Job Description
Lead Infrastructure Engineer £70,162 with an additional recruitment and retention allowance of £5,720 per annum. This role is available full-time for 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday, or part-time with a minimum coverage of 30 hours. Flexible or compressed working hours are available. This role is based in the office.
Are you ready for a dynamic role that exposes you to unique and exciting IT infrastructure challenges? Working alongside an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll manage the facilities and infrastructure required by our evaluation engineers to conduct detailed validation tests. You’ll collaborate with partners to develop high-quality, unique infrastructure solutions that support security.
As an expert, you'll bring your proven experience in designing, developing, and supporting infrastructure systems to deliver medium to long-term product development strategies, while defining engineering guidelines and establishing effective ways of working. Within our dynamic, inclusive, and innovative environment, you will engage with multiple departments to achieve shared objectives and influence technical direction. Collaborating with Cyber Security and Digital Forensic experts, you’ll build, support, and maintain crucial infrastructure, whilst developing skills and deepening your expertise in Software, Infrastructure, Penetration Testing, and communication techniques.
More About You
This role is based on the DDaT Infrastructure Engineer framework. To apply, you will already have:
1. Demonstrable experience of leading infrastructure teams, making strategic decisions, and taking responsibility for a range of different platforms and systems.
2. Proven experience with the design and implementation of enterprise infrastructure.
3. Significant depth and breadth of technical services and solutions, such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Windows server administration, Linux system administration.
4. Proven experience of maintaining infrastructure systems, equipment, networks, and services.
It would be beneficial if you also have (although these are not essential):
1. Practical experience of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet.
2. Certifications such as CompTIA Network+ and Security+ (or equivalent demonstrable experience/certification).
3. Practical experience with scripting tools like Python, PowerShell, Bash.
4. Knowledge of RF Mast architecture and associated antenna and cabling distribution architecture.
Your Personal Skills
You will be someone who:
* Displays behaviors that promote a collaborative working environment supporting equality.
* Encourages the use of different communication methods, including digital resources, and highlights their benefits.
* Encourages teamwork within your team and across other groups.
* Analyzes and uses relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions.
* Identifies risks and resolves issues efficiently.
Putting your skills to use
Within the evaluations team, you will:
* Design, implement, and support existing server infrastructure with Infrastructure Engineers and Technicians.
* Lead the preparation and conduct of product trials on and off site.
* Support strategy of products and solutions.
* Manage administration of our bespoke evaluations infrastructure.
* Lead project planning and meetings, working with senior stakeholders to set strategic direction for infrastructure systems.
And with suitable training, you will:
* Conduct asset management of lab equipment, identifying future needs, purchasing, and scheduling maintenance.
* Maintain and manage test facilities including RF Screened Rooms, 5G, GNSS, WiFi 7, Bluetooth, and NB-IoT/LTE-M technologies.
What We Offer
* A positive, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.
* 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
* 8 Bank Holiday days off, plus 2.5 additional days leave annually.
* Alpha pension scheme and other benefits such as paid overtime, flexible hours, parental leave, training opportunities, mentoring, free parking, affinity groups, onsite gym, bike scheme, prayer room, charity leave, social activities, onsite facilities, and relocation support.
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