IT Infrastructure Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• To maintain (patch/troubleshoot/document) and monitor physical and virtual network/server/cloud infrastructure environments with a strong focus on security 
• Diagnosis and resolution of issues in accordance with published SLA's and in a customer focused manner 
• Lead the design and architectural development of IT systems, collaborating closely with departments and stakeholders to oversee the creation of complex global IT solutions.  
• Mentor team members, sharing invaluable experience and expertise.  

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Previous experience working in a TechOps/Infrastructure Engineer role or similar technical IT role.  
• Demonstrably comfortable working on own initiative and as part of a larger team 
• Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to fix issues. 
• Confident in applying security hardening to various infrastructure components 
• Proficient Linux administration capability (e.g Ubuntu/Debian/RHEL) 
• Automation using Ansible 
• Virtualisation (e.g VMWare/KVM/XEN/On Prem Cloud) 
• Scripting (e.g Bash/Python/PHP/etc) 
• Networking (Switching/Routing/Firewalling/Proxy/VPN) 
• Enterprise Monitoring/Logging 
• Version Control using Git 
• Containerisation (e.g Docker/Docker-Compose/Podman/LXC) 
• Enterprise Storage (e.g SAN/DAS/NAS/Raid/FDE/SED) 
• Previous Datacenter experience 
• Enterprise Backups (e.g Veeam) 
• Enterprise Server Hardware experience (Dell/HP) 
• Security Mindset (System Hardening/Application Security Tooling) 
• Windows Server / Domain Knowledge 

• OpenVPN 
• IAM (SSO/SAML/OIDC/Privileged Access Management) 
• Linux Filesystems (e.g EXT/BTRFS/XFS/ZFS/LVM) 
• CI/CD and build automation 
• Encryption (Filesystem/Network) 
• Secret Storage (e.g Hashicorp Vault) 
• RH IDM/FreeIPA 
• SSO IDP Providers (e.g Keycloak/auth0/etc) 
• Kubernetes 
• ELK / Elastic Stack / Beats 
• SQL (e.g MySQL/MariaDB/Postgres) 
• CPU/GPU System Architecture Knowledge  
• Working with GPUs in VMs / Containers 
• Inference Engine knowledge (e.g VLLM/SGLang) 

Job Benefits

• Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
• Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
• Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
• Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
•  Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
• Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
• Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
• Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.