Infrastructure Engineering Specialist

Infrastructure engineering specialist

What you'll be doing

• Supports the implementation of technical solutions for both customers and colleagues and delivers on the resolution of inter-system issues, working within cross-functional squads to assist in creating and implementing technical solutions for a domain or cross domain activity within a specific technology area
• Supports in the execution of technical decisions, technology choices and architecture for a wide range of high-performance products, capabilities, and platforms, effectively balancing short-term impact with long-term transformation
• Supports with the designs of technical specifications and development of software solutions of smaller and/or less complex initiatives in partnership with team, contributing towards the quality of delivery
• Assists with planning and monitoring of all activities, from scoping to live, to ensure agreed scope and benefits are delivered in a contained project.
• Develops working relationships and communicates with a range of project stakeholders across teams to ensure actions completed, progress updated and impacts on other components managed.
• Supports the identification and resolution of issues and defects to ensure delivery to required standard.
• Reviews own work and peers' outputs to contribute to identify and flag errors or potential issues.
• Maintains systems by monitoring and correcting software defects
• Supports the delivery of an ambitious and compelling technical roadmap to meet the needs of the business, engineering team, and partner teams
• May support engineering and operational excellence initiatives, assisting with implementing metrics and processes for regular assessment and improvement

Requirements

• Security Clearance - Eligible to be Security Cleared to SC level
• Knowledge of modern server operating systems including Windows and Linux
• Basic command line knowledge for interacting with servers, e.g. Bash, PowerShell, etc.
• Communication skills
• IP networking fundamentals
• Troubleshooting
• IT security management
• Awareness of agile methodologies
• Microservices/service oriented architecture

Mandatory

• IP networking skillset, e.g. device roles and subnets, management and installation of devices
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies

Preferred

• Desirable: Windows Server knowledge, e.g. AD, DNS, server management
• Desirable: Oracle database knowledge, e.g. SQL, PL/SQL, administration
• Desirable: CISCO accreditation
• Desirable: basic programming skills, e.g. Bash scripting, Perl
• Tenacious problem-solving skills and ability to use skills confidently when supporting production systems
• OS - Linux, scripting