Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Private/Public Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Manage our private cloud infrastructure which consists of VMWare, Cisco UCS, Dell PowerStore storage appliances and Juniper networking across two datacenters.
• Manage Veeam backup infrastructure and carry out regular restore testing.
• Manage public cloud infrastructure (AWS/OCI) including performance optimisation, cost management, and security operations. Plan and deliver cloud migration projects and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

Network Management and Implementation

• Manage enterprise networking which includes VRF's, VLANs, VRRP and BGP for routing between carrier networks to provide customer access to private cloud.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise on network solutions and assist with delivery of new connectivity for providing customers with access to the private/public cloud environments
• Monitor and optimise network performance, addressing issues proactively before they impact service.

Systems Administration and Monitoring

• Manage both Windows Server and Oracle Linux environments, ensuring system stability and high availability across production systems.
• Perform proactive monitoring across all infrastructure and services, working with the infrastructure team to remediate any issues.

Collaboration and Project Delivery

• Proven ability to deliver complex infrastructure projects, including cloud migrations, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and engaging effectively with clients and stakeholders.

Documentation and Compliance

• Strong understanding of security best practices, patch management, and vulnerability remediation with the ability to apply security controls and maintain compliance in both the private and public cloud.
• Create, maintain, and update comprehensive documentation for all configurations, processes, and solutions.

Mentoring and Team Development

• Experience mentoring engineers within a team, sharing your expertise and helping develop their technical skills and promote continuous learning.

• Enterprise Infrastructure Expertise: Proven experience working with enterprise infrastructure in a senior or lead capacity, with strong capabilities across virtualisation, networking and storage
• Public Cloud Experience: Proven experience managing public cloud infrastructure (AWS/OCI preferred), including performance optimisation, cost management, and security operations. This includes migrating workloads from on-premises to public cloud environments, with demonstrated understanding of cloud-native services, hybrid connectivity solutions (Direct Connect), and cloud architecture best practices. Experience monitoring and optimising cloud resource utilisation, implementing cost controls and budget management, and maintaining security and compliance across environments.
• Advanced Networking: Strong understanding of enterprise networking including BGP, VRRP and VRF's, with proven experience managing complex routing configurations
• Project Management and Delivery: Demonstrated responsibility for delivering cloud migration projects and internal cross-functional initiatives, ensuring timely completion, stakeholder engagement and alignment with strategic goals.
• Leadership and Communication: Demonstrated leadership abilities with experience mentoring engineers, sharing technical expertise, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within infrastructure teams.
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in network automation using Ansible for configuration management and provisioning, along with experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform for cloud resource deployment.

Wellington IT Competencies

• Integrity
• Energy & Drive
• Initiative
• Domain Expertise
• Resilience
• Execution
• Customer Centric
• Team Building

Wellington IT Culture & Values

• Commitment - We are committed to the success of our colleagues and customers
• Teamwork - We do amazing things when we work as a team
• Respect - We value and seek everyone's contribution
• Honesty - We are open and honest in everything we do
• Positivity - We embrace and inspire positivity in each other
• Leadership - We lead by example with our words, our actions and results

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus Scheme
• Annual leave (36 days incl your birthday off)
• Training & Development (Internal & External)
• Market leading workplace pension (15% matched)
• Private Healthcare Scheme - AXA, UK
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Remote/Hybrid Working (3 days per week)
• Flexible start / finish times
• Family related benefits
• Excellent Health & Wellbeing Initiatives

Worker Type: Regular We reserve the right to enhance the criteria as necessary to facilitate the shortlisting process

At Wellington IT we provide the most successful range of Credit Union software in Northern Ireland/Ireland, currently moving billions each year and managing funds for more than 1 in 4 people. Our customers use our software to power every aspect of their financial services business from savings and loans, through to business intelligence, online banking, mobile apps, debit card services and ATMs. Wellington IT is part of Volaris, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc, a large corporate business based in Canada. Volaris acquires and strengthens Company's within the markets they compete, enabling them to grow - that growth comes through organic measures such as new initiatives and product development, day-to-day business, and through complementary acquisitions. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, Wellington IT offers fantastic career growth opportunities, learning programs, a space you can thrive and a culture that's all about continuous improvement. This Year we are proud to say we have achieved our Great Place To Work accreditation across both UK & Ireland! Your mission As a Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer at Wellington IT, your mission is to play a major role in the evolution of our enterprise infrastructure as we transition from traditional private cloud to a modern hybrid environment. Working closely with the Head of Infrastructure, you'll be instrumental in executing our strategic migration to public cloud platforms while maintaining the existing private cloud environment. Your expertise across virtualisation, networking, storage, and cloud services will be critical to ensuring our transformation is successful, scalable, and secure. Our infrastructure currently centers around a VMware metro cluster spanning two data centres, built on Cisco UCS, Dell PowerStore storage, and Juniper networking. As we migrate workloads to the public cloud, you'll be a critical part of this transformation, bringing your public cloud experience to help execute the technical migration and management work. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who combines deep infrastructure knowledge with practical public cloud experience, passionate about modernising infrastructure and delivering robust, scalable solutions that bridge traditional and cloud-native environments.