Infrastructure Engineer

Berkeley Square IT; Brackley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sporting institution in the UK is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Platform Engineer. You will implement and manage a mix of traditional and containerised IT environments, ensuring a reliable and scalable infrastructure. The ideal candidate has in-depth knowledge of both Linux and Windows systems along with experience in VMware and Kubernetes. This role requires strong scripting skills to optimize processes. If you're ready for an exceptional challenge, submit your CV ASAP to the contact provided.

Qualifications

• Strong background in managing traditional and modern IT infrastructures.
• Experience in supporting Windows and Linux server workloads.
• Ability to write scripts for automation.

Responsibilities

• Implement infrastructure platforms across various technology stacks.
• Manage and maintain traditional and containerised environments.
• Support and troubleshoot server workloads, remaining on call as needed.
• Automate complex tasks to improve efficiency.

Skills

In-depth knowledge of Linux

Experience with Windows and hypervisor technologies

Familiarity with VMware

Knowledge of Active Directory

Experience with Kubernetes

Scripting and automation skills

Job description

My client, a leading sporting institution, and household name are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join their team of engineers and join some of the brightest minds in their field. You will help to provide and support the entire suite of IT infrastructure and services that empower the business to succeed.

The Role

• Implementing infrastructure platforms across several technology stacks to provide secure, reliable, high
  performing and scalable services for the wider team to consume.
• Managing and maintaining a mix of traditional (datacentres, storage, backup/restore/DR, hypervisor,
  compute) and modern (containerisation, cloud, serverless) capabilities across Windows and Linux
  operating systems.
• Installing and configuring physical IT hardware in a datacentre environment, maintaining the facility and
  the associated infrastructure in concert with site facilities.
• Supporting and troubleshooting Windows and Linux server workloads, virtual machines, containers,
  clusters, and services, including out of hours escalation when needed.
• Managing and maintaining tooling to automate complex and error-prone tasks, allowing for continual
  improvement, integrating and evolving products pragmatically to meet business requirements.

Candidates Must Have the Following Skills / Experience:

• In-depth knowledge and experience of Linux, Windows and hypervisor technologies, storage platforms,
  and associated underlying infrastructure hardware.
• Experience with platforms and services including VMware, Active Directory and Kubernetes including
  token-based and certificate authentication.
• Knowledge of writing scripts and automation tooling to help achieve business goals without timeconsuming manual intervention.
• Wider experience with various datacentre infrastructures and systems, including cooling, structured
  cabling, networking and firewalls to enable close working with other technical and site services teams.

This is an exceptioal role, CVs to Nick ASAP for immediate review