Infrastructure Analyst - Platforms

Simmons & Simmons; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Bristol is seeking an Infrastructure Analyst to manage cloud infrastructure and ensure cybersecurity. The ideal candidate will have a BSC in Computer Science, at least 2 years of related experience, and strong problem-solving skills. Responsibilities include deploying updates, implementing cloud solutions, and collaborating with internal teams. This role offers a competitive package, including private medical insurance and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive bonuses

Private medical insurance

Pension contribution

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering role, ideally +2 years.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and documentation frameworks.
• Knowledge of Azure networking and security primitives.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cloud solutions using IAC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure systems are secure against cybersecurity threats.
• Identify technical problems and develop software updates.

Skills

Effective communication

Resilience

Resourcefulness

Strong logical/analytical mindset

Self-motivation

Problem-solving attitude

Collaborative team spirit

Education

BSC in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

VMware vSphere

Job description

Overview

At Simmons & Simmons LLP, our staff and our clients are at the forefront of everything we do. To continue to build on this foundation and to promote our successful data strategy, we are recruiting a talented and experienced Infrastructure Analyst to join our team. They will be responsible for deploying product updates, identifying production issues and implementing cloud integrations to meet our needs.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Development and Maintenance: Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure; planning of technical infrastructure projects and involvement in project management decisions; ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, resource optimization, configuring CPU, memory and disk partitions as required; maintaining cloud environmental and monitoring resources; contributing to maintenance, support and optimization of Simmons & Simmons Global IT infrastructure and non-application systems to targets (SLA/OLA); participating in design, implementation and management of workload automation initiatives.
• Cloud Solutions and Automation: Build, deploy, maintain and lead the implementation of cloud solutions across the public cloud using infrastructure as code (IAC), CI/CD pipelines and Bicep code deployment; develop, enhance and maintain automation of cloud enablement tools; implement and refine cloud future state architectures, roadmaps, architecture standards, guidelines and industry best practices.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats; collaborate with internal network team, security team and CISO to maintain security posture and compliance; adhere to firm Change Management and Problem Management policies; identify, suggest and implement continual improvements to cloud technologies.
• Problem Solving and Issue Resolution: Identify technical problems and develop software updates and fixes; recognize and resolve business issues and impact; assess urgency of issues and facilitate follow-up and resolution to support service quality and availability.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Work with technical architects, application developers and Cloud SMEs to ensure development follows established processes; contribute to 24x7x365 technical support of the Global IT infrastructure according to business requirements.
• Continuous Improvement and Strategy: Participate in technology evaluation and reengineering to support strategy definition and continuous process improvement; act as a technical project lead for further software defined services and offerings.

Qualifications

• BSC in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• Experience in an engineering role +2 years (ideally).
• General skills: effective communication, resilience, resourcefulness; familiarity with ITIL processes and documentation frameworks; strong logical/analytical mindset; ability to explain complex topics to non-technical users; strong scheduling, prioritisation, effort estimation and risk management; self-motivation, problem-solving attitude and collaborative team spirit.
• Application/Technical skills: experience with Azure networking (VNETs, VWAN, ExpressRoute, VNGs, P2S/S2S, Hub & Spoke); understanding of Application Gateways, Load Balancer, Azure Firewall and Front Door; knowledge of Azure security primitives (Managed Identities, Key Vault, Conditional Access, Azure Security Center); knowledge of Azure Compute, Storage, Web Apps, Azure Migrate (ASR), Site Recovery and Native Rubric Backup; experience with IaC, Bicep, Pipelines and Azure DevOps; PowerShell in Azure; knowledge of enterprise IT applications (e.g., Microsoft 365 suite, Active Directory, AD Connect, ASR, AVD); experience with interdependent services and shared enablers (e.g., Active Directory); practical focus with pragmatic solutions; experience with VMware vSphere, HPE servers & storage; knowledge of data centre technologies and VMware virtualization; some experience with third-party IaaS/private cloud is advantageous; ITIL framework desirable.
• Other requirements: flexibility to work out of hours and overtime as needed; willingness to on-call rotationally; willingness to travel occasionally within UK, EMEA and APAC; hybrid working with a minimum of three days in the office.

Culture, Diversity & Benefits

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and equal employment opportunities. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and provide flexible and accessible working arrangements where possible. We offer a competitive package including bonuses, private medical insurance and pension contribution, and opportunities for learning and development through our global skills academy. We also support employee networks and a range of social and professional activities.