Infrastructure Engineer

GKN; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Bristol is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to manage and support infrastructure services in line with company standards. The role involves troubleshooting complex technical issues, collaborating with global teams, and ensuring compliance with best practices. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and experience in IT infrastructure. This position offers a hybrid working pattern and a range of competitive benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for career growth within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Industry Leading Pension Scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle To Work Scheme

Virtual GP Clinic

Qualifications

• Experience working in a high availability, high demand environment.
• Able to work effectively in a virtual team environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver infrastructure services to agreed SLA requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems associated with the infrastructure environment.
• Work with hardware/software vendors to resolve technical support issues.

Skills

IT infrastructure experience

Strong documentation skills

Good communication skills in English

Ability to follow processes

Self-driven

Education

Relevant Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Azure

PowerShell

Job description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.35 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for an Infrastructure Engineer to support and manage infrastructure services systems applications and hardware in line with GKN standards and industry best practices. The role involves troubleshooting and resolving technical issues assisting front-line IT staff with complex infrastructure challenges and ensuring effective documentation and communication of problems and risks to maintain compliance and timely resolution.

Develops maintains and administers infrastructure services systems applications and configurations and related hardware in accordance with GKN standards and industry best practices

Troubleshooting diagnosing and resolving system software and hardware problems

Support Supports front line IT staff in complicated infrastructure related matters

Documents tracks monitors and communicates problems and business risks to ensure timely resolution and compliance.

This role offers a hybrid working pattern.

How You’ll Contribute

• Deliver infrastructure services to agreed SLA requirements
• Troubleshoot / resolve problems associated with the infrastructure environment
• Work with hardware / software vendors to resolve technical support issues
• Coordinate and work with global architects and other regional Data Center teams to ensure infrastructure and systems meet GKN Aerospace standards in regards to functionality security and maintainability
• Deploy industry best practice approaches and standards
• Procure and replace hardware components when required
• Actively monitor the system infrastructure to manage business systems and security risks
• Actively works with automating the IT infrastructure delivery
• Work with the following Key Processes :
• Event Management; monitoring measuring against SLA triggering and reporting
• Incident Management; log all incidents and resolve as quickly as possible
• Change Management; process approved changes from Build into Run
• Request Management; manage all requests to resolution or escalation
• Asset & Configuration Management; manage resources and configurations required to deliver services to agreed SLA

What You’ll Bring

To help us make a difference youll bring your passion and expertise / talent for what you do along with the following skills experience qualifications and attributes :

Essential

• Relevant Degree or equivalent experience
• IT infrastructure experience
• An ability to follow processes
• Self-driven with a motivation to succeed and provide world class services to the business
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Experience working in a high availability high demand environment
• Able to work effectively in a virtual team environment
• Strong documentation skills
• Good communication skills in English and native language both verbal and written

Desirable

• Technical certifications in Operating Systems Microsoft Azure or equivalent
• echnical certifications in Powershell or other relevant script technologies

What Well Offer

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme well match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday bank holidays
• Flexible working hours including the ability to finish at 12noon on a Friday
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• A collaborative dynamic working environment

Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

Key Skills

Jenkins,Ruby,Python,Active Directory,Cloud,PowerShell,Windows,AWS,Linux,SAN,Java,Troubleshoot,Backup,Puppet,hardware

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1