We are IT Recruitment Specialists partnered with a prestigious Global Consultancy who required a Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Onsite 4 to 5 days in either Warwick, Farnborough or Corsham, the balance of time will be remote for one of their public sector Clients based in the UK. IR35: This role is inside of IR35 Initial duration: 3 months Clearance required: Must be SC cleared Role and tasks Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) Skilled Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) to understand low level designs, create and implement build scripts, conduct testing and validation for a on-premises VMware infrastructure. The following technology will be used to automate infrastructure as code - Terraform, Ansible and PowerShell DSC. Collaboration and guide architects and clients to outline best practise to deliver Windows and Red Hat Linux virtual machines as code. Potential for scope to include other virtual infrastructure and network devices. Skills Required: - Proficient in writing, deploying and troubleshooting Terraform Configuration files, - Proficient in writing, deploying and troubleshooting Ansible Playbooks/YAML files, - Proficient in writing, deploying and troubleshooting PowerShell DSC MOFs and PowerShell Scripts - Understanding of Integration with VMware platform - Experience with version control system such as Git Preferred: - Knowledge and some skill with other configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, Salt Stack If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.
17/05/2024
Project-based
We are IT Recruitment Specialists partnered with a prestigious Global Consultancy who required a Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Onsite 4 to 5 days in either Warwick, Farnborough or Corsham, the balance of time will be remote for one of their public sector Clients based in the UK. IR35: This role is inside of IR35 Initial duration: 3 months Clearance required: Must be SC cleared Role and tasks Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) Skilled Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) to understand low level designs, create and implement build scripts, conduct testing and validation for a on-premises VMware infrastructure. The following technology will be used to automate infrastructure as code - Terraform, Ansible and PowerShell DSC. Collaboration and guide architects and clients to outline best practise to deliver Windows and Red Hat Linux virtual machines as code. Potential for scope to include other virtual infrastructure and network devices. Skills Required: - Proficient in writing, deploying and troubleshooting Terraform Configuration files, - Proficient in writing, deploying and troubleshooting Ansible Playbooks/YAML files, - Proficient in writing, deploying and troubleshooting PowerShell DSC MOFs and PowerShell Scripts - Understanding of Integration with VMware platform - Experience with version control system such as Git Preferred: - Knowledge and some skill with other configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, Salt Stack If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.
Global Technology Solutions Ltd
Reading, Berkshire
Job Title: SC Cleared On Prem AD/Azure support specialist Location: Aldermaston, Reading. Potential hybrid agreements Salary: £56,525p/a Working hours: standard office hours British national only, this is due to the nature of the work and the clearances required. 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 * Create Operational guides and High-Level/Low-Level Designs * 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 Agency in relation to this vacancy.
14/05/2024
Full time
Job Title: SC Cleared On Prem AD/Azure support specialist Location: Aldermaston, Reading. Potential hybrid agreements Salary: £56,525p/a Working hours: standard office hours British national only, this is due to the nature of the work and the clearances required. 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 * Create Operational guides and High-Level/Low-Level Designs * 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 Agency in relation to this vacancy.