Infrastructure Engineer

Purpose

We are currently working on a large infrastructure project for a major client, which has multiple phases. As the work requirement grows, so does the need to expand our team. We are looking to hire a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on a fixed-term basis to bolster our existing team, support the platform as it is delivered, and engage in project-related activities.

The successful candidate will have experience with both project-based work and operational responsibilities.

Reports To
Infrastructure Manager

Main Duties

Deploy new Servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, and storage.
Contribute to and maintain system standards.
Perform daily system and security monitoring, ensuring the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes. Review system and application logs and verify the completion of scheduled jobs.
Perform daily backup operations, ensuring file systems and system data are successfully backed up and regularly verified for integrity.
Provide support to customers and end users when required.
Apply OS patches, hardware, and firmware upgrades regularly, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities.
Perform performance reporting to support capacity planning.
Conduct ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required.
Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as needed and maintain datacenter equipment & systems.
Participate in the design, implementation, and management of workload automation initiatives.
Adhere to change management and problem management policies, with familiarity with ITIL or other formalized IT operations frameworks.

Location
Primarily remote working.
Occasional travel to sites, including Peterborough, Corby, York, and Edinburgh.

Hours

Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 with a 45-minute lunch break.
Scheduled out-of-hours work for patching and updates will be required.
Participation in an on-call rota is necessary.

Essential Skills

Motivated, focused, and organized.
Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
Good analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a logical mindset.
Reliable and responsible.
Able to work independently, meet deadlines, and manage tasks with minimal supervision.
Ability to prioritize requests effectively.

Required Technical Skills/Experience & Qualifications

Linux

Red Hat [7.0 in use]
Management of Satellite Servers

VMware Technologies

vCenter/vSphere
V-Realize Operations Suite
VRealize Log Insight
NSX-T Operations Manager
vSAN
VMware CLI

Dell Technologies

VxRail
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
Integrated Data Protection Appliance [iDPA]
Data Domain/Power Protect Data Manager
EMC Technologies, specifically Isilon
Dell Switches (OS6, OS9 & OS10)
Out-of-band management (iDRAC)

Microsoft Domain Services and Associated Windows Technologies

Windows Server
Active Directory/DNS/Group Policy
Patch Management
Certificate Services Administration
Distributed File Services
SQL Database High Availability Clusters
PowerShell

Management and Administration Tools

Password Vault (Delinia Secret Server in use)
Anti-Virus Administration (McAfee in use)
Proxy Administration (Wingate in use)
Patching & Updates (WSUS/SolarWinds Patch Manager in use)
SFTP (Cerberus in use)

Desired Technical Skills/Experience & Qualifications

MCP or MCSA
VCP
CCNA/CCNP
Training or qualifications in Dell Technologies
Familiarity with CIS hardening standards

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