Infrastructure Engineering Specialist

BT Security; Aberdare; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in the United Kingdom is seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Specialist to manage the design and maintenance of IT infrastructure. This role involves troubleshooting, collaborating with various stakeholders, and overseeing the implementation of infrastructure strategies. Ideal candidates will have experience with cloud migration, automation, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with troubleshooting complex IT issues.
• Proficient in cloud migration and infrastructure testing.
• Strong understanding of IT security principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-level designs for stable infrastructure environments.
• Lead maintenance of IT infrastructure components.
• Provide expertise to support complex issue resolution.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement product roadmaps.
• Document processes for infrastructure management.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Infrastructure Testing

Data Center Infrastructure

Cloud Migration

Programming/Scripting

IT Security

Cloud Computing

Agile Methodologies

Infrastructure Architecture/Design

CI/CD Automation & Orchestration

Systems Integration

IT Infrastructure

Project/Programme Management

Incident Management

Managed Services

Decision Making

Growth Mindset

Inclusive Leadership

Job description

Why this job matters

The Infrastructure Engineering Specialist works independently with Automation, Enterprise Systems Management (ESM), and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CICD) technologies, executing the vision of key technologies within the infrastructure landscape.

What you'll be doing

1. Manage the implementation of high-level designs for stable network and infrastructure environments that meet organizational needs, are shared with partners, and comply with security, privacy, and audit requirements.
2. Lead the maintenance of IT Infrastructure components, tools, or locations, and execute designs on services such as network, security, storage, and compute, in line with design standards.
3. Provide advanced technical knowledge and expertise to support resolution of complex issues.
4. Collaborate with stakeholders across application development, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to implement effective product roadmaps.
5. Support internal tools and system health, manage infrastructure for projects, and oversee customer support contracts.
6. Work with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operational procedures.
7. Document processes and build tooling to facilitate infrastructure management.
8. Document processes, measurements, and assessments for work and projects.
9. Participate in the installation, configuration, maintenance, support, and optimization of network and infrastructure hardware, software, and communication links.
10. Audit and report on network and infrastructure performance, recommending corrective actions or improvements.
11. Stay informed on emerging trends and best practices in infrastructure engineering, sharing knowledge with the team.
12. Mentor other infrastructure engineers to enhance team capabilities.

The skills you'll need

• Troubleshooting
• Infrastructure Testing
• Data Center Infrastructure
• Cloud Migration
• Programming/Scripting
• IT Security
• Cloud Computing
• Agile Methodologies
• Infrastructure Architecture/Design
• CI/CD Automation & Orchestration
• Systems Integration
• IT Infrastructure
• Project/Programme Management
• Incident Management
• Managed Services
• Decision Making
• Growth Mindset
• Inclusive Leadership

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

• Leading inclusively and Safely: Inspire trust through self-awareness, honesty, and integrity.
• Owning outcomes: Make decisions that benefit the organization.

Looking out:

• Delivering for the customer: Execute priorities that add value to customers and the business.
• Commercially savvy: Demonstrate strong commercial focus and bring an external perspective.

Looking to the future:

• Growth mindset: Experiment and seek growth opportunities.
• Building for the future: Build diverse, future-ready teams where all can excel.