Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Managed Systems Operability

Avature; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the technology sector is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to enhance operational efficiency and stability of their server fleet. The role involves working with a dynamic team to automate processes, improve tooling, and ensure system reliability. Candidates should have strong programming skills, particularly in Python, and experience with Linux environments. The position offers opportunities for collaboration with software developers and frontline teams to align technology solutions with business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience programming in Python and understanding software development methodologies.
• Expertise in analyzing and solving problems in a Linux/Unix production environment.
• Experience working within Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to CI/CD frameworks and pipelines.
• Diagnose and resolve critical system issues.
• Continuously improve processes and procedures.

Skills

Python

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Tools

Salt

Chef

Jenkins

Ansible

Splunk

Grafana

Django

React

Angular

Bento

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Managed Systems Operability

Location

London

Business Area

Engineering and CTO

Ref #

10043720

Description & Requirements

As a Systems Operability Engineer, you will join a highly motivated, experienced, and dynamic team responsible for providing automatic remediation solutions, stability efforts, and self-service tooling to manage Bloomberg’s server fleet. Our team offers a low-friction customer experience by developing tools that unify Appliance and Datacenter server environments, regardless of underlying infrastructure. We leverage the latest automation technologies to reduce operational toil, enhance the stability of mission-critical infrastructure services, and facilitate large-scale maintenance of Bloomberg's server fleet.

You will collaborate closely with Software Developers, Frontline teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment with business strategies and best practices.

We’ll Trust You To:

• Contribute to CI/CD frameworks and pipelines
• Draft process flowcharts & procedures, perform capacity planning, and implement changes
• Diagnose and resolve critical system issues
• Continuously refine processes and procedures with a focus on standardization and automation
• Enhance monitoring and alerting solutions

You’ll Need To Have:

• Programming experience in Python (or related languages) and a good understanding of software development methodologies, open-source systems, and familiarity with Git repositories
• Expertise in analyzing, diagnosing, and resolving issues in a Linux/Unix production environment
• Ability to automate Linux system maintenance using tools like Salt, Chef, Jenkins, or Ansible
• Strong team collaboration and knowledge-sharing skills
• RHEL System Administrator level competency
• Understanding of configuration management, orchestration, CI/CD, infrastructure monitoring, and telemetry
• Experience working within Agile frameworks (e.g., Kanban or Scrum)
• Familiarity with telemetry tools such as Splunk and Grafana
• Experience with web frameworks like BENTO, REACT, Angular, or DJANGO