaising with business leaders and their teams across cultures and geographies to drive value and support the delivery of the supply chain strategy in support of the business strategy. What you will do: Manage the interface between Procurement BESS and LM category strategy development and implementation, working in partnership with the pulse business, regional interfaces and central support functions Communicate effectively through various channels using different styles and approaches to gain dedication and support from diverse partners internally and externally to help achieve business outcomes, create acceptance for decisions, build consensus or resolve conflict Generate communication content to ensure that category specific messages (such as status, plans, compliance and market insights) are effectively disseminated across the Procurement organization and the pulse business Support the objective of no compromise on safe and compliant operations Develop a strong working relationship with the key business teams Support the build out of a pipeline of procurement initiatives for the business for operating cost management, Capital Expenditure optimisation other value targets Support & run the Supplier Relationship Management framework for Strategic Suppliers Ensure the appropriate due diligence and risk mitigation measures are in place for Supplier/Partner Selection and contractual protection in conjunction with the aligned Procurement functions - S&C, GBS What you will have: Proven experience in the EV category or a similar scale up business Category strategy development and execution Negotiation, sourcing, contracting and contract management Skilled in supplier management Experience in Ariba e-sourcing or other E-procurement tools Good working knowledge of P2P processes, and SAP system Influencing and stakeholder management skills Interpersonal and project management skills Financial and market analysis skills Working in a Matrix organisation with agile techniques is preferable Outstanding written and oral communication skills Desirable skills Senior supply chain management experience with distributed infrastructure deployment programs Product/category management experience with BESS and LM Experience with power supplies and power conversion technologies Experience with logistics and supply chain planning for international supply chains Value engineering and value analysis skills Trained on the principles of total quality management We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
19/04/2024
Full time
Job Title: EV Procurement Advisor Job Location: Sunbury-On-Thames (Hybrid) Contract Length: November 2024 (Initially) Industry: Oil and Energy, Procurement Key Requirements: EV/Network infrastructure rollout experience , senior stakeholder engagement experience Role Overview: we have recently revised our EV ambition, now with more than 100k chargers across 17 countries in the next 6 years we are entering an exciting period of transition; living and breathing our net zero ambitions as an integrated energy company! This is a critical role providing a range of support to the EV category management team and wider EV pulse business in an area of high strategic importance, including; Developing and implementing sub-category strategies for battery energy storage (BESS) and load management (LM) Establishing and leading supplier relationships Liaising with business leaders and their teams across cultures and geographies to drive value and support the delivery of the supply chain strategy in support of the business strategy. What you will do: Manage the interface between Procurement BESS and LM category strategy development and implementation, working in partnership with the pulse business, regional interfaces and central support functions Communicate effectively through various channels using different styles and approaches to gain dedication and support from diverse partners internally and externally to help achieve business outcomes, create acceptance for decisions, build consensus or resolve conflict Generate communication content to ensure that category specific messages (such as status, plans, compliance and market insights) are effectively disseminated across the Procurement organization and the pulse business Support the objective of no compromise on safe and compliant operations Develop a strong working relationship with the key business teams Support the build out of a pipeline of procurement initiatives for the business for operating cost management, Capital Expenditure optimisation other value targets Support & run the Supplier Relationship Management framework for Strategic Suppliers Ensure the appropriate due diligence and risk mitigation measures are in place for Supplier/Partner Selection and contractual protection in conjunction with the aligned Procurement functions - S&C, GBS What you will have: Proven experience in the EV category or a similar scale up business Category strategy development and execution Negotiation, sourcing, contracting and contract management Skilled in supplier management Experience in Ariba e-sourcing or other E-procurement tools Good working knowledge of P2P processes, and SAP system Influencing and stakeholder management skills Interpersonal and project management skills Financial and market analysis skills Working in a Matrix organisation with agile techniques is preferable Outstanding written and oral communication skills Desirable skills Senior supply chain management experience with distributed infrastructure deployment programs Product/category management experience with BESS and LM Experience with power supplies and power conversion technologies Experience with logistics and supply chain planning for international supply chains Value engineering and value analysis skills Trained on the principles of total quality management We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer Location: Hull, UK Salary: £50,000 per annum About the Role: We are representing a leading company in Hull seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer to join their team. This role offers a hybrid work model, providing flexibility for remote and on-site work. Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain IT infrastructure. Manage Windows Server environments, including Active Directory and Group Policy. Deploy and manage virtualized environments using Hyper-V. Monitor system performance and implement optimizations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects. Provide technical guidance and support. Requirements: Proven experience in a similar role. Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Hyper-V, and networking. Proficiency in Scripting languages like PowerShell. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Benefits: Competitive salary Hybrid work model Professional development opportunities Pension scheme and health benefits
19/04/2024
Full time
Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer Location: Hull, UK Salary: £50,000 per annum About the Role: We are representing a leading company in Hull seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer to join their team. This role offers a hybrid work model, providing flexibility for remote and on-site work. Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain IT infrastructure. Manage Windows Server environments, including Active Directory and Group Policy. Deploy and manage virtualized environments using Hyper-V. Monitor system performance and implement optimizations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects. Provide technical guidance and support. Requirements: Proven experience in a similar role. Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Hyper-V, and networking. Proficiency in Scripting languages like PowerShell. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Benefits: Competitive salary Hybrid work model Professional development opportunities Pension scheme and health benefits
The Role As a SailPoint Engineer, you will contribute to the delivery of the SailPoint infrastructure OS Upgrade. You will join the Logical Access Management project team. This role includes the analysis, design, build, test and deployment of the new infrastructure aligned to the established Euroclear project governance. You will be expected to document the solutions you design in out company standard templates such as a High-Level Technical Design; Detailed Functional Design; Detailed Technical Design, where you will need to obtain sign-off from reviewers while addressing all the concerns. You will build the solution in our test environment and ensure the solution goes through all the formal testing stages with our internal customers to obtain signoffs. Once tested and signed-off, you will perform handovers with the Operations Team, which may include performing training, knowledge sharing, provision of a cookbook to enable them to run and operate the solution you have designed. This will also include providing warranty support. Required Skills and Experience Sailpoint IIQ (Identity IQ), at least 5 to 8 years of experience implementing Sailpoint solution Identity & Access Management (IAM) Expert knowledge on one or more of following technology platforms: Windows, Unix, Network, Office/End User technologies, Mainframe, Tandem or Middleware Professional certification in CISSP, CISM and CISA, or equivalent is a plus Design, Development & Implementation of SailPoint Infrastructure Is creative and sees the bigger picture when designing solutions Works proactively, thereby keeping possible problems from affecting the overall functioning of the team Note: this role has been assessed as Inside IR35 which only affects UK resident candidates
19/04/2024
Project-based
The Role As a SailPoint Engineer, you will contribute to the delivery of the SailPoint infrastructure OS Upgrade. You will join the Logical Access Management project team. This role includes the analysis, design, build, test and deployment of the new infrastructure aligned to the established Euroclear project governance. You will be expected to document the solutions you design in out company standard templates such as a High-Level Technical Design; Detailed Functional Design; Detailed Technical Design, where you will need to obtain sign-off from reviewers while addressing all the concerns. You will build the solution in our test environment and ensure the solution goes through all the formal testing stages with our internal customers to obtain signoffs. Once tested and signed-off, you will perform handovers with the Operations Team, which may include performing training, knowledge sharing, provision of a cookbook to enable them to run and operate the solution you have designed. This will also include providing warranty support. Required Skills and Experience Sailpoint IIQ (Identity IQ), at least 5 to 8 years of experience implementing Sailpoint solution Identity & Access Management (IAM) Expert knowledge on one or more of following technology platforms: Windows, Unix, Network, Office/End User technologies, Mainframe, Tandem or Middleware Professional certification in CISSP, CISM and CISA, or equivalent is a plus Design, Development & Implementation of SailPoint Infrastructure Is creative and sees the bigger picture when designing solutions Works proactively, thereby keeping possible problems from affecting the overall functioning of the team Note: this role has been assessed as Inside IR35 which only affects UK resident candidates
Help Desk Team Leader - Essex TurleyWay are partnering with a leading financial services organisation who are a market leader in their space. They are part of a large multinational organisation with financial services products reaching globally. They are well established, and pride themselves on their culture. They are looking for an experienced technologist with knowledge of working with PC, Server hardware and networking equipment. Are you looking for a role that offers a good work life balance and excellent career profession opportunities? Salary & Benefits: Up to £45k plus a bonus 1 day working from home Comprehensive training and career progression opportunities Strong supporting package Your Role: This company are looking for a self-starter to come in and lead a team of Support Engineers. You will be helping support a market leading payment company responsible for processing hundreds of millions of pounds annually. This would be a great role for someone looking to move into a leadership position, and take on more responsibility. Office & WFH Policy: The company offer a hybrid model. This is going to be working three/four days per week on site. Requirements: Experienced track record in computer support and knowledge of PC, Server hardware and ideally networking equipment. Experience of applications such as MS Office 365 and the major Microsoft operating systems. Knowledge and experience of the following is essential; MS Windows Server, MS Windows 10/11 and Microsoft Active Directory. Knowledge of the following technologies is desirable, PowerShell, Networking systems. Experience in leading a team or wanting to step into a leadership role is essential. Experience in procurement and contracts is desirable but not essential
18/04/2024
Full time
Help Desk Team Leader - Essex TurleyWay are partnering with a leading financial services organisation who are a market leader in their space. They are part of a large multinational organisation with financial services products reaching globally. They are well established, and pride themselves on their culture. They are looking for an experienced technologist with knowledge of working with PC, Server hardware and networking equipment. Are you looking for a role that offers a good work life balance and excellent career profession opportunities? Salary & Benefits: Up to £45k plus a bonus 1 day working from home Comprehensive training and career progression opportunities Strong supporting package Your Role: This company are looking for a self-starter to come in and lead a team of Support Engineers. You will be helping support a market leading payment company responsible for processing hundreds of millions of pounds annually. This would be a great role for someone looking to move into a leadership position, and take on more responsibility. Office & WFH Policy: The company offer a hybrid model. This is going to be working three/four days per week on site. Requirements: Experienced track record in computer support and knowledge of PC, Server hardware and ideally networking equipment. Experience of applications such as MS Office 365 and the major Microsoft operating systems. Knowledge and experience of the following is essential; MS Windows Server, MS Windows 10/11 and Microsoft Active Directory. Knowledge of the following technologies is desirable, PowerShell, Networking systems. Experience in leading a team or wanting to step into a leadership role is essential. Experience in procurement and contracts is desirable but not essential
OVERVIEW We provide expert advice to Local, Regional and National Government, agencies, companies to help them understand and reduce GHG emissions and adapt to the impacts of unavoidable future climate change. We have a growing body of work relating to greenhouse gas emissions inventories/assessment, climate change risk assessment, Carbon reduction pathways following PAS 2080, UK/EU/UN climate change legislation and processes. Due to our growing and diversifying portfolio of work we are seeking to add an energetic, enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Consultant/Principal Consultant to join our Air Quality & Climate Change team. Depending on experience, they will take a supporting to lead role in the delivery and management of climate change projects, helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build our market presence. The Role Our Air Quality & Climate Change Team is headed by an experienced Director and comprises several technical colleagues, including from across other Business Units. We are seeking a Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant (grade subject to experience) to further strengthen the climate change capacity and expertise within the team. You will have the opportunity to help shape the future of our work in what is a fast moving, globally important and exciting topic area. As a valuable member of the team, you will have proven experience in consultancy (reflective of your proposed grade). Senior and Principal Consultants will contribute to the development of business area strategy, lead projects and bids and provide support to the development of more junior colleagues. The role will contribute to existing projects, familiar with PAS 2080, mainly upon delivery of Climate Change Chapters for EIA, Whole Life Carbon Assessments and production of Circular Economy Statements and help further develop our portfolio of climate change work. Your expertise, experience, network of contacts and interests will contribute significantly in setting our future strategic direction in this area. The duties: * Work with the Team's Director to provide project delivery of climate change assessments at a major project level * Provide technical expertise in one or more of the following fields: climate change mitigation analysis, whole life carbon assessment (building and/or infrastructure), circular economy, low carbon technologies and energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, greenhouse gas emissions inventories/analysis, carbon models/tools, * Produce technical report for clients, including writing, checking and review of deliverables. * Develop client relationships and undertake bidding work including preparing, contributing to and reviewing bids/tenders. * Communicate, liaise and collaborate effectively with clients and colleagues. * Help grow and develop the wider team * Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget. Candidates: Successful candidates will have (commensurate to professional grade): * A passion for the environment and delivering proven sustainability outcomes. * Educated to degree level in a relevant field with further degree or professional qualification advantageous. * Specialism in one or more key climate change fields, and/or experience in EIA consultancy for built environment and infrastructure. * Experience of managing and taking responsibility for delivering successful projects of different sizes. * Experience of preparing bids, including the development of methodology and presentations. * Strong networking capability and a well-developed network of contacts. * Confidence, excellent written and oral communication skills, energy and enthusiasm, and a creative approach to problem solving.
18/04/2024
Full time
OVERVIEW We provide expert advice to Local, Regional and National Government, agencies, companies to help them understand and reduce GHG emissions and adapt to the impacts of unavoidable future climate change. We have a growing body of work relating to greenhouse gas emissions inventories/assessment, climate change risk assessment, Carbon reduction pathways following PAS 2080, UK/EU/UN climate change legislation and processes. Due to our growing and diversifying portfolio of work we are seeking to add an energetic, enthusiastic and dedicated Senior Consultant/Principal Consultant to join our Air Quality & Climate Change team. Depending on experience, they will take a supporting to lead role in the delivery and management of climate change projects, helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build our market presence. The Role Our Air Quality & Climate Change Team is headed by an experienced Director and comprises several technical colleagues, including from across other Business Units. We are seeking a Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant (grade subject to experience) to further strengthen the climate change capacity and expertise within the team. You will have the opportunity to help shape the future of our work in what is a fast moving, globally important and exciting topic area. As a valuable member of the team, you will have proven experience in consultancy (reflective of your proposed grade). Senior and Principal Consultants will contribute to the development of business area strategy, lead projects and bids and provide support to the development of more junior colleagues. The role will contribute to existing projects, familiar with PAS 2080, mainly upon delivery of Climate Change Chapters for EIA, Whole Life Carbon Assessments and production of Circular Economy Statements and help further develop our portfolio of climate change work. Your expertise, experience, network of contacts and interests will contribute significantly in setting our future strategic direction in this area. The duties: * Work with the Team's Director to provide project delivery of climate change assessments at a major project level * Provide technical expertise in one or more of the following fields: climate change mitigation analysis, whole life carbon assessment (building and/or infrastructure), circular economy, low carbon technologies and energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, greenhouse gas emissions inventories/analysis, carbon models/tools, * Produce technical report for clients, including writing, checking and review of deliverables. * Develop client relationships and undertake bidding work including preparing, contributing to and reviewing bids/tenders. * Communicate, liaise and collaborate effectively with clients and colleagues. * Help grow and develop the wider team * Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget. Candidates: Successful candidates will have (commensurate to professional grade): * A passion for the environment and delivering proven sustainability outcomes. * Educated to degree level in a relevant field with further degree or professional qualification advantageous. * Specialism in one or more key climate change fields, and/or experience in EIA consultancy for built environment and infrastructure. * Experience of managing and taking responsibility for delivering successful projects of different sizes. * Experience of preparing bids, including the development of methodology and presentations. * Strong networking capability and a well-developed network of contacts. * Confidence, excellent written and oral communication skills, energy and enthusiasm, and a creative approach to problem solving.
The Role As an experienced charted town planner, you know that no two days are the same, and the same can be said for our projects. We work on a range of projects, such as major, high profile planning applications, acting as planning lead for large scale regeneration schemes and any number or type of development and infrastructure proposals, where there are complex multi-disciplined issues to overcome. In your role, you would principally work on TCPA projects but experience also of DCO/TWAO schemes would be an advantage. Alongside the Senior Director in our planning team, you will be responsible for work winning, with an active say in the direction of the business, leading projects; liaising with clients, local authorities, consultants and key stakeholders to proactively move projects forward. Developing strong professional networking relationships with those in the development industry and identify opportunities for business development, you will also need to support junior members of staff; work collaboratively in teams to support bids and tenders; and directing advice to our Clients. About Us We are one of the UK's leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, planning and sustainability. With a team comprising forward thinking, multi disciplined technical specialists we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes. Our reputation over the last 25 years is built on the bespoke, personable and professional service we offer our clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do. As we embark on the next stage of our phenomenal success story, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Town Planner to join us on this journey and in particular, help deliver major housing, mixed use, infrastructure and regeneration schemes. The candidate You will be enthusiastic and confident in offering well informed and accurate advice when it matters and be enthused at the prospect of shaping the business. Being involved and influential within design teams, from project inception through to delivery, you will obviously be expected to have an excellent understanding of the vagaries of the planning system and be flexible about the sorts of projects and Clients that you work for. You will engage with other technical specialists in our multi-disciplined teams and identify opportunities for cross selling our services, networking and business development as well as maintaining and promoting our professional reputation. We deliver our projects through Hybrid working, with the team working from the London office, ideally three days per week. You will though, be adaptable to meet the needs of the work that we do. The successful candidate will: * Have a RTPI accredited degree * Be MRTPI qualified * Have experience in client facing and work winning is a must. * Demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal) * Be critical thinkers with strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Be organised, flexible, proactive and professional and commercially minded * Be enthusiastic about leading other professionals within the business
18/04/2024
Full time
The Role As an experienced charted town planner, you know that no two days are the same, and the same can be said for our projects. We work on a range of projects, such as major, high profile planning applications, acting as planning lead for large scale regeneration schemes and any number or type of development and infrastructure proposals, where there are complex multi-disciplined issues to overcome. In your role, you would principally work on TCPA projects but experience also of DCO/TWAO schemes would be an advantage. Alongside the Senior Director in our planning team, you will be responsible for work winning, with an active say in the direction of the business, leading projects; liaising with clients, local authorities, consultants and key stakeholders to proactively move projects forward. Developing strong professional networking relationships with those in the development industry and identify opportunities for business development, you will also need to support junior members of staff; work collaboratively in teams to support bids and tenders; and directing advice to our Clients. About Us We are one of the UK's leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, planning and sustainability. With a team comprising forward thinking, multi disciplined technical specialists we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes. Our reputation over the last 25 years is built on the bespoke, personable and professional service we offer our clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do. As we embark on the next stage of our phenomenal success story, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Town Planner to join us on this journey and in particular, help deliver major housing, mixed use, infrastructure and regeneration schemes. The candidate You will be enthusiastic and confident in offering well informed and accurate advice when it matters and be enthused at the prospect of shaping the business. Being involved and influential within design teams, from project inception through to delivery, you will obviously be expected to have an excellent understanding of the vagaries of the planning system and be flexible about the sorts of projects and Clients that you work for. You will engage with other technical specialists in our multi-disciplined teams and identify opportunities for cross selling our services, networking and business development as well as maintaining and promoting our professional reputation. We deliver our projects through Hybrid working, with the team working from the London office, ideally three days per week. You will though, be adaptable to meet the needs of the work that we do. The successful candidate will: * Have a RTPI accredited degree * Be MRTPI qualified * Have experience in client facing and work winning is a must. * Demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal) * Be critical thinkers with strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Be organised, flexible, proactive and professional and commercially minded * Be enthusiastic about leading other professionals within the business
Position: Senior Network Engineer - SC Cleared Location: Rugby, UK Duration: Permanent JOB DESCRIPTION: Technical Network Engineer role, responsible for supporting the Network Infrastructure and associated DC services. This includes operational and administrative tasks under an ITIL framework to deliver support for two Data Centre's. The role is to deliver Network Service Requests, Incident resolution, and Change execution for the Data Centre's network environments. Qualifications/Requirements: Candidate must have valid Security Clearance. Strong Network Data and Security knowledge. CCNA Level networking knowledge. Strong knowledge of configuring Router, Switches, and Firewalls. Prior experience of NoC/Incident Handling and supporting Network technologies such as routing/switching, Firewalls, load balancers, and proxies that underpin multiple data centres. Experience working with alerting and monitoring tools such as CISCO DNA-C, Prime, Nagios etc. Experience working with any ITSM tool such as Service Now. ITILv3/ITIL4 certified or recent relevant experience working in ITIL controlled environment. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Role includes P1 Operational on-call support, subject to scheduling. Essential Responsibilities Operational support of Network environments across two UK Data Centres. Support in-house ticket analysis, workgroup management and escalations. Support Service utilities that underpin regional IT operations, including Monitoring & Alerting products. Technically support any requirements across the Cyber Security, Application, and Infrastructure groups in region. Follow and promote change control processes to ensure compliance and protect service. Follow asset management processes in region and improve CMDB accuracy. Document and control Standard Operating Procedure (SOP's) for IT processes. Promote and demonstrate an Automation First thinking. Deliver best fit use cases for automation. Collaboration with other teams across Linux, Windows, and DB teams. Desired Characteristics Demonstrate technical understanding of DC Architecture, Infrastructure, and service management. Experience with Packet Analysis. Experience with Load Balancers and Proxy. Experience in network tools such as DNA Centre/Infoblox/Prime. SoC Experience and some understanding of WAF and Firewall logs etc. Quickly able to technically analyses, diagnose, and resolve technical operational incidents and requests. Customer first delivery. Resolve issues with a desire to maintain service uptime & performance
18/04/2024
Full time
Position: Senior Network Engineer - SC Cleared Location: Rugby, UK Duration: Permanent JOB DESCRIPTION: Technical Network Engineer role, responsible for supporting the Network Infrastructure and associated DC services. This includes operational and administrative tasks under an ITIL framework to deliver support for two Data Centre's. The role is to deliver Network Service Requests, Incident resolution, and Change execution for the Data Centre's network environments. Qualifications/Requirements: Candidate must have valid Security Clearance. Strong Network Data and Security knowledge. CCNA Level networking knowledge. Strong knowledge of configuring Router, Switches, and Firewalls. Prior experience of NoC/Incident Handling and supporting Network technologies such as routing/switching, Firewalls, load balancers, and proxies that underpin multiple data centres. Experience working with alerting and monitoring tools such as CISCO DNA-C, Prime, Nagios etc. Experience working with any ITSM tool such as Service Now. ITILv3/ITIL4 certified or recent relevant experience working in ITIL controlled environment. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Role includes P1 Operational on-call support, subject to scheduling. Essential Responsibilities Operational support of Network environments across two UK Data Centres. Support in-house ticket analysis, workgroup management and escalations. Support Service utilities that underpin regional IT operations, including Monitoring & Alerting products. Technically support any requirements across the Cyber Security, Application, and Infrastructure groups in region. Follow and promote change control processes to ensure compliance and protect service. Follow asset management processes in region and improve CMDB accuracy. Document and control Standard Operating Procedure (SOP's) for IT processes. Promote and demonstrate an Automation First thinking. Deliver best fit use cases for automation. Collaboration with other teams across Linux, Windows, and DB teams. Desired Characteristics Demonstrate technical understanding of DC Architecture, Infrastructure, and service management. Experience with Packet Analysis. Experience with Load Balancers and Proxy. Experience in network tools such as DNA Centre/Infoblox/Prime. SoC Experience and some understanding of WAF and Firewall logs etc. Quickly able to technically analyses, diagnose, and resolve technical operational incidents and requests. Customer first delivery. Resolve issues with a desire to maintain service uptime & performance
Senior SysOps Engineer - Nottingham/remote - up to £50,000 plus package & on-call bonus I have an exciting opportunity to join a well-established organisation as a Senior SysOps Engineer! you will be working on business-critical, high-load transactional systems, bringing your expertise in managing an environment built largely on Microsoft and VMware technologies. Responsibilities: Managing and supporting infrastructure in both on-prem and cloud environments Making sure components are optimised for availability & performance. Deep diving into security features to ensure the security of our systems and data. Automating manual or repetitive tasks as much as possible, for example with SCORCH; Handling both BAU activities and project work Ensuring system stability during extreme peaks. Experience/skills required: years in a similar role, or longer doing 2nd/3rd line support. You have a strong understanding of scalable web systems. You have a deep understanding of Windows Server and Domain Infrastructure including AD DS, DNS, NPS, DFS, GPO, and PKI. You're well-versed in managing VMware server virtualisation or another production-ready Hypervisor utilising enterprise-grade features (SAN, HA, vMotion, Fault-Tolerance, clustering etc). You're familiar with managing applications running .NET 4.8 or dot.NET Core under IIS You're on top of networking and connectivity, including BGP, and LACP. You're an advocate for security topics, including threat analysis, security scanning - setup and analysis of results. Experienced in Scripting and automation in PowerShell or similar. Experienced with monitoring systems such as SCOM, Splunk and the TIG stack. Desirable: Hands-on experience with traffic management or load-balancing systems. Experience in managing workloads in the public cloud (Azure or AWS). Good understanding of Linux operating systems. Crash dump analysis. Experience with PostgreSQL/MSSQL. Familiarity with Redis and Elastic Search. Senior SysOps Engineer - Nottingham/remote - up to £50,000 plus package & on-call bonus
18/04/2024
Full time
Senior SysOps Engineer - Nottingham/remote - up to £50,000 plus package & on-call bonus I have an exciting opportunity to join a well-established organisation as a Senior SysOps Engineer! you will be working on business-critical, high-load transactional systems, bringing your expertise in managing an environment built largely on Microsoft and VMware technologies. Responsibilities: Managing and supporting infrastructure in both on-prem and cloud environments Making sure components are optimised for availability & performance. Deep diving into security features to ensure the security of our systems and data. Automating manual or repetitive tasks as much as possible, for example with SCORCH; Handling both BAU activities and project work Ensuring system stability during extreme peaks. Experience/skills required: years in a similar role, or longer doing 2nd/3rd line support. You have a strong understanding of scalable web systems. You have a deep understanding of Windows Server and Domain Infrastructure including AD DS, DNS, NPS, DFS, GPO, and PKI. You're well-versed in managing VMware server virtualisation or another production-ready Hypervisor utilising enterprise-grade features (SAN, HA, vMotion, Fault-Tolerance, clustering etc). You're familiar with managing applications running .NET 4.8 or dot.NET Core under IIS You're on top of networking and connectivity, including BGP, and LACP. You're an advocate for security topics, including threat analysis, security scanning - setup and analysis of results. Experienced in Scripting and automation in PowerShell or similar. Experienced with monitoring systems such as SCOM, Splunk and the TIG stack. Desirable: Hands-on experience with traffic management or load-balancing systems. Experience in managing workloads in the public cloud (Azure or AWS). Good understanding of Linux operating systems. Crash dump analysis. Experience with PostgreSQL/MSSQL. Familiarity with Redis and Elastic Search. Senior SysOps Engineer - Nottingham/remote - up to £50,000 plus package & on-call bonus
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Manchester, Lancashire
Ideal location - Manchester Salary - £27000 - 29000 Hours: Monday to Friday, pick up kit by 08:30 as local PUDO working on client site up till 17:30, overtime available Benefits: Car + Parking cards and Fuel cards + Pension + on call payment Start date - ASAP We have an exciting opportunity for a senior field service engineer to join a blue chip organisation on a permanent basis in Manchester. Senior Field Service Engineer will be required to fault find and repair a variety of IT equipment including Servers, PCs, Laptop, printer and point of sales systems (EPOS) at various Customer locations across the UK. Ensuring company processes, procedures and contractual requirements are followed whilst maintaining high levels of customer service. You must be an experienced time served "Field Service Engineer", a confident communicator at all levels and work well as part of a team. The position will report into Team Leader/Resource Managers (Field) but will also have critical relationships with Call Control and Technical vetting teams with Field Services. The role will involve: * Capable of working independently and remotely, required to perform on site troubleshooting on a wide range of products in a software or hardware environment. * Proficient in the installation, configuration and support of Server/Desktop/EPOS environment and in addition, be able to connect and install client software for various networking platforms at various customer locations in the UK. * Ability to follow documented procedures and adhere to safety and ESD precautions at all times. * Be able to demonstrate strong problem solving techniques with the ability to adapt and learn on the job. * Develop, grow and maintain professional working relationships with all internal stakeholders Call Control, Tech Vetting teams. * Ensure process, procedural and contractual agreements are being followed correctly. * Endeavour to provide all customers with the best level of customer service and support. * Complete documentation including Field Service Call reports and Customer Checksheets and ensure these are returned within SLA timescales. * Work proactively with call allocators to ensure SLA's are met in the most economic way. * Have a solid understanding of customers SLA requirement and use initiative to ensure the expectation is met and exceeded * Any additional activity as directed by Senior Management Key Experience * Have an excellent working knowledge of Server/PC architecture, knowledge of Windows Operating systems, break fix and troubleshooting of Servers, Desktops, EPOS, Laptops, and Printers. * Manufacturer recognised accreditations, ie HP/IBM/Dell. Both Server and Desktop. * At least 6 years customer facing IT industry experience. * Capable of working independently on a wide range of products. * Excellent communication skills. * Excellent proven organisational and customer service skills. * Able to work under pressure. * Able to maintain a consistent high standard of quality and professionalism. * Excellent Time management skills. * Team Player - ability to work as part of the team to deliver operational excellence. * Awareness of ITIL methodologies and best practice. * Previous employment in a similar role. * Ability to show flexibility to help the changing needs of the team. * Adhere to company standards and procedures at all times unless otherwise directed. * Maintain excellent customer relationships. * Maintain high levels of Punctuality, Communication, Attitude, Competence and Quality of Service * Maintain all appropriate Manufacturer Server Accreditations where app Senior Engineer main skills * MUST be able to obtain security clearances, BPSS & SC, (NPPV3 great to have but not essential) * X86 Server Hardware break fix Skills (can replace all components, upgrade Bios/firmware) * Laptop Hardware break fix skills (replace all components) * Must be able to hold Main vendor certifications on Servers & Laptops (Dell, HP, Lenovo) * Will form part of an on call rota covering 24*7*365 call outs Senior Engineer good to have experience/skills * Netapp - major advantage to hold this * Retail/Point of Sale (POS) Personal Attribute * Highly enthusiastic, approachable and self motivated to achieve targets. * Ability to prioritise workload effectively. * A Methodical and accurate approach to the job is critical. * Team focused - a genuine passion to deliver excellence through continuous development and improvement. * Be able to remain positive at all times and influence those around you. * Excellent communicator who can remain objective and focussed with Customers and Internal Agencies alike. * Good relationship management skills. * Previous Senior Field Engineer experience desirable. * Analytical, with exceptional attention to detail. * Innovative thinking, in terms of service quality and improvements * Full UK Driving Licence. "In applying for this position, you consent to your personal data being shared with the specified employer and for your details to remain with GTS for as long as is necessary to process your application. See our Privacy Notice for full information Global Technology Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
17/04/2024
Full time
Ideal location - Manchester Salary - £27000 - 29000 Hours: Monday to Friday, pick up kit by 08:30 as local PUDO working on client site up till 17:30, overtime available Benefits: Car + Parking cards and Fuel cards + Pension + on call payment Start date - ASAP We have an exciting opportunity for a senior field service engineer to join a blue chip organisation on a permanent basis in Manchester. Senior Field Service Engineer will be required to fault find and repair a variety of IT equipment including Servers, PCs, Laptop, printer and point of sales systems (EPOS) at various Customer locations across the UK. Ensuring company processes, procedures and contractual requirements are followed whilst maintaining high levels of customer service. You must be an experienced time served "Field Service Engineer", a confident communicator at all levels and work well as part of a team. The position will report into Team Leader/Resource Managers (Field) but will also have critical relationships with Call Control and Technical vetting teams with Field Services. The role will involve: * Capable of working independently and remotely, required to perform on site troubleshooting on a wide range of products in a software or hardware environment. * Proficient in the installation, configuration and support of Server/Desktop/EPOS environment and in addition, be able to connect and install client software for various networking platforms at various customer locations in the UK. * Ability to follow documented procedures and adhere to safety and ESD precautions at all times. * Be able to demonstrate strong problem solving techniques with the ability to adapt and learn on the job. * Develop, grow and maintain professional working relationships with all internal stakeholders Call Control, Tech Vetting teams. * Ensure process, procedural and contractual agreements are being followed correctly. * Endeavour to provide all customers with the best level of customer service and support. * Complete documentation including Field Service Call reports and Customer Checksheets and ensure these are returned within SLA timescales. * Work proactively with call allocators to ensure SLA's are met in the most economic way. * Have a solid understanding of customers SLA requirement and use initiative to ensure the expectation is met and exceeded * Any additional activity as directed by Senior Management Key Experience * Have an excellent working knowledge of Server/PC architecture, knowledge of Windows Operating systems, break fix and troubleshooting of Servers, Desktops, EPOS, Laptops, and Printers. * Manufacturer recognised accreditations, ie HP/IBM/Dell. Both Server and Desktop. * At least 6 years customer facing IT industry experience. * Capable of working independently on a wide range of products. * Excellent communication skills. * Excellent proven organisational and customer service skills. * Able to work under pressure. * Able to maintain a consistent high standard of quality and professionalism. * Excellent Time management skills. * Team Player - ability to work as part of the team to deliver operational excellence. * Awareness of ITIL methodologies and best practice. * Previous employment in a similar role. * Ability to show flexibility to help the changing needs of the team. * Adhere to company standards and procedures at all times unless otherwise directed. * Maintain excellent customer relationships. * Maintain high levels of Punctuality, Communication, Attitude, Competence and Quality of Service * Maintain all appropriate Manufacturer Server Accreditations where app Senior Engineer main skills * MUST be able to obtain security clearances, BPSS & SC, (NPPV3 great to have but not essential) * X86 Server Hardware break fix Skills (can replace all components, upgrade Bios/firmware) * Laptop Hardware break fix skills (replace all components) * Must be able to hold Main vendor certifications on Servers & Laptops (Dell, HP, Lenovo) * Will form part of an on call rota covering 24*7*365 call outs Senior Engineer good to have experience/skills * Netapp - major advantage to hold this * Retail/Point of Sale (POS) Personal Attribute * Highly enthusiastic, approachable and self motivated to achieve targets. * Ability to prioritise workload effectively. * A Methodical and accurate approach to the job is critical. * Team focused - a genuine passion to deliver excellence through continuous development and improvement. * Be able to remain positive at all times and influence those around you. * Excellent communicator who can remain objective and focussed with Customers and Internal Agencies alike. * Good relationship management skills. * Previous Senior Field Engineer experience desirable. * Analytical, with exceptional attention to detail. * Innovative thinking, in terms of service quality and improvements * Full UK Driving Licence. "In applying for this position, you consent to your personal data being shared with the specified employer and for your details to remain with GTS for as long as is necessary to process your application. See our Privacy Notice for full information Global Technology Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.