NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus LOCATION: Chicago 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus
26/04/2024
Full time
NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus LOCATION: Chicago 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus
Contract - Performance Testing/Automated Test Systems - Java to Python They're going from an old system to a new system, so it is all about automated test systems Test cases Converting Java to Python Python Scripting UC4 is a plus Must have heavy Cloud Kafka is a high plus, but not necessary All about CI/CD and automation LOCATION: CHICAGO - HYBRID 3 DAYS ONSITE C2C SELLING POINTS: Performance testing open source tools like jmeter gatling Perl solid python Scripting familiar with creating modules that multiply transaction (data) multiple platforms store data financial environment Java cloud automation look at Java and convert it to python 20% SDET automation testing QA automation testing using CICD concepts. Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Analyze business requirements and functional documents and create solid test strategies that define test environment, phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria and help to define the resources and tools needed to execute test cycles. Design, develop and implement automated testing solutions that will be utilized in a parallel testing project (Legacy versus OVAT). Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles. This includes extensive knowledge of the platform and the ability to troubleshoot environmental issues that could occur in the new cloud platform in a timely manner. REQUIRED: Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Python Scripting Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud.
26/04/2024
Project-based
Contract - Performance Testing/Automated Test Systems - Java to Python They're going from an old system to a new system, so it is all about automated test systems Test cases Converting Java to Python Python Scripting UC4 is a plus Must have heavy Cloud Kafka is a high plus, but not necessary All about CI/CD and automation LOCATION: CHICAGO - HYBRID 3 DAYS ONSITE C2C SELLING POINTS: Performance testing open source tools like jmeter gatling Perl solid python Scripting familiar with creating modules that multiply transaction (data) multiple platforms store data financial environment Java cloud automation look at Java and convert it to python 20% SDET automation testing QA automation testing using CICD concepts. Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Analyze business requirements and functional documents and create solid test strategies that define test environment, phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria and help to define the resources and tools needed to execute test cycles. Design, develop and implement automated testing solutions that will be utilized in a parallel testing project (Legacy versus OVAT). Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles. This includes extensive knowledge of the platform and the ability to troubleshoot environmental issues that could occur in the new cloud platform in a timely manner. REQUIRED: Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Python Scripting Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud.
NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus
26/04/2024
Full time
NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* *We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Virtualization. This person will focus on the design, support, and automation of virtualization environment. This role will work with Vmware, VCS, VXRail VDI, AWS, Kubernetes, Scripting, etc. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS)
26/04/2024
Full time
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* *We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Virtualization. This person will focus on the design, support, and automation of virtualization environment. This role will work with Vmware, VCS, VXRail VDI, AWS, Kubernetes, Scripting, etc. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS)
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* *We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Virtualization. This person will focus on the design, support, and automation of virtualization environment. This role will work with Vmware, VCS, VXRail VDI, AWS, Kubernetes, Scripting, etc. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS)
26/04/2024
Full time
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* *We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Virtualization. This person will focus on the design, support, and automation of virtualization environment. This role will work with Vmware, VCS, VXRail VDI, AWS, Kubernetes, Scripting, etc. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS)
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
26/04/2024
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 VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Aldermaston, Berkshire
Job Title: SC/DV cleared ON-PREM AD/Azure support specialist Location: Aldermaston, Reading. Potential hybrid agreements Rate: £600-610 per day Working hours: standard office hours Inside IR35 - Umbrella contractors only *This role is not suitable for consultants or architects* Holding SC or DV clearance We are looking for customer-focused and enthusiastic Azure and Active Directory Specialist to join the company. You should have a genuine interest in solving IT issues and empathetic to customer needs and requirements. Day to day tasks include expert management and troubleshooting of Azure, Dev environments and Active Directory services and issues within a complex locked down System structure. You should possess good written and verbal communication skills, be willing to collaborate with the wider IT support teams and help us develop a strong partnership with our customers' IT Leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible in supporting a strategic change to the service model and implementing design documents and processes along with new statements of work. This will require working closely with the Operations Manager and Account Project Lead to define and implement a more agile and collaborative structure which is capable of blending BAU support with short term projects and ad-hoc requests, where scoped and agreed. This will be achieved by following Agile and ITIL Continuous Service Improvement methodologies. ESSENTIALS SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: * 5 years plus Azure Active Directory experience (Essential) * Working Knowledge and implementation experience of Azure Dev Ops and Dev Test Labs * Azure Virtual Desktop knowledge and implementation experience (Nerdio) * Azure Cloud Infrastructure Knowledge * Infrastructure as a Code (knowledge and implementation experience) (IaC) * CI/CD pipelines knowledge and understanding * ARM templates/Bicep (knowledge and implementation experience) * Microsoft Tiered Model Knowledge and how this impacts different tiered environments * Azure Role & Functional based Security Delegation and Layers and Role Based Access Control * Azure Networking Experience * Azure Firewalls Experience * Azure Security including Conditional Access Policies and Multi Factor Authentication and Privileged Identity Management * Azure Virtual Machine Management * Azure Storage Experience * Azure Monitoring and log analytics * Azure Enterprise and ADFS Application Provisioning * Active Directory Connect/sync and Active Directory Federation Services * Azure PowerShell Scripting * Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 experience * Comfortable working with a Hybrid Joined Active Directory environment * Group Policy Management and Conditional Access Policy Management Experience * DNS, DHCP Experience * Working knowledge and understand of PKI Services * Scripting experience using BAT, PowerShell, C# and VB Scripts * Awareness of Change and Release Management * Strong communication skills both written and verbal * Self-motivated with a positive attitude and comfortable working with ambiguity * Good knowledge of MS Endpoint Management * Good knowledge of Office 365 and Exchange Online DESIRABLE SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: * Infrastructure Support experience/background inc patching, backups and restores, Windows/Linux * AD Sync and AD Connect Experience beneficial * Azure Containers * Azure Kubernetes * Azure Endpoint Management/Intune * Good knowledge across SCCM; WSUS; SCOM 2019; AGPM; Lumensions. * ITIL Foundation certified with a broad experience across Service Management disciplines and Agile delivery Benefits: * Development through Training/Certification * Put through DV clearance (including tax allowance) * potential hybrid working (home and onsite) * Joining a strong team with a wealth of knowledge and experience If you have the skill required, apply now! "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 Business in relation to this vacancy
26/04/2024
Project-based
Job Title: SC/DV cleared ON-PREM AD/Azure support specialist Location: Aldermaston, Reading. Potential hybrid agreements Rate: £600-610 per day Working hours: standard office hours Inside IR35 - Umbrella contractors only *This role is not suitable for consultants or architects* Holding SC or DV clearance We are looking for customer-focused and enthusiastic Azure and Active Directory Specialist to join the company. You should have a genuine interest in solving IT issues and empathetic to customer needs and requirements. Day to day tasks include expert management and troubleshooting of Azure, Dev environments and Active Directory services and issues within a complex locked down System structure. You should possess good written and verbal communication skills, be willing to collaborate with the wider IT support teams and help us develop a strong partnership with our customers' IT Leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible in supporting a strategic change to the service model and implementing design documents and processes along with new statements of work. This will require working closely with the Operations Manager and Account Project Lead to define and implement a more agile and collaborative structure which is capable of blending BAU support with short term projects and ad-hoc requests, where scoped and agreed. This will be achieved by following Agile and ITIL Continuous Service Improvement methodologies. ESSENTIALS SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: * 5 years plus Azure Active Directory experience (Essential) * Working Knowledge and implementation experience of Azure Dev Ops and Dev Test Labs * Azure Virtual Desktop knowledge and implementation experience (Nerdio) * Azure Cloud Infrastructure Knowledge * Infrastructure as a Code (knowledge and implementation experience) (IaC) * CI/CD pipelines knowledge and understanding * ARM templates/Bicep (knowledge and implementation experience) * Microsoft Tiered Model Knowledge and how this impacts different tiered environments * Azure Role & Functional based Security Delegation and Layers and Role Based Access Control * Azure Networking Experience * Azure Firewalls Experience * Azure Security including Conditional Access Policies and Multi Factor Authentication and Privileged Identity Management * Azure Virtual Machine Management * Azure Storage Experience * Azure Monitoring and log analytics * Azure Enterprise and ADFS Application Provisioning * Active Directory Connect/sync and Active Directory Federation Services * Azure PowerShell Scripting * Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 experience * Comfortable working with a Hybrid Joined Active Directory environment * Group Policy Management and Conditional Access Policy Management Experience * DNS, DHCP Experience * Working knowledge and understand of PKI Services * Scripting experience using BAT, PowerShell, C# and VB Scripts * Awareness of Change and Release Management * Strong communication skills both written and verbal * Self-motivated with a positive attitude and comfortable working with ambiguity * Good knowledge of MS Endpoint Management * Good knowledge of Office 365 and Exchange Online DESIRABLE SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: * Infrastructure Support experience/background inc patching, backups and restores, Windows/Linux * AD Sync and AD Connect Experience beneficial * Azure Containers * Azure Kubernetes * Azure Endpoint Management/Intune * Good knowledge across SCCM; WSUS; SCOM 2019; AGPM; Lumensions. * ITIL Foundation certified with a broad experience across Service Management disciplines and Agile delivery Benefits: * Development through Training/Certification * Put through DV clearance (including tax allowance) * potential hybrid working (home and onsite) * Joining a strong team with a wealth of knowledge and experience If you have the skill required, apply now! "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 Business in relation to this vacancy
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Hampton, Cambridgeshire
Location - Hampton, Peterborough Pay - £14.16 per hour, after 3 months goes up to £15.44 Contract - 3 months Hours - 7.5 hours a day, between 07:00 and 20:30 - 2 weekends a month, get the days back in the week. Required skills: - Plenty of Customer service experience - Previously worked in a Call Centre - Active Directory - Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook - Speaking/typing in English to a professional level. - Being a great problem solver - thinking proactively in order to resolve incidents as quickly and smoothly as possible. - Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in Maths and English - IT certificated desirable but not essential. - Desired but not essential skills in vanti, ServiceNow, O365 administration, AD, Comptia A+, ITIL, MCSA, Citrix, MFA, Customer service. Outlook, Folder file permissions, Wi-Fi/Network troubleshooting, Distribution lists. Requirements: - Regularly updating incidents logged on the Incident Management system and provide end users with a technical solution within Service Level Agreements. - Proactively keeping Customers informed on incident or request status and progress. - Escalate incidents where a first time fix is not possible to either 2nd line support or the relevant resolver group. - Adhering to Incident management procedures. - Monitor, progress, and resolve incidents whilst ensuring customer satisfaction through proactive updates, frequent contact and escalation where necessary. - Keeping up to date with the current standard procedures. - Proactively maintain and develop knowledge, skills and experience through client contact, industry sources, formalised training and development plan. - Escalate potential service issues initially with Shift Leader/Team Leader/Service Desk Manager/Service Delivery Manager - Escalate potential problem issues with Problem and Incident Management. - Contributing to team meetings. If you think you're suitable, apply now! 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 Business in relation to this vacancy.
26/04/2024
Project-based
Location - Hampton, Peterborough Pay - £14.16 per hour, after 3 months goes up to £15.44 Contract - 3 months Hours - 7.5 hours a day, between 07:00 and 20:30 - 2 weekends a month, get the days back in the week. Required skills: - Plenty of Customer service experience - Previously worked in a Call Centre - Active Directory - Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook - Speaking/typing in English to a professional level. - Being a great problem solver - thinking proactively in order to resolve incidents as quickly and smoothly as possible. - Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in Maths and English - IT certificated desirable but not essential. - Desired but not essential skills in vanti, ServiceNow, O365 administration, AD, Comptia A+, ITIL, MCSA, Citrix, MFA, Customer service. Outlook, Folder file permissions, Wi-Fi/Network troubleshooting, Distribution lists. Requirements: - Regularly updating incidents logged on the Incident Management system and provide end users with a technical solution within Service Level Agreements. - Proactively keeping Customers informed on incident or request status and progress. - Escalate incidents where a first time fix is not possible to either 2nd line support or the relevant resolver group. - Adhering to Incident management procedures. - Monitor, progress, and resolve incidents whilst ensuring customer satisfaction through proactive updates, frequent contact and escalation where necessary. - Keeping up to date with the current standard procedures. - Proactively maintain and develop knowledge, skills and experience through client contact, industry sources, formalised training and development plan. - Escalate potential service issues initially with Shift Leader/Team Leader/Service Desk Manager/Service Delivery Manager - Escalate potential problem issues with Problem and Incident Management. - Contributing to team meetings. If you think you're suitable, apply now! 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 Business in relation to this vacancy.
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Hampton, Cambridgeshire
Location - Hampton, Peterborough Pay - £14.84 per hour, after 3 months goes up to £15.44 Contract - 3 months Hours - 7.5 hours a day, between 07:00 and 20:30 - 2 weekends a month, get the days back in the week. Required skills: - Plenty of Customer service experience - Previously required to complete calls/make bookings. - Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook - Speaking/typing in English to a professional level. - Being a great problem solver - thinking proactively in order to resolve incidents as quickly and smoothly as possible. - Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in Maths and English - IT certificated desirable but not essential. Requirements: - Regularly updating incidents logged on the Incident Management system and provide end users with a technical solution within Service Level Agreements. - Proactively keeping Customers informed on incident or request status and progress. - Escalate incidents where a first time fix is not possible to either 2nd line support or the relevant resolver group. - Adhering to Incident management procedures. - Monitor, progress, and resolve incidents whilst ensuring customer satisfaction through proactive updates, frequent contact and escalation where necessary. - Keeping up to date with the current standard procedures. - Proactively maintain and develop knowledge, skills and experience through client contact, industry sources, formalised training and development plan. - Escalate potential service issues initially with Shift Leader/Team Leader/Service Desk Manager/Service Delivery Manager - Escalate potential problem issues with Problem and Incident Management. - Contributing to team meetings. If you think you're suitable for the role, apply now! "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 Business in relation to this vacancy
26/04/2024
Project-based
Location - Hampton, Peterborough Pay - £14.84 per hour, after 3 months goes up to £15.44 Contract - 3 months Hours - 7.5 hours a day, between 07:00 and 20:30 - 2 weekends a month, get the days back in the week. Required skills: - Plenty of Customer service experience - Previously required to complete calls/make bookings. - Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook - Speaking/typing in English to a professional level. - Being a great problem solver - thinking proactively in order to resolve incidents as quickly and smoothly as possible. - Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in Maths and English - IT certificated desirable but not essential. Requirements: - Regularly updating incidents logged on the Incident Management system and provide end users with a technical solution within Service Level Agreements. - Proactively keeping Customers informed on incident or request status and progress. - Escalate incidents where a first time fix is not possible to either 2nd line support or the relevant resolver group. - Adhering to Incident management procedures. - Monitor, progress, and resolve incidents whilst ensuring customer satisfaction through proactive updates, frequent contact and escalation where necessary. - Keeping up to date with the current standard procedures. - Proactively maintain and develop knowledge, skills and experience through client contact, industry sources, formalised training and development plan. - Escalate potential service issues initially with Shift Leader/Team Leader/Service Desk Manager/Service Delivery Manager - Escalate potential problem issues with Problem and Incident Management. - Contributing to team meetings. If you think you're suitable for the role, apply now! "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 Business in relation to this vacancy
We have partnered with a global consultancy that is currently expanding its current dynamic team and seeking an experienced Site Cost Controller. As a successful candidate, under the responsibility of the Project Cost Control & Finance Manager and within Project Control, you will be responsible for cost control of the Construction/Commissioning scope and will interface with the client on matters relating to finance. Other day-to-day duties may include: Be the preferred financial contact for the Site's operational staff Measure the economic performance of the Site, in support of the operational manager of the site through the production and presentation of monthly reports & analysis of variances Be responsible for reforecasting costs and at completion (Periodic Financial Review) in close collaboration with the project managers in your scope (Construction/Commissioning) Contribute to monthly closings by tracking and analysing costs. Prepare the necessary reporting to monitor actuals versus budget commitments and determine action plans to return to objectives in the event of a deviation. Cash-in management: Leading the process for the full project and be responsible for the monthly statement issuance, liaison with all project management to collect qualitative information, explore and exploit opportunities Participation in negotiation with the client by being a source of proposals to optimize the project's cash flow situation Monitoring and management of the SAP analytical architecture on your perimeter Monitoring and control of Technical Change Notes and Cost Change note Carry out consolidated reporting and ad hoc studies of performance, commercial and operational profitability Development of reporting in Power BI without the framework of digitalization and standardization of project reporting Key Skills and Experiences: 3 years experience Good knowledge of accounting mechanisms Proficiency in Excel, SAP and Power BI Excellent communication skills Proactivity and adaptability Teamworking, ability to work with multiple business interfaces in cross-functional management Ability to understand technical issues Ability to evolve in complex organizations, with high-achievement challenges Ability to organize and prioritize Ability to adapt to changes in project priorities Qualifications Master's degree (Audit, financial or cost control) or engineering degree. Experience in similar roles within an audit firm or in project management control, ideally in an industrial sector. Additional information In-person role working on site, 3-4 days at Bridgwater, Somerset Working hours - full time Due to the nature of the project, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic security vetting checks prior to the start.
26/04/2024
Project-based
We have partnered with a global consultancy that is currently expanding its current dynamic team and seeking an experienced Site Cost Controller. As a successful candidate, under the responsibility of the Project Cost Control & Finance Manager and within Project Control, you will be responsible for cost control of the Construction/Commissioning scope and will interface with the client on matters relating to finance. Other day-to-day duties may include: Be the preferred financial contact for the Site's operational staff Measure the economic performance of the Site, in support of the operational manager of the site through the production and presentation of monthly reports & analysis of variances Be responsible for reforecasting costs and at completion (Periodic Financial Review) in close collaboration with the project managers in your scope (Construction/Commissioning) Contribute to monthly closings by tracking and analysing costs. Prepare the necessary reporting to monitor actuals versus budget commitments and determine action plans to return to objectives in the event of a deviation. Cash-in management: Leading the process for the full project and be responsible for the monthly statement issuance, liaison with all project management to collect qualitative information, explore and exploit opportunities Participation in negotiation with the client by being a source of proposals to optimize the project's cash flow situation Monitoring and management of the SAP analytical architecture on your perimeter Monitoring and control of Technical Change Notes and Cost Change note Carry out consolidated reporting and ad hoc studies of performance, commercial and operational profitability Development of reporting in Power BI without the framework of digitalization and standardization of project reporting Key Skills and Experiences: 3 years experience Good knowledge of accounting mechanisms Proficiency in Excel, SAP and Power BI Excellent communication skills Proactivity and adaptability Teamworking, ability to work with multiple business interfaces in cross-functional management Ability to understand technical issues Ability to evolve in complex organizations, with high-achievement challenges Ability to organize and prioritize Ability to adapt to changes in project priorities Qualifications Master's degree (Audit, financial or cost control) or engineering degree. Experience in similar roles within an audit firm or in project management control, ideally in an industrial sector. Additional information In-person role working on site, 3-4 days at Bridgwater, Somerset Working hours - full time Due to the nature of the project, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic security vetting checks prior to the start.
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 VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
26/04/2024
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 VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
Are you an experienced 2nd Line Application Support Engineer with a real passion for resolving issues and working within company SLAs whilst delivering high quality service at all times? If so please read on . Client Details A well respected Technology Business. Description You will be reporting to the Application Support Manager, and working collaboratively with the wider team providing top class customer service at all times. This role comes with a competitive salary of up to £46,000 per annum (inclusive of on call allowance) depending on experience with a host of further benefits including Hybrid working (3 days in office/2 days at home), Career Development and a Health Care Cash Plan and much more! If this sounds interesting to you, please read on What you will bring to the role: Working exposure within a Software Development environment in a previous role. Provide 2nd line application support to users. Exposure to working with BI tools. Working knowledge of Jira/Zendesk. Supplier Management experience would be a great advantage. Knowledge of SQL, CSV, Oracle, XML and JSON would be highly desirable. A Full UK Driving License with access to a Vehicle is essential. Profile The Successful Applicant: This is a great role for someone who is an experienced Application Support Engineer looking to expand further within their career. Proven experience working within an Application Support role. Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Adaptable to fast paced and ever-changing environments. Have the ability to work collaboratively within the Application Support team. A Full UK Driving Licence. Job Offer What's on offer: Competitive Salary of up to £46,000 including on call allowance DOE. Excellent working environment with lots of on-the-job learning. Health Cash Plan. Hybrid Working - 3 days on site. Career Development. AND MUCH MORE! Please note - this role requires a Full UK Driving Licence for occasional Client site visits. If this opportunity sounds exciting to you hit APPLY NOW before it's too late and this role is snapped up. We are looking to fill this quickly, so it will not be around for too long.
26/04/2024
Full time
Are you an experienced 2nd Line Application Support Engineer with a real passion for resolving issues and working within company SLAs whilst delivering high quality service at all times? If so please read on . Client Details A well respected Technology Business. Description You will be reporting to the Application Support Manager, and working collaboratively with the wider team providing top class customer service at all times. This role comes with a competitive salary of up to £46,000 per annum (inclusive of on call allowance) depending on experience with a host of further benefits including Hybrid working (3 days in office/2 days at home), Career Development and a Health Care Cash Plan and much more! If this sounds interesting to you, please read on What you will bring to the role: Working exposure within a Software Development environment in a previous role. Provide 2nd line application support to users. Exposure to working with BI tools. Working knowledge of Jira/Zendesk. Supplier Management experience would be a great advantage. Knowledge of SQL, CSV, Oracle, XML and JSON would be highly desirable. A Full UK Driving License with access to a Vehicle is essential. Profile The Successful Applicant: This is a great role for someone who is an experienced Application Support Engineer looking to expand further within their career. Proven experience working within an Application Support role. Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Adaptable to fast paced and ever-changing environments. Have the ability to work collaboratively within the Application Support team. A Full UK Driving Licence. Job Offer What's on offer: Competitive Salary of up to £46,000 including on call allowance DOE. Excellent working environment with lots of on-the-job learning. Health Cash Plan. Hybrid Working - 3 days on site. Career Development. AND MUCH MORE! Please note - this role requires a Full UK Driving Licence for occasional Client site visits. If this opportunity sounds exciting to you hit APPLY NOW before it's too late and this role is snapped up. We are looking to fill this quickly, so it will not be around for too long.
Python Quant Developer - Systematic Equities - Hedge Fund My client, a global Systematic Investment Manager, is in the process of building out a Systematic Equities Trading Strategy. To aid them on this build out, they are looking for a Quantitative Developer with strong communication skills and a deep interest and understanding of Quantitative Research. You'll be working with some of the world's top Quantitative Researchers to build this strategy, focusing on a full suite of work across Alpha Generation, Signal Construction and Trading Systems development. They are looking for someone with: Exception Python Development skills Deep Understanding of any Asset Class A strong knowledge of Quantitative Research Fantastic Communication Skills If interested, please apply through the job advert.
26/04/2024
Full time
Python Quant Developer - Systematic Equities - Hedge Fund My client, a global Systematic Investment Manager, is in the process of building out a Systematic Equities Trading Strategy. To aid them on this build out, they are looking for a Quantitative Developer with strong communication skills and a deep interest and understanding of Quantitative Research. You'll be working with some of the world's top Quantitative Researchers to build this strategy, focusing on a full suite of work across Alpha Generation, Signal Construction and Trading Systems development. They are looking for someone with: Exception Python Development skills Deep Understanding of any Asset Class A strong knowledge of Quantitative Research Fantastic Communication Skills If interested, please apply through the job advert.
Our leading Technology Client are looking for a talented and motivated Technical Writer to work closely with their platform engineering teams to help build and scale their business. You'll define documentation standards including organisation and structure, and assist in developing and editing high-quality, understandable, and accessible documentation. This will be needed for both technical and non-technical audiences, and produced in various forms, including wikis, HTML, and auto-generated documentation, such as self documenting code and configuration. This is an amazing opportunity to work for a world leading organisation in a supportive environment! The following skills/experience is essential: Proven experience as a Technical Writer/Technical Author/Content Manager Familiarity with Infrastructure technology (both on-prem and cloud) Excellent communication skills Salary: Up to £120,000 + bonus + package Location: London (work from home options available too) If you are interested in this position and meet the above requirements please apply immediately.
26/04/2024
Full time
Our leading Technology Client are looking for a talented and motivated Technical Writer to work closely with their platform engineering teams to help build and scale their business. You'll define documentation standards including organisation and structure, and assist in developing and editing high-quality, understandable, and accessible documentation. This will be needed for both technical and non-technical audiences, and produced in various forms, including wikis, HTML, and auto-generated documentation, such as self documenting code and configuration. This is an amazing opportunity to work for a world leading organisation in a supportive environment! The following skills/experience is essential: Proven experience as a Technical Writer/Technical Author/Content Manager Familiarity with Infrastructure technology (both on-prem and cloud) Excellent communication skills Salary: Up to £120,000 + bonus + package Location: London (work from home options available too) If you are interested in this position and meet the above requirements please apply immediately.
Are you an adaptable 1st Line Application Support Engineer with a real passion for supporting the wider team in resolving and escalating issues, whilst working within company SLAs and delivering high quality service at all times? If so please read on. Client Details A highly respected Technology business. Description You will be reporting to the Application Support Manager and working collaboratively within the service team providing top class customer service at all times. This role comes with a competitive salary of up to £40,000 per annum (inclusive of on call allowance) depending on experience with a host of further benefits including Hybrid working (3 days in office/2 days at home), Career Development and a Health Care Cash Plan and much more! If this sounds interesting to you, please read on What you will bring to the role: Service Desk experience would be extremely advantageous. Supporting with the triage and escalation of issues. Exposure to taking and handling of inbound calls. Handling of tickets ensuring they are kept up to date at all times. Out of hours calls to support both overnight and weekends as and when required to customers (rota based). Profile The Successful Applicant: This is a great role for someone from a Service Desk or IT Support background looking to take their next step and learn a whole host of new skills: Service Desk exposure would be highly advantageous. Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Adaptable to fast paced and ever-changing environments. Have the ability to work collaboratively within the Application Support team. Experience with BI tools, Jira, Zendesk and Supplier Management would all be a strong advantage. A Full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle. Job Offer What's on offer: Competitive Salary of up to £40,000 including on call allowance DOE. Excellent working environment with lots of on-the-job learning. Health Cash Plan. Hybrid Working - 3 days on site. Career Development. AND MUCH MORE! Please note - this role requires a Full UK Driving Licence for occasional Client site visits. If this opportunity sounds exciting to you hit APPLY NOW before it's too late and this role is snapped up. We are looking to fill this quickly, so it will not be around for too long.
26/04/2024
Full time
Are you an adaptable 1st Line Application Support Engineer with a real passion for supporting the wider team in resolving and escalating issues, whilst working within company SLAs and delivering high quality service at all times? If so please read on. Client Details A highly respected Technology business. Description You will be reporting to the Application Support Manager and working collaboratively within the service team providing top class customer service at all times. This role comes with a competitive salary of up to £40,000 per annum (inclusive of on call allowance) depending on experience with a host of further benefits including Hybrid working (3 days in office/2 days at home), Career Development and a Health Care Cash Plan and much more! If this sounds interesting to you, please read on What you will bring to the role: Service Desk experience would be extremely advantageous. Supporting with the triage and escalation of issues. Exposure to taking and handling of inbound calls. Handling of tickets ensuring they are kept up to date at all times. Out of hours calls to support both overnight and weekends as and when required to customers (rota based). Profile The Successful Applicant: This is a great role for someone from a Service Desk or IT Support background looking to take their next step and learn a whole host of new skills: Service Desk exposure would be highly advantageous. Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Adaptable to fast paced and ever-changing environments. Have the ability to work collaboratively within the Application Support team. Experience with BI tools, Jira, Zendesk and Supplier Management would all be a strong advantage. A Full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle. Job Offer What's on offer: Competitive Salary of up to £40,000 including on call allowance DOE. Excellent working environment with lots of on-the-job learning. Health Cash Plan. Hybrid Working - 3 days on site. Career Development. AND MUCH MORE! Please note - this role requires a Full UK Driving Licence for occasional Client site visits. If this opportunity sounds exciting to you hit APPLY NOW before it's too late and this role is snapped up. We are looking to fill this quickly, so it will not be around for too long.
We are recruiting for SC Cleared PAM Consultant/Implementation Engineers to work for our client on contract, and the roles will be HYBRID with an onsite location in London. We are aware that the skills below may well not sit with just one candidate so will accept applications which cover a wide range of the skillsets. Position Title: Privileged Access Management - PAM (CyberArk) Consultant/Implementation Engineer Clearances: CyberArk CDE, Sentry, Defender(minimum) Role Summary: The role will be responsible, as part of the CC CyberArk delivery team deploying the CyberArk core PAS solution into a public sector client. Role will involve Cyber core PAS installation, config, testing and account onboarding across Windows and RHEL target applications and Servers, providing technical expertise related to the CyberArk core PAS suite of products within on premise, AWS and Azure environments. The CyberArk software and infrastructure being deployed consists of the following components: Enterprise Password Vault (EPV) Password Vault Web Access (PVWA) Central Policy Manager (CPM) Privileged Session Manager (PSM) HTML5 Gateway (H5G) Privileged Threat Analytics With experience of the above solutions across a minimum of 2 completed deployments. Essential Responsibilities and Requirements: Proven "Hands on" experience and technical abilities associated with BAU support activities for CyberArk's Privileged Identity and Privileged Session Management Suites (EPV, CPM, PVWA, PSM, HTML5GW, and DR) Proven experience in extending existing CyberArk technologies/practices (EPV) and providing recommendations to optimise or enhance BAU services offerings. Good knowledge and expertise in PAM processes, procedures and onboarding of accounts into a PAM (ideally CyberArk) solution Required Experience & Qualifications: Familiarity with major operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux and applications/Middleware technologies/platforms Familiarity with Active Directory structures and Identity Management policies and processes Familiarity with PAM aspects for major RDBMS such as Microsoft SQL, Oracle, etc. Experience facilitating business process design as it relates to managing identities and access privileges Experience in the Industry acting as a BAU Support Engineer for a PAM (CyberArk) solution
26/04/2024
Project-based
We are recruiting for SC Cleared PAM Consultant/Implementation Engineers to work for our client on contract, and the roles will be HYBRID with an onsite location in London. We are aware that the skills below may well not sit with just one candidate so will accept applications which cover a wide range of the skillsets. Position Title: Privileged Access Management - PAM (CyberArk) Consultant/Implementation Engineer Clearances: CyberArk CDE, Sentry, Defender(minimum) Role Summary: The role will be responsible, as part of the CC CyberArk delivery team deploying the CyberArk core PAS solution into a public sector client. Role will involve Cyber core PAS installation, config, testing and account onboarding across Windows and RHEL target applications and Servers, providing technical expertise related to the CyberArk core PAS suite of products within on premise, AWS and Azure environments. The CyberArk software and infrastructure being deployed consists of the following components: Enterprise Password Vault (EPV) Password Vault Web Access (PVWA) Central Policy Manager (CPM) Privileged Session Manager (PSM) HTML5 Gateway (H5G) Privileged Threat Analytics With experience of the above solutions across a minimum of 2 completed deployments. Essential Responsibilities and Requirements: Proven "Hands on" experience and technical abilities associated with BAU support activities for CyberArk's Privileged Identity and Privileged Session Management Suites (EPV, CPM, PVWA, PSM, HTML5GW, and DR) Proven experience in extending existing CyberArk technologies/practices (EPV) and providing recommendations to optimise or enhance BAU services offerings. Good knowledge and expertise in PAM processes, procedures and onboarding of accounts into a PAM (ideally CyberArk) solution Required Experience & Qualifications: Familiarity with major operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux and applications/Middleware technologies/platforms Familiarity with Active Directory structures and Identity Management policies and processes Familiarity with PAM aspects for major RDBMS such as Microsoft SQL, Oracle, etc. Experience facilitating business process design as it relates to managing identities and access privileges Experience in the Industry acting as a BAU Support Engineer for a PAM (CyberArk) solution
Your new company This role is with an esteemed client of Hays, a global financial services organisation, based in Edinburgh. The organisation are looking for a Data Analyst w/SQL Development elements to join their team on a Fixed Term Contract of 14 months, with Full time attendance in their office for the probationary period (1 month). Applicants must be capable of coming to their office 5 days per week in Edinburgh. Visa sponsorship will not be possible for this vacancy. Your new role Acting under the manager of the team, you'll play a pivotal role in creating, maintaining, and optimising reports using Crystal Reports, SQL Developer, and Alteryx. Your work will directly impact the organisation's success by providing accurate and insightful reports to stakeholders across various departments. Alteryx will be utilised for efficient report creation and maintenance, as well as Crystal Reports and advanced SQL/SQL developer skills. What you'll need to succeed Advanced level SQL skills Understanding of Crystal Reports (opportunity to develop further) Knowledge of Alteryx (opportunity to develop further) Power BI is ideal A self-starter with strong analytical skills and problem-solving aptitude, willing to learn and upskill. Hiring for behaviour is a key factor of this organisation. What you'll get in return A 14-month fixed term contract with negotiable salary, you will have exclusive access to their training academy - helping you upskill in technologies used in work and for future use (of which the organisation are particularly proud of), great holiday entitlement, and pension contribution. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
26/04/2024
Your new company This role is with an esteemed client of Hays, a global financial services organisation, based in Edinburgh. The organisation are looking for a Data Analyst w/SQL Development elements to join their team on a Fixed Term Contract of 14 months, with Full time attendance in their office for the probationary period (1 month). Applicants must be capable of coming to their office 5 days per week in Edinburgh. Visa sponsorship will not be possible for this vacancy. Your new role Acting under the manager of the team, you'll play a pivotal role in creating, maintaining, and optimising reports using Crystal Reports, SQL Developer, and Alteryx. Your work will directly impact the organisation's success by providing accurate and insightful reports to stakeholders across various departments. Alteryx will be utilised for efficient report creation and maintenance, as well as Crystal Reports and advanced SQL/SQL developer skills. What you'll need to succeed Advanced level SQL skills Understanding of Crystal Reports (opportunity to develop further) Knowledge of Alteryx (opportunity to develop further) Power BI is ideal A self-starter with strong analytical skills and problem-solving aptitude, willing to learn and upskill. Hiring for behaviour is a key factor of this organisation. What you'll get in return A 14-month fixed term contract with negotiable salary, you will have exclusive access to their training academy - helping you upskill in technologies used in work and for future use (of which the organisation are particularly proud of), great holiday entitlement, and pension contribution. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
HM Land Registry ("HMLR") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to shape, provide oversight and manage the implementation and maintenance of Microsoft Power Platform solutions within a brand-new PowerApps team in IT Operations at HMLR. Starting salary of £54,388 to £61,850 dependent upon interview assessment plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 28% pension contribution. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. Their existing software systems and services form part of the critical national infrastructure, safeguarding land and property ownership valued at £7 trillion enabling over £1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales. The Power Platform team sits within the IT Operations Practice, a new team to the organisation and will form part of a wider group of infrastructure engineering teams which design, deliver and support corporate services, for 6500 internal users with some exciting deliverables already rolled out for testing such as a new Desk Booking application. This role is to provide leadership to the team and engage with other Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads, Delivery Leads, New Service Managers and Architects to deliver solutions to agreed designs. You will lead and manage the implementation, and maintenance of Infrastructure and Microsoft Power Platform solutions, provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to the Power platform team, ensuring the reliability, scalability, development, and security of our Power Platform environment. The role holder will champion and lead on taking forward technical consolidation and/or improvement activities providing guidance and leadership to technicians throughout the IT Operations Practice and wider. Responsibilities include: Lead on the design, development and maintenance of Microsoft Power Apps solutions running on the Power Platform, using Power Fx low code programming. Use Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Microsoft Co-pilot Studio and other Power Platform related technologies to create low code solutions if and where necessary. Lead on engagement with stakeholders to understand business needs required for the development of Power Apps. Support end-users adoption of Power Platform technologies. Leading on the creation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines for Power Platform and Azure Services Take a leading role in the technical development of staff within the practice helping understand technical skills and capability required now and in the future Task manage technical staff resource as required, setting them clear objectives and tracking them to completion whilst providing appropriate feedback to line managers. There will be line management responsibility, previous experience is desirable Essential skills: Strong knowledge of Power Platform components (Power Apps/Power Automate/Power BI/Microsoft Co-pilot Studio) Some Scripting or programming knowledge (eg C#, ASP.NET, Ruby, Java, Python, Power Fx, JavaScript) Experience of implementing and managing Power Platform components and infrastructure solutions and administration tasks within the Power Platform environment. Experience of optimising power apps to increase performance Evidence of planning and managing significant technical change. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. Location Expectation is to be working from the Plymouth office 60% of your time across the month (typically 3 days/week). Benefits Alongside your salary of circa £62,000 HM Land Registry contributes £9,881 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme and the following benefits: Annual leave of 28.5 days' paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays Personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you) Attractive pension options inc. 28% Civil Service Pension contribution Social and sports club Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues Interest-free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice). HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working. Further information This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 5 out of the past 5 years. This posy may include participation in an on-call rota, subject to additional pay.
26/04/2024
Full time
HM Land Registry ("HMLR") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to shape, provide oversight and manage the implementation and maintenance of Microsoft Power Platform solutions within a brand-new PowerApps team in IT Operations at HMLR. Starting salary of £54,388 to £61,850 dependent upon interview assessment plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 28% pension contribution. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. Their existing software systems and services form part of the critical national infrastructure, safeguarding land and property ownership valued at £7 trillion enabling over £1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales. The Power Platform team sits within the IT Operations Practice, a new team to the organisation and will form part of a wider group of infrastructure engineering teams which design, deliver and support corporate services, for 6500 internal users with some exciting deliverables already rolled out for testing such as a new Desk Booking application. This role is to provide leadership to the team and engage with other Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads, Delivery Leads, New Service Managers and Architects to deliver solutions to agreed designs. You will lead and manage the implementation, and maintenance of Infrastructure and Microsoft Power Platform solutions, provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to the Power platform team, ensuring the reliability, scalability, development, and security of our Power Platform environment. The role holder will champion and lead on taking forward technical consolidation and/or improvement activities providing guidance and leadership to technicians throughout the IT Operations Practice and wider. Responsibilities include: Lead on the design, development and maintenance of Microsoft Power Apps solutions running on the Power Platform, using Power Fx low code programming. Use Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Microsoft Co-pilot Studio and other Power Platform related technologies to create low code solutions if and where necessary. Lead on engagement with stakeholders to understand business needs required for the development of Power Apps. Support end-users adoption of Power Platform technologies. Leading on the creation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines for Power Platform and Azure Services Take a leading role in the technical development of staff within the practice helping understand technical skills and capability required now and in the future Task manage technical staff resource as required, setting them clear objectives and tracking them to completion whilst providing appropriate feedback to line managers. There will be line management responsibility, previous experience is desirable Essential skills: Strong knowledge of Power Platform components (Power Apps/Power Automate/Power BI/Microsoft Co-pilot Studio) Some Scripting or programming knowledge (eg C#, ASP.NET, Ruby, Java, Python, Power Fx, JavaScript) Experience of implementing and managing Power Platform components and infrastructure solutions and administration tasks within the Power Platform environment. Experience of optimising power apps to increase performance Evidence of planning and managing significant technical change. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. Location Expectation is to be working from the Plymouth office 60% of your time across the month (typically 3 days/week). Benefits Alongside your salary of circa £62,000 HM Land Registry contributes £9,881 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme and the following benefits: Annual leave of 28.5 days' paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays Personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you) Attractive pension options inc. 28% Civil Service Pension contribution Social and sports club Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues Interest-free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice). HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working. Further information This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 5 out of the past 5 years. This posy may include participation in an on-call rota, subject to additional pay.
HM Land Registry ("HMLR") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Lead Network Engineer to shape the technical direction of HM Land Registry's established network function and infrastructure across all UK offices by actively engaging in series of network re-designs and upgrades including new office topology, Firewalls and routing designs. Starting salary of £54,388 to £61,850 dependent upon interview assessment plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 28% pension contribution. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth. The IT Operations Practice contains an established network function who are responsible for the design, delivery, and maintenance of HM Land Registry network infrastructure. This encompasses data centres, local offices across England and Wales in addition to cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS and Azure. These services underpin all of HMLRs IT services. The team are actively engaged in a series of exciting network re-designs and upgrades including new local office topology and design, new switching, Firewalls and routing designs. This role is to provide technical leadership for the Networks team, take forward technical consolidation/improvement activities and engage with other Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads, Delivery Leads, New Service Managers and Architects to deliver solutions to agreed designs plus contributing to strategic planning. Responsibilities include: Be the subject matter expert on networks within HM Land Registry, taking accountability for design and management of network infrastructure. Provide technical leadership to the practice, working as a Lead Infrastructure Engineering team to provide guidance and technical decision making within BAU and change portfolio deliverables Support HM Land registry Network Infrastructure, encompassing data centres, local offices across England and Wales in addition to cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS and Azure. Use networking skills to continually design and develop the network topology to meet business needs Maintain effective relationships with other practices in order to meet operational requirements and service levels agreements. Contribute to the continual improvement of the practise and the IT Operations community, supporting community members to build and maintain cohesion Occasional hands-on with reconfiguration, troubleshooting, rolling out new equipment and quality assurance. Essential skills: CCNP qualification or equivalent experience Routing configurations using standard enterprise routing protocols including OSP and BGP. Firewall configuration including policy, routing and design. Switching protocols (HSRP/VLAN/port-channels) Physical network design. Design and operation of cloud network solutions (Any cloud) Experience of planning and leading on the delivery of large-scale network infrastructure change. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. Location Expectation is to be working from the Plymouth office 60% of your time across the month (typically 3 days/week). Benefits Alongside your salary of circa £62,000 HM Land Registry contributes £9,881 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme and the following benefits: Annual leave of 28.5 days' paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays Personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you) Attractive pension options inc. 28% Civil Service Pension Social and sports club Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues Interest-free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice). HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working. Further information This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 5 out of the past 5 years. This posy may include participation in an on-call rota, subject to additional pay. Apply now or contact Steve Wall for more information - (see below)
26/04/2024
Full time
HM Land Registry ("HMLR") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Lead Network Engineer to shape the technical direction of HM Land Registry's established network function and infrastructure across all UK offices by actively engaging in series of network re-designs and upgrades including new office topology, Firewalls and routing designs. Starting salary of £54,388 to £61,850 dependent upon interview assessment plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 28% pension contribution. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth. The IT Operations Practice contains an established network function who are responsible for the design, delivery, and maintenance of HM Land Registry network infrastructure. This encompasses data centres, local offices across England and Wales in addition to cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS and Azure. These services underpin all of HMLRs IT services. The team are actively engaged in a series of exciting network re-designs and upgrades including new local office topology and design, new switching, Firewalls and routing designs. This role is to provide technical leadership for the Networks team, take forward technical consolidation/improvement activities and engage with other Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads, Delivery Leads, New Service Managers and Architects to deliver solutions to agreed designs plus contributing to strategic planning. Responsibilities include: Be the subject matter expert on networks within HM Land Registry, taking accountability for design and management of network infrastructure. Provide technical leadership to the practice, working as a Lead Infrastructure Engineering team to provide guidance and technical decision making within BAU and change portfolio deliverables Support HM Land registry Network Infrastructure, encompassing data centres, local offices across England and Wales in addition to cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS and Azure. Use networking skills to continually design and develop the network topology to meet business needs Maintain effective relationships with other practices in order to meet operational requirements and service levels agreements. Contribute to the continual improvement of the practise and the IT Operations community, supporting community members to build and maintain cohesion Occasional hands-on with reconfiguration, troubleshooting, rolling out new equipment and quality assurance. Essential skills: CCNP qualification or equivalent experience Routing configurations using standard enterprise routing protocols including OSP and BGP. Firewall configuration including policy, routing and design. Switching protocols (HSRP/VLAN/port-channels) Physical network design. Design and operation of cloud network solutions (Any cloud) Experience of planning and leading on the delivery of large-scale network infrastructure change. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. Location Expectation is to be working from the Plymouth office 60% of your time across the month (typically 3 days/week). Benefits Alongside your salary of circa £62,000 HM Land Registry contributes £9,881 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme and the following benefits: Annual leave of 28.5 days' paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays Personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you) Attractive pension options inc. 28% Civil Service Pension Social and sports club Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues Interest-free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice). HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working. Further information This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 5 out of the past 5 years. This posy may include participation in an on-call rota, subject to additional pay. Apply now or contact Steve Wall for more information - (see below)
Infrastructure Specialist Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading professional services provider to recruit an Infrastructure Specialist to join their global IT team. The Role As an Infrastructure Specialist you will work within the infrastructure team and help develop, maintain and support a global IT Infrastructure supporting 9,000+ staff across 100+ locations. As an Infrastructure Specialist you will have the opportunity to proactively improve, optimise, converge, and develop the infrastructure with future capacity in mind, managing multiple projects and responsibilities. You will provide advice and guidance on maintaining the cloud, server, network and security environments, to plan and instigate hardware and software upgrades as required, and to ensure that planned processes have been completed satisfactorily. The Responsibilities Monitor, support and maintain the global on-premise and cloud infrastructures. Manage the ongoing global migration from on-premise IT infrastructure into a cloud managed environment. Develop, manage, and implement infrastructure projects to deliver business wide initiatives. Respond to 2nd/3rd line Help Desk calls and manage such items through to resolution and other regular support activities and provide technical cover and mentoring. Perform regular preventative maintenance checks, check logs and Servers to ensure they are properly patched and implement corrective actions to resolve any issues. Manage the security and integrity of data and IT systems. Educating staff on good working practices. Management of external suppliers and support agencies for the ongoing support and maintenance of the global infrastructure environment. Take ownership to ensure that all work and changes are performed in such a way as to minimise all disruption to existing business use. Be proactive in designing and documenting infrastructure processes, procedures, and standards and to maintain or prepare system and software documentation as directed. Work with the Global IT team and collaborate on any global initiatives and rollouts. Manage the technical aspects of office moves and changes. Testing and rolling out updates to software with a particular emphasis on security updates. Ensuring that adequate backups of data are kept both on and off site and that backup and restore processes are regularly tested. The Requirements Enterprise working knowledge and support of the Microsoft 365 environment and Admin centre (Microsoft cloud technologies, M365, AzureAD, Defender ATP, EndPoint Manager, OneDrive, etc). Excellent understanding of Microsoft Technologies, Windows Servers (2012, 2016 & 2019) Active Directory and Group Policies. Comprehensive Experience with VMWare, vCentre, & ESXi. Good understanding of Storage, SAN, NAS & Backup Technologies. All round IT infrastructure specialist with at extensive hands-on experience. If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to join a leading global service provider, please apply now. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.
26/04/2024
Full time
Infrastructure Specialist Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading professional services provider to recruit an Infrastructure Specialist to join their global IT team. The Role As an Infrastructure Specialist you will work within the infrastructure team and help develop, maintain and support a global IT Infrastructure supporting 9,000+ staff across 100+ locations. As an Infrastructure Specialist you will have the opportunity to proactively improve, optimise, converge, and develop the infrastructure with future capacity in mind, managing multiple projects and responsibilities. You will provide advice and guidance on maintaining the cloud, server, network and security environments, to plan and instigate hardware and software upgrades as required, and to ensure that planned processes have been completed satisfactorily. The Responsibilities Monitor, support and maintain the global on-premise and cloud infrastructures. Manage the ongoing global migration from on-premise IT infrastructure into a cloud managed environment. Develop, manage, and implement infrastructure projects to deliver business wide initiatives. Respond to 2nd/3rd line Help Desk calls and manage such items through to resolution and other regular support activities and provide technical cover and mentoring. Perform regular preventative maintenance checks, check logs and Servers to ensure they are properly patched and implement corrective actions to resolve any issues. Manage the security and integrity of data and IT systems. Educating staff on good working practices. Management of external suppliers and support agencies for the ongoing support and maintenance of the global infrastructure environment. Take ownership to ensure that all work and changes are performed in such a way as to minimise all disruption to existing business use. Be proactive in designing and documenting infrastructure processes, procedures, and standards and to maintain or prepare system and software documentation as directed. Work with the Global IT team and collaborate on any global initiatives and rollouts. Manage the technical aspects of office moves and changes. Testing and rolling out updates to software with a particular emphasis on security updates. Ensuring that adequate backups of data are kept both on and off site and that backup and restore processes are regularly tested. The Requirements Enterprise working knowledge and support of the Microsoft 365 environment and Admin centre (Microsoft cloud technologies, M365, AzureAD, Defender ATP, EndPoint Manager, OneDrive, etc). Excellent understanding of Microsoft Technologies, Windows Servers (2012, 2016 & 2019) Active Directory and Group Policies. Comprehensive Experience with VMWare, vCentre, & ESXi. Good understanding of Storage, SAN, NAS & Backup Technologies. All round IT infrastructure specialist with at extensive hands-on experience. If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to join a leading global service provider, please apply now. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.