Join to apply for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer role at ANS Group
We are seeking a skilled and proactive individual to play a key role in supporting the ANS infrastructure. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the availability and security of critical components across the ANS platform.
Working closely with the wider Infrastructure and Security Operations Centre (SoC) teams, the role involves managing patching schedules, performing firmware upgrades, and collaborating with vendors to ensure seamless interoperability and support across the technology stack.
This position also serves as an escalation point for both the Infrastructure team and other technical teams, providing subject matter expertise in VMware, storage, and broader infrastructure technologies. The successful candidate will work alongside Team Leaders and Architects to help deliver our product roadmap and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
What will I be doing?
* Ensure compliance with public sector infrastructure requirements.
* Work in conjunction with the SoC team to develop and maintain platform security baselines.
* Monitor, diagnose, and resolve significant problems within the ANS infrastructure.
* Act as an escalation point for team members and support teams, offering technical expertise in virtualization, compute hardware, and storage.
* Collaborate with other technical teams to provide industry‑leading support to our customers.
* Create high‑quality documentation.
* Proactively identify areas of improvement in the platform.
* Deliver project milestones effectively.
* Generate Low‑Level Design (LLD) from High‑Level Design (HLD).
* Plan and perform patching and firmware upgrades to keep infrastructure up to date.
* Work with vendors to raise escalations and troubleshoot issues.
* Produce and maintain technical documentation of high quality.
* Work out‑of‑hours on core systems and join the on‑call rota.
* Lead small and medium projects and participate in large‑scale projects.
* Operate within ANS change control, CAB, and incident management.
* Plan, prepare, and deliver upcoming maintenance work.
What will I bring to the role?
* Exposure to secure architecture design and implementation.
* Experience with deploying and managing Carbon Black or other EDR solutions across cloud infrastructure.
* Significant prior experience as an infrastructure engineer in large‑scale enterprise or multi‑tenant environments.
* VMware 7.0+ experience (bonus for hosting‑provider specific technologies such as Auto‑Deploy, VVOLs, or multi‑site topologies).
* Extensive troubleshooting and analysis of complex failures.
* Operational experience with NSX 3.0+.
* Scripting abilities in PowerShell and PowerCLI.
* Experience with Cisco UCS or other enterprise blade systems.
* Significant experience with storage technologies (HPE 3PAR, Nimble, Dell Compellent).
* Experience with Fibre‑Channel storage networking.
* Experience with infrastructure monitoring platforms.
* Proven leadership and delivery of large‑scale projects.
* Ability to produce and maintain Low‑Level Design documentation.
Why work for ANS?
At ANS, we’ve created a place where everyone can be themselves, and we empower our people to get the job done. Openness, ambition, honesty, and passion drive us every day. We are bold, courageous, and innovative – and we do it like no other. We invest in our people: training, development, health, and more – giving you the benefits and flexibility to maintain a happy work‑life balance.
We’re proud of the inclusive, fun, dynamic environment we’ve created. It’s a safe space that works for all. You don’t have to be a techie to work in tech. Bring your authentic self and find your dream role here. Find out more on our LinkedIn pages.
What’s in it for you?
With fantastic benefits, an inclusive culture, and a cool office space, we’re your kind of workplace.
Company benefits
* 25 days’ holiday (plus you can buy up to 5 more days).
* Birthday off, an extra celebration day for whatever you want, 5 additional days holiday in the year you get married, and 5 volunteer days.
* Private health insurance.
* Pension contribution match and 4× life assurance.
* Flexible working and work‑from‑anywhere for up to 30 days per year (some exceptions).
* Company social events – jam‑packed calendar.
* Electric car scheme.
* 12 days of personal growth development time.
Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
ANS is an equal‑opportunity employer. We encourage diversity and anyone applying for a role at our organisation can be assured that their application will be treated fairly, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex or sexual orientation. We sometimes ask for information relating to individuals for equal opportunities monitoring purposes only.
#J-18808-Ljbffr