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Infrastructure and Platform Engineering Specialist

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INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLATFORM ENGINEERING SPECIALIST Salary: £100,000 - £120,000 base with a strong discretionary bonus Location: London Working model: 4 days per week in the office Keywords: Technology, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, VMware, M365, Cloud Initiatives (Azure or AWS), Automation, Orchestration, GenAI, DevOps

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure and Platform Engineering Specialist to join their dynamic Technology team. This role offers the opportunity to work on a global scale, delivering top-tier technology services to a demanding and rapidly evolving organisation. The successful candidate will play an integral part in designing, engineering, and supporting multi-tenant private and public cloud initiatives. This role demands a comprehensive understanding of various platforms, including Windows, Virtualisation, GenAI, and their associated technologies.

  • Global reach with the opportunity to work on diverse technology initiatives.
  • Integral role in delivering services to core business sectors globally.
  • Opportunity to contribute to the continuous evolution and transformation of our platforms.

What you'll do:

As an Infrastructure and Platform Engineering Specialist, you will be at the forefront of our client's technology infrastructure operations. Your role will encompass the design, engineering, and support of their multi-tenant private and public cloud initiatives. You will be expected to deliver exceptional service levels to stakeholders while understanding key business processes. Your contributions will directly enhance the expanding business. You will plan, implement, and support new and diverse technology initiatives while working either independently or as part of a team.

  • Designing, engineering, and supporting multi-tenant private and public cloud initiatives.
  • Delivering exceptional service levels to stakeholders.
  • Understanding key business processes and how the solutions delivered contribute to business expansion.
  • Planning, implementing, and supporting new and current technology initiatives.
  • Working independently or as part of a team, demonstrating excellent communication and organisational skills.
  • Providing proficiency in system integration, support, and continuous improvement.

What you bring:

The ideal Infrastructure and Platform Engineering Specialist brings a wealth of industry experience to the table. You have comprehensive platform engineering and support experience biased towards the Microsoft server technology portfolio. Your expertise extends to advanced virtualisation design with VMWare, Microsoft, Kubernetes. You are proficient in Infrastructure as Code methodologies with On-Prem and Cloud IaaS. Your scripting or programming skills in languages such as PowerShell, Python are commendable.

  • Minimum of 5 years industry experience (Financial Services).
  • Comprehensive platform engineering and support experience biased towards Microsoft server technology portfolio (On-premise bare metal hardware deployments (preferably HPE), Advanced virtualisation design and architecture).
  • Experience with VMWare, Microsoft, Kubernetes.
  • Platform engineering and support experience with public cloud platforms (Azure or AWS).
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code methodologies with On-Prem and Cloud IaaS.
  • Scripting or programming skills in languages such as PowerShell, Python and familiarity with APIs and data structures in JSON/YAML or similar.
  • Experience with Source Control, Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform and ServiceNow.
  • Experience with GenAI technologies on-premise using Nvidia GPU or via Public Cloud, OpenAI, AWS etc.

What sets this company apart:

Our client is committed to providing an inclusive environment for its workforce. They provide equal opportunities to all people regardless of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, race, religion or ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation or nationality. They value open communication and a collaborative approach. Their commitment to continuous improvement is evident, both in learning from others and sharing knowledge to enhance their team's capability and function.

What's next:

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Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Information Technology

Focus: DevOps & Cloud

Industry: Financial Services

Salary: £100,000 - £120,000 per annum + up to 20% bonus

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: London

Job Reference: Q1YQAT-B26492DA

Date posted: 06 August 2024

Consultant: Jared Wolfaardt

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