About the Role
The Senior Systems Engineer will work for AMS as a contractor supporting Tesco Bank’s Smarter Decisioning Platform. Based in Edinburgh, this role is a 6‑month contract, requiring 2–3 days on site. The incumbent will contribute to the Data Move Team within the Decisioning department, focusing on the File Transfer Gateway Platform that manages internal and external business file transfers.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate engineering activities and deliver high‑quality technical solutions in partnership with product teams and key stakeholders.
* Ensure consistent and reliable system operations, including monitoring, incident response, and proactive service improvement.
* Build, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure within AWS and on‑premise data centre environments.
* Contribute to the transformation of the file transfer gateway platform.
o Set up new secure file transfer pipelines.
o Support migration and separation activities linked to divestment.
o Decommission legacy components and establish future‑state architecture.
* Leverage automation (Infrastructure as Code and configuration management) to optimise processes and enhance service reliability.
* Lead and mentor engineers, promoting best practices and supporting capability development across the team.
* Act as a subject‑matter expert, contributing to architectural discussions and collaborating on long‑term technical strategy.
Key Accountabilities, Skills & Experience
* Strong experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, IAM, and S3.
* Proficiency in scripting using Python, PowerShell, or Groovy.
* Hands‑on experience with CI/CD workflows, ideally using Jenkins.
* Solid background with Infrastructure as Code, specifically Terraform.
* Experience with Configuration Management, ideally Ansible.
* Proven background in supporting production systems, troubleshooting, monitoring, and incident management.
* Ability to lead technical direction, coach team members, and drive engineering improvements.
Desirable Skills (Nice to Have)
* Containerisation knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes).
* Experience with secure enterprise file transfer tools.
o IBM Sterling File Gateway
o IBM Secure Proxy
o IBM Connect:Direct
o IBM MQ
Why Tesco Bank?
At Tesco Bank, diversity and inclusion are core values. We celebrate each other’s successes, support personal development, and aim for a workplace where everyone can be their best.
Next Steps
If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.
Our client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model. Please note that for the duration of this assignment you will be working as an external resource engaged by AMS.
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