Senior IT Systems Engineer

TieTalent; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in Cambridge is seeking a senior IT systems engineer to lead major projects and innovate with cutting-edge technologies. This role offers the opportunity to work on greenfield projects, where you'll engage in discussions about requirements, investigate technologies, and oversee the entire project lifecycle from hardware purchasing to troubleshooting and maintenance. With a focus on storage clusters and cloud services, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of IT systems for the company. Enjoy flexible hours and a hybrid working model, making this an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Hybrid working up to 60%

Extra holiday for on-call duty

Qualifications

• Experience in leading IT projects and building systems from the ground up.
• Strong knowledge of storage clusters and cloud service extensions.

Responsibilities

• Lead major IT projects, exploring new technologies and building systems.
• Manage greenfield projects including requirements discussion and setup.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux Server

VM / VPS

Microsoft 365

Active Directory (Entra ID)

Database Clusters (Postgres, SQL Server)

Storage Clusters

Azure Local

Linux Shell Scripting

IP Networking Fundamentals

Job description

Leading major IT projects for a successful Cambridge technology company.

This role would suit a senior IT systems engineer keen to lead major projects, exploring the latest technologies from first principles and building systems from the ground up. Experience is particularly sought in storage clusters and on-premises extensions to cloud services.

As a senior member of the existing IT team for a well-established Cambridge technology company, you’ll make a significant contribution and have a lot of input into projects’ development. Significant IT systems are core to their operation.

You will have interest and experience in greenfield projects: discussing requirements, technology investigation, purchasing hardware and software, setup, troubleshooting, monitoring, and maintenance. You’ll also be able to pick up existing projects and get to grips with potentially new technical detail.

You will also have:

1. Good knowledge of Windows Server, Linux server, VM / VPS, Microsoft 365 and Active Directory (Entra ID) administration.
2. Specific knowledge of database clusters (Postgres, SQL Server, etc.), storage clusters (cloud or on-premises), or on-premises extensions to cloud services for compute/storage/databases.
3. Ideally, Azure Local experience, with equivalent and related technologies considered (Azure Arc, AWS Outposts, etc.).
4. Strong Linux shell scripting for complex use cases, and likely PowerShell.
5. Good fundamentals around IP networking.

It’s likely you will be local to the Cambridge area. Flexible hours and hybrid working up to 60% are standard. There is an on-call element, one week in four for rare emergencies only, compensated for with extra holiday annually.