Senior/Lead/Principal Infrastructure Engineers

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Manchester, United Kingdom

9 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 50K

Job location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Build Automation

BIOS

Cloud Computing

DevOps

RAID

File Systems

Middleware

Logical Volume Manager

System Center Operations Management

Microsoft Servers

Microsoft Software

Microsoft SQL Server

System Center Configuration Manager

Windows Server

Performance Tuning

Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL

Shell Script

Virtualization Technology

Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)

Data Storage Management

Gitlab

Kubernetes

Operational Systems

Cloudwatch

Terraform

VMware

Job description

Infrastructure Management: Support and enhance a large server estate running on a mix of VMWare, physical servers, and Cloud technologies.
Deployment & Configuration: Manage deployments (including building new clusters), perform hardware configuration (Dell servers, racks, cabling), and handle storage management (LVM, RAID).
Automation: Create and maintain automated builds and patching for OS and middleware using scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
Maintenance: Perform routine performance tuning, maintenance, and troubleshooting to identify and resolve problems found during testing or production.
Documentation: Utilise good writing skills to document procedures and build aspects.

Requirements

Operating Systems: Strong experience with Red Hat Linux (v6 or 7) and/or Windows Server.
Cloud & Virtualisation: Knowledge of AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch), VMWare, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
Scripting & DevOps: Shell scripting experience in Linux/UNIX environments and familiarity with GitLab.
Hardware & Storage: Experience with physical infrastructure (Dell servers, BIOS, iDRAC), and storage systems (file systems, volume management).
Microsoft Stack: Familiarity with Microsoft System Center (SCOM/SCCM/SCSM) and SQL Server is highly advantageous.