Mandarin Speaking Senior Infrastructure Engineer

ABL Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 76,500 - 93,500; Full time

Job summary

ABL Recruitment is seeking a Mandarin Speaking Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a well-established international bank in London. This hands-on leadership role involves shaping the IT infrastructure roadmap, overseeing operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and disaster recovery planning. The ideal candidate will have 7–10 years of infrastructure experience, strong technical skills in VMware, Windows Server, and SQL Server, along with strong communication skills for engagement with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience across IT infrastructure, ideally in financial services or regulated environments.
• Strong technical expertise in VMware, Windows Server, and Network infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server administration and scripting.
• Strong communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the end-to-end IT infrastructure framework.
• Oversee day-to-day IT infrastructure operations, ensuring high availability.
• Define and implement Disaster Recovery strategy and solutions.
• Lead and mentor infrastructure team members.

Skills

7–10 years’ experience across IT infrastructure

Strong technical expertise across VMware / virtualization

Windows Server & Active Directory

Network infrastructure

Storage & backup solutions

IT security and governance

SQL Server administration & scripting

Strong communication skills

Mandarin speaking

Education

Certifications such as CCNA / MCSE / VCP

Job description

Are you an experienced Infrastructure Engineer looking to step into a more strategic, architecture-led role within a stable banking environment? My client, a well-established international bank in London, is looking for a Mandarin SpeakingSenior Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of infrastructure architecture, BAU operations, and technical strategy across the organisation. This is a hands-on + leadership role, ideal for someone who enjoys both designing systems and keeping them running smoothly.

Job Title: Mandarin Speaking Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location: City of London

Work style: 100% office based

Salary: up to Upto￡85,000+Lunch cover

Languages: Fluent Mandarin and English

The Opportunity

This is not just a BAU role — you will play a key role in:

• Shaping the bank’s IT infrastructure roadmap and architecture strategy
• Acting as a technical decision-maker across infrastructure, systems, and platforms
• Driving stability, scalability, and regulatory compliance across all IT environments
• Leading a small team while also remaining hands-on in critical technical areas

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Architecture & Strategy

• Own and define the end-to-end IT infrastructure framework, covering:
• Servers, storage, databases
• Network and security
• Applications and monitoring systems
• Design and implement future-state architecture solutions aligned with business growth and regulatory requirements
• Identify gaps in current systems and drive continuous improvement initiatives

BAU Operations & Stability

• Oversee day-to-day IT infrastructure operations, ensuring high availability of all critical systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve business-critical incidents under tight SLAs
• Monitor system performance and ensure optimal capacity and resource utilisation

IT Governance & Regulatory Compliance

• Maintain infrastructure controls in line with:
• Head Office standards
• UK regulatory expectations
• Industry frameworks such as ITIL and COBIT
• Ensure all infrastructure solutions meet security, audit, and compliance requirements

Disaster Recovery & Risk Management

• Define and implement Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy and solutions
• Ensure infrastructure resilience and business continuity planning
• Proactively manage risks across infrastructure and systems

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and mentor infrastructure team members
• Allocate BAU vs project workload to support team development
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, vendors, and external partners

Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Lead or contribute to infrastructure upgrade, migration, and optimisation projects
• Conduct feasibility studies and recommend improvements across systems
• Support application and system integration projects from an infrastructure perspective

Requirements

• 7–10 years’ experience across IT infrastructure (ideally within financial services or regulated environments)
• Strong technical expertise across:
• VMware / virtualisation
• Windows Server & Active Directory
• Network infrastructure
• Storage & backup solutions
• Solid understanding of:
• IT security and governance
• Hands‑on experience with SQL Server administration & scripting
• Certifications such as CCNA / MCSE / VCP are highly desirable
• Strong communication skills with ability to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Mandarin speaking is preferred (frequent communication with Head Office)