We are on the lookout for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a software services company in Edinburgh. Due to continued growth across the organisation both in the UK & US they are looking for someone with specialist knowledge in VMware, Disaster Recovery and Hyper V. You will help drive the expansion of their SaaS-based platform and applications and play a key role in moving this forward
Key Responsibilities include,
- Responsible for server hardware configuration and provisioning to provide a secure and performant compute platform.
- Maintaining security and integrity of network infrastructure and services such that unauthorised activity can be recognised and prevented.
- Managing secure and resilient datacentres to support products and internal services.
- Identifying issues proactively and take any corrective actions necessary to sustain the environment.
- Assisting with the resolution of unusual or escalated customer service issues related to datacentre and network services to ensure that any disruption is minimised.
- Responding in a timely manner to datacentre and network issues in order to maintain a highly available service to the business.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with technical colleagues working in Engineering, allowing closer collaboration.
- Reviewing and recommending new technologies with the aim of improving existing services.
- Training and mentoring junior colleagues to raise their levels of expertise and minimise the number of required ticket escalations.
- Assisting in analysis of trends in load/throughput and performance against benchmarks.
- Assisting in analysis of outages and working on preventative plans.
In order to be successful in the role, candidate's ideally need,
- Excellent Problem solving using logical and systematic approaches
- Ability to understand the long term impact of decisions
- Proficient knowledge and understanding of network security tools and security practices
- Solid understanding of computer network architecture
- Awareness of Disaster Recovery planning and implementation
- Awareness of Business continuity planning and implementation
- Proficient knowledge and understanding of network security tools and security practices
Experience of the following technologies ideally,
- TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, iSCSI
- SSL, VPN and IP Sub-netting.
- Network Quality of Service configuration
- Microsoft Windows server operating systems
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Azure
- Mobile Device Management
- Server Virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper V)
- Storage Area Networks and Network Attached Storage
- Microsoft Skype for Business
An excellent package is available for the right candidate with flexible/hybrid working. Please get in touch with an up-to-date CV to find out more.
