Unix Practice Head/Engineering Lead

HSBC; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major banking and financial services organization in Sheffield seeks a leader to oversee its UNIX practice. The role entails managing a global team, enhancing efficiency through automation, and ensuring compliance with security and operational standards. Ideal candidates will possess substantial UNIX expertise, programming skills, and a strong ability to collaborate with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience with expert-level knowledge of RedHat 6/7/8/9.
• Excellent programming skills, ideally in Shell Scripting and Python.
• Proven experience in managing and building relationships with developers and management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a global virtual team of 20-30 infra-UNIX FTEs ensuring best practices are followed.
• Improve team efficiency by automating manual tasks and championing Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Act as an escalation point for unresolved UNIX issues and facilitate removal of blockers.

Skills

UNIX Expertise

Programming Skills

Stakeholder experience

Veritas Knowledge

Network Technologies

DevOps Tools

Database Technologies

Job description

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Role Profile

Provide overall leadership, oversight etc to build and run the UNIX practice capability within MSS Tech/Value Streams; across all dimensions, including people, process and tools. Proactive in identifying and clearing roadblocks for the virtual team. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the virtual team by automating manual task. Devolve responsibility where automation is not possible to the POD teams. Champion the use of Agile and DevOps principles/methodologies. Identify key blockers and play a lead role in the removal of blockers and hence facilitate the implementation of tactical and strategic solutions accordingly.

Responsibilities:

• Team Management: Manage a global virtual team of 20-30 infra-UNIX FTEs, ensuring best practices and standards are followed.
• Automation and Efficiency: Improve team efficiency by automating manual tasks and championing Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Problem Resolution: Act as an escalation point for unresolved UNIX issues and facilitate the removal of blockers.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with peers in Tech and HTS Partners to deliver MSS infrastructure goals and communicate MSS & CTO strategies.
• Governance: Oversee compliance with security standards, critical patching, and quality controls before go-live.
• Technical Strategy: Drive the evolution of Hashicorp Vault and make strategic decisions regarding tech debt adoption.
• Leadership: Leverages experience and uses strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with all stakeholders including customers, senior management and other business leaders.

Skills:

• UNIX Expertise: Substantial experience with expert-level knowledge of RedHat 6/7/8/9.
• Programming Skills: Excellent programming skills, ideally in Shell Scripting and Python.
• Stakeholder experience: Proven experience in managing and building relationships with developers, management and infra‑SME’s.
• Veritas Knowledge: Expert‑level knowledge of Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas Cluster Server.
• Network Technologies: Good practical knowledge of networks and network technologies and ideally good understanding of the Linux kernel.
• DevOps Tools: Experience with DevOps deployment and monitoring tools like Ansible and Grafana.
• Database Technologies: Practical knowledge of database technologies such as Oracle RAC and Dataguard.

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