IT Infrastructure Engineer

The Ascentis Group; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ascentis Group, a leading educational charity, seeks an IT Manager focusing on Cyber Security and cloud infrastructure in Lancaster. This permanent role involves optimizing the IT network and working closely with Software Engineers in a collaborative environment. Benefits include flexible working options, competitive salary, and extensive leave policy. If you have the necessary qualifications and a passion for IT, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Competitive pension benefits

Access to Informal Flexibility

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Access to state-of-the-art office facilities

Discounted gym membership

Wellbeing focus and support

Qualifications

• Qualified to MCSE/CompTIA A+/CCNA standard or equivalent.
• Experience of supporting Azure DevOps environments including Kubernetes and Docker.
• Ability to organise, prioritise, and pay attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage all elements of the IT network and infrastructure for high availability.
• Maintain a secure, resilient cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Help deliver a totally cloud-based, infrastructure-as-code architecture.

Skills

Cyber Security

Cloud Infrastructure

Kubernetes

Docker

DevOps

Education

MCSE/CompTIA A+/CCNA

Microsoft 365 Administrator

Microsoft AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals

Tools

Microsoft Intune

Azure DevOps

Job description

Starting Salary: £35,950per annum

Job Type: Permanent

Working pattern: 35 hours per week. Monday-Thursday in our Head Office in Lancaster, work from home on Fridays (flexible and remoteworking options will be considered)

In this role you will:

• Manage, maintain and develop all elements of the Ascentis IT network and infrastructure, ensuring maximum availability and reliability of our IT services to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability.
• With a strong focus on Cyber Security,maintain a secure, resilient platform for all our systems
• Have a crucial role in building, maintaining, and optimising our DevOps cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and containerised environments. You will work closely with our Software Engineers to ensurethe efficiency, scalability, and security of our Azure-based Kubernetes environment, streamlining software delivery, improving system reliability, and implementing best practices.
• Help deliverour strategic ambition of atotally cloud-based, infrastructure-as-code architecture.

The full Job Description can be found by clicking here.

So, what are you waiting for?

If you like the sound of the role and the organisation, and you think the below attributes describe you well, then we would love to hear from you.

• Qualified to MCSE/CompTIA A+/CCNA standard or equivalent / relevant experience
• Qualified to Microsoft 365 Administrator or equivalent / relevant experience
• Qualified to Microsoft AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals or equivalent / relevant experience
• Experience of supporting Azure DevOps environments and services including Kubernetes, Docker and Pipelines
• Experience of maintaining multiple IT services, including servers/networks/telephony

If you have the following attributes, then we’d be even more impressed:

• Experience of managing and provisioning devices using Microsoft Intune
• Ability and commitment to work as part of a team and across teams
• Ability to organise and prioritise, attention to detail

Further information

Closing date: 31st July

Interview date: First week of August, date TBC

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact JohnCafferty, Head of IT at [e-mail].

We reserve the right to close the job vacancy early if we find an appointable candidate or receive a high volume of applicants.

This job maymeet the eligibility requirements to qualify for visa sponsorship.

About us

We are proud to be one of the UK’s leading educational charity groups, encompassing an awarding organisation, a provider of dyslexia intervention software and an online training organisation. Our enthusiastic people bring genuine passion and natural energy to everything that they do and through their infectious energy they transform the lives of thousands of people each year through the power of education. It has never been a more exciting time to join The Ascentis Group as we continue our journey of growth across the UK and overseas.

We are market leading in the education sector and the specialist areas we operate within, maintaining the #1 provision for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Access in the UK. We are based in Lancaster but have a national reach and hold top positions in all areas we operate within and have a dominant market share in London. We recently won two awards at the FAB 2024 Awards - Innovation of the Year and Awarding Organisation of the Year.

The Ascentis Group is made up of brilliant people, unique in terms of background, personality, characteristics, experience and skill. We value our people for the differences they bring to the table and believe this diversity is powerful. We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

To find out what our employees have to say about working at Ascentis watch the video foundhere.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, birthday day off, closure days gifted during the Christmas period, increased annual leave with long service and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (up to a maximum of 43 days)
• Competitive pension benefits, including a salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to Informal Flexibility, allowing you to flex your working times and location where viable
• Incremental service benefits as a family-friendly employer, including enhanced Maternity, Neonatal, Paternity, Shared Parental, Adoption Leave and Pay, Sick Pay, Life Insurance, and Paid Compassionate Leave
• Access to state-of-the-art office and break facilities, such as bean-to-cup coffee machine, vending machine, pool table, Xbox, outdoor seating, dressing room (with access to hair dryers, straighteners, airers, shower facilities), Harry Potter reading room, employee library and more
• Free parking, paid electricity charging points, locked bike storage shed
• Tailored learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Home and Tech Scheme
• Discounted gym membership at 3-1-5 Health Club
• 24-hour employee helpline and a proactive focus on wellbeing
• Reward and recognition scheme, regular team building and communication activities

Do you like the sound of Ascentis, but think your skills might suit another role?

We also have other vacancies available. Take a look at our website for more! www.ascentis.co.uk/jobs