Job Description
As a Systems Engineer you will join the Systems team who are responsible for building new servers / systems as well as ensuring that all of our existing ones are maintained, reliable and resilient. You will be also responsible for the installation, configuration and operation of the applications running on those systems. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of technologies including but not limited to: Virtualization, AWS, Containers, Linux, Ansible, PostgreSQL, Cybersecurity, Monitoring & Elastic Stack. The role offers plenty of opportunity to innovate and develop.
Key Accountability & Responsibilities
Work with teams across the Technology department to design and implement new physical and virtual infrastructure that meets business requirements around availability and security.
Create, improve and maintain automation scripts to increase system efficiency and reduce repetitive manual tasks.
Manage and maintain existing Linux based servers, both on-prem and cloud hosted, including management of security patches, distribution upgrades and configuration management systems/codebases, installation/configuration/operation of the applications running on the servers.
Be part of the on 24x7 on call rota to provide out of hours support for our critical systems.
Work on innovative projects which would improve workflow and processes within the department and wider company.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential knowledge and experience
Configuration Management Systems - Puppet / Ansible
Source Control - Git
Linux Administration - CentOS ideally, but any Linux / Unix
Virtualization - VmWare / Veeam
Monitoring Systems - Icinga2 / Elastic Stack / InfluxDB / Grafana
Core internet applications protocols - DHCP / DNS
Scripting - Python / Perl / Bash
Application and network security best practices - SSH / Iptables / TLS
Hardware management - Server racking / Storage
Required knowledge
Containerisation - Docker / Kubernetes
AWS - EC2 / VPC / RDS / EKS / ECS / S3
Terraform
Databases - PostgreSQL / MySQL
CI/CD and DevOps Tools / principles
Nice to have
Experience working in Telecommunication business
Experience working with ISPs
Qualifications
Degree-level background in a Computer Science field is desirable
Gigaclear is a growing Fibre Broadband (FTTP / FTTH) company, developing our fibre-to-the-premises broadband infrastructure to some of the most difficult to reach areas of the UK, empowering those communities with broadband to rival any city.
Staff rewards, benefits and opportunities
We foster a collaborative, engaging culture that empowers staff to grow and maximise their skills. We want to challenge our people in a fair environment where hard work is rewarded and a path for progression is open to all.
* Generous employer pension; up to 8% matched contribution
* Income protection & life assurance
* 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), holiday purchase scheme and Yay Days!
* Health cash plan, 24/7 remote GP access and Employee Assistance Programme including counselling & legal advice
* Unlimited access to online training and development content via our Learning Management System
* Long service benefits and monthly employee recognition
* Enhanced maternity and paternity provisions
* Flexible working environment
* Health & Wellbeing initiatives and company funded social events
Our values
Our approach is to work guided by our mission, vision and values.
Find a way, Be committed, Do the right thing, Keep it simple.