Platform Engineer

The Access Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software provider in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a Platform Engineer to support and improve their global infrastructure services. The role requires ensuring the availability and security of services, troubleshooting issues collaboratively, and managing technical documentation. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in server and networking infrastructure, along with certifications like MCSA or MCSE. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days leave per year

Health contribution

Charity days

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP and troubleshooting tools.
• Proven track record in working to agreed targets and SLAs.
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products remain available, secure, reliable.
• Troubleshoot/resolve issues across the Access Hosting estate.
• Participate in high pressure incident scenarios.

Skills

Server, storage and networking infrastructure experience

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Strong IP/Networking skills (TCP/IP, ISO Model)

Remote Desktop Services/Citrix installation and support

AWS, Azure, GCP

Analysing network traffic (Wireshark)

Education

MCSA / MCSE 2012 or newer / VCP in VMware v6 or v7, RHCE

Job description

We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.

What does Access offer you?

We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.

On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you’ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We’re an organisation that likes to give back, so you’ll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you.

About you

Reporting to the Cloud Engineering Platform Operations Manager, you will play a key role in supporting, maintaining and improving the infrastructure services we deliver to our internal and external customers around the globe as part of our 24X7 Global Operations Centre based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Platform Engineer is responsible for ensuring our services remains available, secure, cost effective whilst performing to design. This role is required to administer, support, maintain our global infrastructure working autonomously and collaboratively with our local and global team members.

Day-to-day, you will

• Take personal accountability for our products so that they remain available, secure, reliable and provide an excellent customer experience.
• Working with application support teams to troubleshoot/resolve issues across the Access Hosting estate.
• Ensure monitoring is in place and functioning across the environment.
• Perform upgrades and patches where applicable across the infrastructure.
• Effectively manage your assigned tickets with timely and clear updates.
• Participate in high pressure incident scenarios, balancing technical resolution with timely service restoration.
• Carry out technical and operations standards and procedures, maintain and update technical documentation.
• Communicate with key stakeholders on planned changes.

Your skills and experiences might also include

• Strong server, storage and networking infrastructure experience.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Utilise all tools available to resolve majority of issues at the first instance.
• Ability to quickly learn new products.
• Strong IP/Networking skills (Good understanding of TCP /IP and ISO Model, troubleshooting tools).
• Provide Remote Desktop Services/Citrix installation and support.
• MCSA / MCSE 2012 or newer / VCP in VMware v6 or v7, RHCE, highly regarded.
• Citrix and Virtualisation (including technologies such as NetScaler, Remote Desktop solutions, VMWare or Microsoft hypervisors).
• Provide SSL certificate management.
• Restoring VM’s/databases from backups as required.
• Ability to analyse network traffic (using tools such as Wireshark).
• Hands on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP highly regarded.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Proven track record in ability to work to agreed targets and SLAs.

What are we all about?

The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used. Access employs approx. 8,500 people, continuously driving product innovation and customer service excellence.

At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity.

Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together.

Love Work. Love Life. Be You.