Infrastructure Engineer - Networks (12 month FTC)

Rita Blue; Coventry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mutual organization as an Infrastructure Engineer in Coventry. You will leverage your technical expertise to design and implement solutions that enhance IT infrastructure. Collaborate with teams to resolve incidents and improve service delivery while mentoring peers. Enjoy a supportive work environment with a focus on diversity and well-being.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual discretionary bonus scheme

Personal pension with matched contributions

Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

Qualifications

• Competent knowledge of technical documentation.
• Experience in network troubleshooting and change management.
• Cisco switching and routing protocols (CCNA/CCNP) knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and implement technical solutions.
• Own complex production incidents and collaborate with technical teams.
• Coordinate initiatives for service improvements.

Skills

Technical Documentation

Network Troubleshooting

Change Management

Incident Management

Network Architecture Design

Cisco Switching and Routing

Ansible Automation

Cisco Wireless Networking

Checkpoint Firewalls

Palo Alto Firewalls

MPLS

ITIL Certification

F5 BigIP Load Balancers

Education

ITIL Certification

Tools

Cisco CATALYST

Nexus

SAN Switches

Solarwinds

F5 WAF

Cisco ISE

Prime

DCNM

APIC-EM

Job description

About the role

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide a deep level of technical knowledge, responsible for designing, building, and implementing technical solutions to deliver Business Value and IT Infrastructure roadmaps. You will own complex production incidents and problems, collaborating with other technical teams to troubleshoot and ensure complete resolution. You will coordinate initiatives to deliver service improvements, allocating tasks to colleagues and ensuring completion of work to agreed quality criteria and timescales. Continually assess ways of working within the team to develop or revise artefacts and processes that improve team efficiency and effectiveness. Act as a role model within the team, providing mentoring and coaching to peers.

This role requires onsite presence in Coventry 2 days per week.

Benefits include:

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

About you

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Competent knowledge of technical documentation
• Competent network and firewall audit knowledge
• Experience in network troubleshooting
• Experience in change, risk, and incident management
• Network architecture design supporting infrastructure and software principles
• Cisco switching and routing protocols (CCNA/CCNP)
• Ansible platform automation
• Cisco wireless networking
• Cisco CATALYST, Nexus, and SAN switches
• Checkpoint / Cisco ASA firewalls
• Palo Alto firewalls
• Cisco ISE, Prime, DCNM, APIC-EM tools
• Experience with MPLS
• Solarwinds enterprise monitoring
• ITIL certification
• F5 BigIP load balancers
• F5 WAF administration

Desired experience includes:

• AWS/Azure
• Cisco ACI networking
• SD-WAN experience

About us

As a mutual, we’ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. As one of the largest building societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition, and total support for our well-being.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants regardless of race, age, faith, disability, sexual orientation, or background. By being yourself, you’ll make us stronger.

You can build more than a career here. Come and make a difference in our Society, voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ by our team.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility and will consider alternative working patterns. Please discuss with us before applying to explore possibilities.

Proud to be a Disability Confident Employer

We offer interviews or assessments to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. During the application process, disabled applicants can opt into the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If high application volumes prevent us from interviewing all suitable candidates, we commit to interviewing those who best meet the criteria. To opt in, please contact our recruitment team when applying via Get in touch - Coventry Building Society.