About the Role: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing technology function within a forward-thinking organisation. This role will play a pivotal part in designing, implementing, and maintaining a diverse cloud and on-premises infrastructure estate, contributing directly to the efficiency, reliability, security, and performance of critical services. You will work as part of a collaborative infrastructure team, supporting both internal and external users, mentoring colleagues, and driving continuous improvement across cloud and infrastructure operations. Key Responsibilities: Manage and optimise public cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, availability, and security. Implement monitoring solutions, conduct performance analysis, and automate improvements where possible. Ensure high availability and data integrity through proactive alerting, backups, and robust disaster recovery planning. Own major incident response, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis, implementing long-term fixes. Maintain security best practice across cloud and on-premise environments, including vulnerability management and compliance monitoring. Contribute to and sometimes lead the design and implementation of DR and business continuity plans. Build and maintain automation scripts and configuration policies (IaC) to streamline and standardise operational tasks. Collaborate with internal teams and third-party providers to deliver high-quality infrastructure services. Provide quality 3rd-line support and act as an escalation point for complex technical issues. Participate in the technical onboarding of partner organisations and support integration projects. Maintain thorough documentation covering infrastructure, configurations, and operational processes. Essential Qualifications & Experience Strong customer service mindset with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally. Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar Cloud/Infrastructure role. Deep expertise with Windows Server 2016/2022, AD, Entra ID, Group Policy, and Windows security services. Proven experience administering Microsoft 365 including Exchange, SharePoint, Teams and associated services. Solid understanding of Microsoft SQL Server and IIS administration. Demonstrable capabilities across networking fundamentals including VLANs, routing, DHCP Snooping, Spanning Tree and LAG. Hands-on background with firewall technologies and cyber security best practice. Strong practical experience in Microsoft Azure, including VMs, VNETs, storage, identity, networking security, WAF/Azure Front Door, and cost management. Skilled in managing MDM/MAM via Intune. Experience with vulnerability remediation and MDR/EDR tooling. High proficiency with Veeam for backup and recovery. Why Join? Company pension scheme Life assurance 25 days annual leave + birthday leave Flexible benefits Option to purchase additional holidays Enhanced family-friendly policies Cycle to work scheme This role offers strong progression opportunities, with pathways into Cloud Architecture, or senior leadership roles depending on performance and aspirations. Continuous training and certification support will be provided.
Jul 16, 2026
Full time
About the Role: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing technology function within a forward-thinking organisation. This role will play a pivotal part in designing, implementing, and maintaining a diverse cloud and on-premises infrastructure estate, contributing directly to the efficiency, reliability, security, and performance of critical services. You will work as part of a collaborative infrastructure team, supporting both internal and external users, mentoring colleagues, and driving continuous improvement across cloud and infrastructure operations. Key Responsibilities: Manage and optimise public cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, availability, and security. Implement monitoring solutions, conduct performance analysis, and automate improvements where possible. Ensure high availability and data integrity through proactive alerting, backups, and robust disaster recovery planning. Own major incident response, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis, implementing long-term fixes. Maintain security best practice across cloud and on-premise environments, including vulnerability management and compliance monitoring. Contribute to and sometimes lead the design and implementation of DR and business continuity plans. Build and maintain automation scripts and configuration policies (IaC) to streamline and standardise operational tasks. Collaborate with internal teams and third-party providers to deliver high-quality infrastructure services. Provide quality 3rd-line support and act as an escalation point for complex technical issues. Participate in the technical onboarding of partner organisations and support integration projects. Maintain thorough documentation covering infrastructure, configurations, and operational processes. Essential Qualifications & Experience Strong customer service mindset with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally. Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar Cloud/Infrastructure role. Deep expertise with Windows Server 2016/2022, AD, Entra ID, Group Policy, and Windows security services. Proven experience administering Microsoft 365 including Exchange, SharePoint, Teams and associated services. Solid understanding of Microsoft SQL Server and IIS administration. Demonstrable capabilities across networking fundamentals including VLANs, routing, DHCP Snooping, Spanning Tree and LAG. Hands-on background with firewall technologies and cyber security best practice. Strong practical experience in Microsoft Azure, including VMs, VNETs, storage, identity, networking security, WAF/Azure Front Door, and cost management. Skilled in managing MDM/MAM via Intune. Experience with vulnerability remediation and MDR/EDR tooling. High proficiency with Veeam for backup and recovery. Why Join? Company pension scheme Life assurance 25 days annual leave + birthday leave Flexible benefits Option to purchase additional holidays Enhanced family-friendly policies Cycle to work scheme This role offers strong progression opportunities, with pathways into Cloud Architecture, or senior leadership roles depending on performance and aspirations. Continuous training and certification support will be provided.
Boomi Platform Engineer AWS/Azure, Kubernetes and Private Cloud Rate :£450 a day Mandatory Requirements Candidates must currently hold active UK Security Check (SC) Clearance. Strong, hands-on Boomi experience is mandatory. Candidates without proven experience deploying and administering Boomi Atom, Molecule, Runtime or Runtime Cluster environments cannot be considered. This is a hybrid role requiring attendance at the client s London or Birmingham office two days per week. Candidates must be able and willing to meet this requirement. Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Boomi Platform Engineer / Boomi Runtime Enablement Engineer to deploy, configure and manage Boomi Runtime environments across private cloud infrastructure. The successful candidate will have substantial hands-on experience with Boomi Atom and Molecule environments , now referred to as Runtime and Runtime Cluster , together with strong expertise in AWS or Azure, Kubernetes, containerisation and platform automation. You will be responsible for delivering secure, highly available, scalable and resilient Boomi runtime platforms while supporting monitoring, performance optimisation, disaster recovery and ongoing operational stability. Working Arrangement Hybrid working model. Attendance at the client s London or Birmingham office two days per week is mandatory. The remaining working days may be performed remotely, subject to client requirements. Key Responsibilities Deploy, configure and administer Boomi Runtime and Runtime Cluster environments within AWS or Azure private cloud infrastructure. Build and manage Boomi runtime platforms on Kubernetes environments such as AKS, EKS, OpenShift or self-managed clusters. Design and implement highly available, scalable and resilient Boomi runtime architectures. Manage containerised deployments using Docker and Kubernetes. Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, backup and disaster recovery capabilities. Configure and support networking, DNS, SSL/TLS certificates, firewalls, ingress controllers and load balancers. Troubleshoot Boomi runtime performance, connectivity, availability and infrastructure-related issues. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Boomi platform deployment and configuration. Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code tools. Work with security, cloud, networking and application teams to ensure the platform meets operational and compliance requirements. Produce and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures and operational support guides. Essential Skills and Experience Active UK SC Clearance is mandatory. Hands-on Boomi platform and runtime administration experience is mandatory. Ability to attend the client s London or Birmingham office two days per week is mandatory. Proven experience deploying, configuring and managing Boomi Atom, Molecule, Runtime or Runtime Cluster environments. Strong understanding of Boomi runtime architecture, clustering, execution modes, shared storage, security and platform operations. Experience running Boomi runtime platforms within AWS or Azure private cloud environments. Strong Kubernetes experience, including AKS, EKS, OpenShift or self-managed Kubernetes clusters. Practical experience with Docker and containerised platform deployments. Strong Linux administration skills. Good knowledge of cloud networking, DNS, SSL/TLS certificates, firewalls, ingress, proxies and load balancers. Experience implementing high availability, horizontal scaling, monitoring and disaster recovery solutions. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar platforms. Knowledge of AWS or Azure services, including IAM, secrets management, storage, compute and networking. Proven ability to diagnose and resolve Boomi runtime, infrastructure and platform performance issues. Desirable Skills and Experience Five or more years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or DevOps. Two or more years of experience administering Boomi Runtime, Atom or Molecule environments. Experience using Terraform, Ansible or similar Infrastructure as Code and configuration-management tools. Boomi Runtime Architecture, Platform Architecture or related Boomi certifications. Experience working within secure, regulated or government environments. Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK or Azure Monitor. Candidate Profile You will be a hands-on Boomi Platform Engineer with strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to work across Boomi, cloud, Kubernetes, networking, security and middleware technologies. You must be comfortable taking ownership of Boomi runtime infrastructure from initial deployment through to production support, optimisation and continuous improvement. Applications will only be considered from candidates who hold active SC Clearance, possess relevant hands-on Boomi experience and can attend the London or Birmingham office two days per week.
Jul 16, 2026
Contractor
Boomi Platform Engineer AWS/Azure, Kubernetes and Private Cloud Rate :£450 a day Mandatory Requirements Candidates must currently hold active UK Security Check (SC) Clearance. Strong, hands-on Boomi experience is mandatory. Candidates without proven experience deploying and administering Boomi Atom, Molecule, Runtime or Runtime Cluster environments cannot be considered. This is a hybrid role requiring attendance at the client s London or Birmingham office two days per week. Candidates must be able and willing to meet this requirement. Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Boomi Platform Engineer / Boomi Runtime Enablement Engineer to deploy, configure and manage Boomi Runtime environments across private cloud infrastructure. The successful candidate will have substantial hands-on experience with Boomi Atom and Molecule environments , now referred to as Runtime and Runtime Cluster , together with strong expertise in AWS or Azure, Kubernetes, containerisation and platform automation. You will be responsible for delivering secure, highly available, scalable and resilient Boomi runtime platforms while supporting monitoring, performance optimisation, disaster recovery and ongoing operational stability. Working Arrangement Hybrid working model. Attendance at the client s London or Birmingham office two days per week is mandatory. The remaining working days may be performed remotely, subject to client requirements. Key Responsibilities Deploy, configure and administer Boomi Runtime and Runtime Cluster environments within AWS or Azure private cloud infrastructure. Build and manage Boomi runtime platforms on Kubernetes environments such as AKS, EKS, OpenShift or self-managed clusters. Design and implement highly available, scalable and resilient Boomi runtime architectures. Manage containerised deployments using Docker and Kubernetes. Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, backup and disaster recovery capabilities. Configure and support networking, DNS, SSL/TLS certificates, firewalls, ingress controllers and load balancers. Troubleshoot Boomi runtime performance, connectivity, availability and infrastructure-related issues. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Boomi platform deployment and configuration. Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code tools. Work with security, cloud, networking and application teams to ensure the platform meets operational and compliance requirements. Produce and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures and operational support guides. Essential Skills and Experience Active UK SC Clearance is mandatory. Hands-on Boomi platform and runtime administration experience is mandatory. Ability to attend the client s London or Birmingham office two days per week is mandatory. Proven experience deploying, configuring and managing Boomi Atom, Molecule, Runtime or Runtime Cluster environments. Strong understanding of Boomi runtime architecture, clustering, execution modes, shared storage, security and platform operations. Experience running Boomi runtime platforms within AWS or Azure private cloud environments. Strong Kubernetes experience, including AKS, EKS, OpenShift or self-managed Kubernetes clusters. Practical experience with Docker and containerised platform deployments. Strong Linux administration skills. Good knowledge of cloud networking, DNS, SSL/TLS certificates, firewalls, ingress, proxies and load balancers. Experience implementing high availability, horizontal scaling, monitoring and disaster recovery solutions. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar platforms. Knowledge of AWS or Azure services, including IAM, secrets management, storage, compute and networking. Proven ability to diagnose and resolve Boomi runtime, infrastructure and platform performance issues. Desirable Skills and Experience Five or more years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or DevOps. Two or more years of experience administering Boomi Runtime, Atom or Molecule environments. Experience using Terraform, Ansible or similar Infrastructure as Code and configuration-management tools. Boomi Runtime Architecture, Platform Architecture or related Boomi certifications. Experience working within secure, regulated or government environments. Knowledge of observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK or Azure Monitor. Candidate Profile You will be a hands-on Boomi Platform Engineer with strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to work across Boomi, cloud, Kubernetes, networking, security and middleware technologies. You must be comfortable taking ownership of Boomi runtime infrastructure from initial deployment through to production support, optimisation and continuous improvement. Applications will only be considered from candidates who hold active SC Clearance, possess relevant hands-on Boomi experience and can attend the London or Birmingham office two days per week.
hackajob is collaborating with Version 1 to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Role Summary We are seeking a hands-on Security Consultant who can combine deep technical delivery capability with strong client-facing consulting skills. The ideal candidate will be comfortable assessing, designing, improving and governing security controls across cloud environments, applications, APIs, infrastructure and enterprise security domains. This role requires someone who can challenge customer security assumptions, influence stakeholders, and lead difficult but constructive conversations to drive secure outcomes. Key Responsibilities Assess current-state security maturity, identify control gaps, and define pragmatic remediation roadmaps aligned to business priorities. Lead and support security architecture reviews across cloud, applications, infrastructure, IAM, data protection and detection/response domains. Provide expert consulting to customers on security strategy, risk reduction, control design, and security operating model improvements. Challenge weak security assumptions with confidence, using evidence-based recommendations and clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Design and review secure cloud landing zones, network segmentation, identity models, logging/monitoring patterns, and guardrails. Partner with engineering, platform, DevOps and operations teams to embed security into delivery pipelines and infrastructure as code practices. Support threat detection, incident response readiness, use-case tuning, and post-incident improvement activities. Contribute to security standards, policies, patterns, reusable accelerators, and client-facing deliverables including assessments, risk registers and executive summaries. Required Hands-On Experience 1. Cloud Security (preferably AWS or GCP) Hands-on experience securing cloud environments, preferably AWS or GCP, including core services, networking, identity, logging, encryption and security monitoring. Experience reviewing or implementing secure cloud architectures, landing zones, account/project structures, and preventative/detective controls. Knowledge of cloud-native security services and best practices for workload, storage, network and platform protection. 2. Application / API Security Experience identifying and mitigating application and API security risks across the software delivery lifecycle. Understanding of secure design principles, common web/API vulnerabilities, authentication/authorization models, secrets management and secure SDLC practices. Ability to work with development teams to improve application security posture and shift security left. 3. SIEM Experience Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms for log onboarding, correlation rule creation, alert triage, dashboarding and use-case tuning. Ability to improve visibility, reduce noise, and align SIEM content to relevant threats and business risks. 4. Organisation / General Security Broad understanding of enterprise security domains including policy, governance, risk, compliance, awareness, third-party risk and operational security. Experience translating business and regulatory requirements into practical security controls and improvement plans. 5. Identity & Access Management (IAM) Hands-on experience with identity and access management principles including RBAC, least privilege, privileged access, federation/SSO, MFA and access governance. Experience reviewing entitlement models, service identities and access control weaknesses across enterprise and cloud platforms. 6. Data Protection Experience implementing or advising on data classification, encryption, key management, secrets handling, tokenisation/masking, backup security and data lifecycle protection. Understanding of how to secure sensitive data in transit, at rest and in use across modern platforms. 7. Infrastructure Security Experience securing operating systems, virtual machines, containers/Kubernetes, networks and platform services using hardening, segmentation, vulnerability management and secure configuration practices. Ability to assess infrastructure risks and recommend practical remediation approaches. 8. Threat Detection & Incident Response Experience in threat detection engineering, incident triage, investigation support, response coordination and lessons-learned improvement activities. Ability to map telemetry and controls to attack paths, detection scenarios and response playbooks. 9. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and automation, including reviewing templates/modules for security risks and embedding policy/compliance checks into delivery pipelines. Ability to apply security guardrails to repeatable platform provisioning and change delivery. 10. Strong Consulting Skills Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge customer assumptions and lead difficult security conversations when needed. Ability to balance risk, delivery timelines, business context and technical constraints to provide credible, pragmatic recommendations. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including workshops, assessments, reports and executive-level briefings. Core Skills & Competencies Cloud security architecture and control design Security assessments, gap analysis and remediation planning Stakeholder engagement and client advisory Security architecture documentation and reporting Risk-based decision making and prioritisation Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations and leadership teams Strong analytical, investigative and problem-solving capability Preferred Qualifications Experience working in consulting, professional services, or customer-facing transformation programmes. Relevant certifications in cloud, security, architecture or incident response are advantageous. Exposure to regulated environments and security frameworks is beneficial. Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD security integration and security automation is desirable.
Jul 16, 2026
Full time
hackajob is collaborating with Version 1 to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Role Summary We are seeking a hands-on Security Consultant who can combine deep technical delivery capability with strong client-facing consulting skills. The ideal candidate will be comfortable assessing, designing, improving and governing security controls across cloud environments, applications, APIs, infrastructure and enterprise security domains. This role requires someone who can challenge customer security assumptions, influence stakeholders, and lead difficult but constructive conversations to drive secure outcomes. Key Responsibilities Assess current-state security maturity, identify control gaps, and define pragmatic remediation roadmaps aligned to business priorities. Lead and support security architecture reviews across cloud, applications, infrastructure, IAM, data protection and detection/response domains. Provide expert consulting to customers on security strategy, risk reduction, control design, and security operating model improvements. Challenge weak security assumptions with confidence, using evidence-based recommendations and clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Design and review secure cloud landing zones, network segmentation, identity models, logging/monitoring patterns, and guardrails. Partner with engineering, platform, DevOps and operations teams to embed security into delivery pipelines and infrastructure as code practices. Support threat detection, incident response readiness, use-case tuning, and post-incident improvement activities. Contribute to security standards, policies, patterns, reusable accelerators, and client-facing deliverables including assessments, risk registers and executive summaries. Required Hands-On Experience 1. Cloud Security (preferably AWS or GCP) Hands-on experience securing cloud environments, preferably AWS or GCP, including core services, networking, identity, logging, encryption and security monitoring. Experience reviewing or implementing secure cloud architectures, landing zones, account/project structures, and preventative/detective controls. Knowledge of cloud-native security services and best practices for workload, storage, network and platform protection. 2. Application / API Security Experience identifying and mitigating application and API security risks across the software delivery lifecycle. Understanding of secure design principles, common web/API vulnerabilities, authentication/authorization models, secrets management and secure SDLC practices. Ability to work with development teams to improve application security posture and shift security left. 3. SIEM Experience Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms for log onboarding, correlation rule creation, alert triage, dashboarding and use-case tuning. Ability to improve visibility, reduce noise, and align SIEM content to relevant threats and business risks. 4. Organisation / General Security Broad understanding of enterprise security domains including policy, governance, risk, compliance, awareness, third-party risk and operational security. Experience translating business and regulatory requirements into practical security controls and improvement plans. 5. Identity & Access Management (IAM) Hands-on experience with identity and access management principles including RBAC, least privilege, privileged access, federation/SSO, MFA and access governance. Experience reviewing entitlement models, service identities and access control weaknesses across enterprise and cloud platforms. 6. Data Protection Experience implementing or advising on data classification, encryption, key management, secrets handling, tokenisation/masking, backup security and data lifecycle protection. Understanding of how to secure sensitive data in transit, at rest and in use across modern platforms. 7. Infrastructure Security Experience securing operating systems, virtual machines, containers/Kubernetes, networks and platform services using hardening, segmentation, vulnerability management and secure configuration practices. Ability to assess infrastructure risks and recommend practical remediation approaches. 8. Threat Detection & Incident Response Experience in threat detection engineering, incident triage, investigation support, response coordination and lessons-learned improvement activities. Ability to map telemetry and controls to attack paths, detection scenarios and response playbooks. 9. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code and automation, including reviewing templates/modules for security risks and embedding policy/compliance checks into delivery pipelines. Ability to apply security guardrails to repeatable platform provisioning and change delivery. 10. Strong Consulting Skills Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge customer assumptions and lead difficult security conversations when needed. Ability to balance risk, delivery timelines, business context and technical constraints to provide credible, pragmatic recommendations. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including workshops, assessments, reports and executive-level briefings. Core Skills & Competencies Cloud security architecture and control design Security assessments, gap analysis and remediation planning Stakeholder engagement and client advisory Security architecture documentation and reporting Risk-based decision making and prioritisation Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations and leadership teams Strong analytical, investigative and problem-solving capability Preferred Qualifications Experience working in consulting, professional services, or customer-facing transformation programmes. Relevant certifications in cloud, security, architecture or incident response are advantageous. Exposure to regulated environments and security frameworks is beneficial. Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD security integration and security automation is desirable.
hackajob is collaborating with AND Digital to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Architect 12 Month FTC Who We Are We're on a mission to close the world's tech skills gap. We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster. Since 2014, we've worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology. That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers. Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world. About you: You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates You're pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams What you'll bring to the table: Lead the design, validation, and operational readiness of disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities for the production estate during the migration to the new colocation environment. The role is responsible for ensuring that rollback, failover, backup, and recovery strategies are fully documented, tested, and compliant with financial services regulatory expectations, while minimising operational risk throughout the migration programme. Key ResponsibilitiesRollback Strategy & Production Readiness Own the review, validation, and formal sign-off of the production rollback strategy for the tightly coupled monolithic application estate. Develop and maintain detailed, step-by-step rollback runbooks covering planned and emergency recovery scenarios. Coordinate rollback rehearsals with infrastructure, application, database, and operations teams to validate execution times and dependencies. Identify rollback risks, decision points, and business impacts, ensuring clear go/no-go criteria are established for production releases. Disaster Recovery Planning & Testing Design and execute comprehensive disaster recovery exercises covering infrastructure, applications, databases, and supporting services. Validate backup integrity, restoration procedures, and end-to-end recovery processes within the new colocation environment. Ensure disaster recovery testing satisfies internal governance, audit requirements, and financial services regulatory expectations. Produce evidence packs, test reports, lessons learned, and remediation plans following each exercise. Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Review and enhance Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for critical production services. Ensure business continuity processes align with operational resilience objectives and business impact assessments. Work with business stakeholders to validate continuity arrangements for critical services and operational teams. Support crisis management planning and major incident response exercises. Hybrid Infrastructure Risk Management Assess resilience risks across hybrid environments spanning remaining on-premises infrastructure and the new colocation platform. Validate resilience of shared services, including identity, networking, storage, monitoring, messaging, and database platforms. Ensure inter-site dependencies are understood, documented, and appropriately mitigated. Monitor and manage risks associated with transitional operating models during migration. Recovery Objectives Define, validate, and monitor Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) for all in-scope services. Confirm infrastructure and application architectures are capable of meeting agreed recovery objectives. Identify gaps between current capabilities and business recovery requirements and drive remediation activities. Work closely with solution architects and engineering teams to optimise recovery capabilities. Governance, Risk & Compliance Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity documentation meets organisational governance standards. Support internal audit, risk management, and regulatory assurance activities. Maintain risk registers relating to resilience, recovery capability, and migration readiness. Provide formal readiness assessments and recommendations to programme governance boards prior to production cutovers. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions within enterprise environments. Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure or data centre migration programmes. Strong understanding of high-availability architectures, replication technologies, backup platforms, and failover mechanisms. Experience defining and validating RTOs and RPOs for mission-critical services. Knowledge of financial services operational resilience and disaster recovery expectations. Familiarity with hybrid infrastructure environments spanning on-premises, colocation, and cloud platforms. Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working across infrastructure, application, security, operations, and business teams. Excellent documentation, governance, and risk management capabilities. Why join AND Digital? We're building a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, continue growing, AND enjoy the journey along the way. Our model is designed to build belonging and connection: we're organised into regional 'Clubs' of no more than 80 people, so you (and our clients) get the benefits of that small company feel while also being connected to a larger whole. Our Practice Areas act as a 'second home' for our ANDis - a place where you can innovate and learn with like-minded experts who care deeply about their craft, support each other generously, and believe the best ideas come from collaboration, not hierarchy. Our culture is rooted in our values of Wonder, Share and Delight, and shows up through five traits that we celebrate and nurture in all our ANDis: we value curiosity, ambition and a growth-mindset. We are deeply client-centric. Most important of all we are human - we create an inclusive environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to be themselves. By joining AND, we'll provide: 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice). Aviva healthcare cover (including pre-existing condition cover) for you. Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash. Life Assurance. Income Protection. Eye test + first pair of glasses. Parental Benefits: Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave. Equal Opportunities Statement Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we're committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We're actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application. We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.
Jul 16, 2026
Full time
hackajob is collaborating with AND Digital to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Architect 12 Month FTC Who We Are We're on a mission to close the world's tech skills gap. We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster. Since 2014, we've worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology. That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers. Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world. About you: You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates You're pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams What you'll bring to the table: Lead the design, validation, and operational readiness of disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities for the production estate during the migration to the new colocation environment. The role is responsible for ensuring that rollback, failover, backup, and recovery strategies are fully documented, tested, and compliant with financial services regulatory expectations, while minimising operational risk throughout the migration programme. Key ResponsibilitiesRollback Strategy & Production Readiness Own the review, validation, and formal sign-off of the production rollback strategy for the tightly coupled monolithic application estate. Develop and maintain detailed, step-by-step rollback runbooks covering planned and emergency recovery scenarios. Coordinate rollback rehearsals with infrastructure, application, database, and operations teams to validate execution times and dependencies. Identify rollback risks, decision points, and business impacts, ensuring clear go/no-go criteria are established for production releases. Disaster Recovery Planning & Testing Design and execute comprehensive disaster recovery exercises covering infrastructure, applications, databases, and supporting services. Validate backup integrity, restoration procedures, and end-to-end recovery processes within the new colocation environment. Ensure disaster recovery testing satisfies internal governance, audit requirements, and financial services regulatory expectations. Produce evidence packs, test reports, lessons learned, and remediation plans following each exercise. Business Continuity & Operational Resilience Review and enhance Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) for critical production services. Ensure business continuity processes align with operational resilience objectives and business impact assessments. Work with business stakeholders to validate continuity arrangements for critical services and operational teams. Support crisis management planning and major incident response exercises. Hybrid Infrastructure Risk Management Assess resilience risks across hybrid environments spanning remaining on-premises infrastructure and the new colocation platform. Validate resilience of shared services, including identity, networking, storage, monitoring, messaging, and database platforms. Ensure inter-site dependencies are understood, documented, and appropriately mitigated. Monitor and manage risks associated with transitional operating models during migration. Recovery Objectives Define, validate, and monitor Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) for all in-scope services. Confirm infrastructure and application architectures are capable of meeting agreed recovery objectives. Identify gaps between current capabilities and business recovery requirements and drive remediation activities. Work closely with solution architects and engineering teams to optimise recovery capabilities. Governance, Risk & Compliance Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity documentation meets organisational governance standards. Support internal audit, risk management, and regulatory assurance activities. Maintain risk registers relating to resilience, recovery capability, and migration readiness. Provide formal readiness assessments and recommendations to programme governance boards prior to production cutovers. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience designing and implementing Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solutions within enterprise environments. Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure or data centre migration programmes. Strong understanding of high-availability architectures, replication technologies, backup platforms, and failover mechanisms. Experience defining and validating RTOs and RPOs for mission-critical services. Knowledge of financial services operational resilience and disaster recovery expectations. Familiarity with hybrid infrastructure environments spanning on-premises, colocation, and cloud platforms. Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working across infrastructure, application, security, operations, and business teams. Excellent documentation, governance, and risk management capabilities. Why join AND Digital? We're building a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, continue growing, AND enjoy the journey along the way. Our model is designed to build belonging and connection: we're organised into regional 'Clubs' of no more than 80 people, so you (and our clients) get the benefits of that small company feel while also being connected to a larger whole. Our Practice Areas act as a 'second home' for our ANDis - a place where you can innovate and learn with like-minded experts who care deeply about their craft, support each other generously, and believe the best ideas come from collaboration, not hierarchy. Our culture is rooted in our values of Wonder, Share and Delight, and shows up through five traits that we celebrate and nurture in all our ANDis: we value curiosity, ambition and a growth-mindset. We are deeply client-centric. Most important of all we are human - we create an inclusive environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to be themselves. By joining AND, we'll provide: 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice). Aviva healthcare cover (including pre-existing condition cover) for you. Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash. Life Assurance. Income Protection. Eye test + first pair of glasses. Parental Benefits: Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave. Equal Opportunities Statement Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we're committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We're actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application. We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team.
Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Daily rate: £600 outside IR35 + travel expenses Duration: 12 months with possible extension Location: 3days/w onsite in Stevenage (ideally), otherwise Newport or Portsmouth. *Must be SC cleared* Methods is looking for a Senior Technical Specialist deep understanding of NetApp, responsible for executing and technically validating all Compute, Virtualisation, Storage and Backup activities. Key skills needed: NetApp. storage replication. Veeam for backup. Understanding of key tasks to commission and decommission NetApp systems. Some of the activities include: Deliver and manage NetApp SAN and Filers. Some are being replaced and some need upgrade to pass to managed service Assess and remediate storage & backup obsolescence Execute and coordinate Ransomware Wave 1 & Wave 2 technical activities Manage and fulfil infrastructure requests (IPs, DNS, Firewall, VLANs, installations) Supervise and coordinate vendors and Build Factory technical inputs Contribute to and produce BRDs and technical documentation Highly experienced hands on infrastructure engineer with deep technical expertise across secure, air gapped and defence environments. His core strengths: Storage: NetApp Backup: Veeam, NetBackup Operating Systems: RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, Windows Server Automation: Ansible, PowerShell Security environments: SC/air gapped/defence contexts
Jul 16, 2026
Contractor
Daily rate: £600 outside IR35 + travel expenses Duration: 12 months with possible extension Location: 3days/w onsite in Stevenage (ideally), otherwise Newport or Portsmouth. *Must be SC cleared* Methods is looking for a Senior Technical Specialist deep understanding of NetApp, responsible for executing and technically validating all Compute, Virtualisation, Storage and Backup activities. Key skills needed: NetApp. storage replication. Veeam for backup. Understanding of key tasks to commission and decommission NetApp systems. Some of the activities include: Deliver and manage NetApp SAN and Filers. Some are being replaced and some need upgrade to pass to managed service Assess and remediate storage & backup obsolescence Execute and coordinate Ransomware Wave 1 & Wave 2 technical activities Manage and fulfil infrastructure requests (IPs, DNS, Firewall, VLANs, installations) Supervise and coordinate vendors and Build Factory technical inputs Contribute to and produce BRDs and technical documentation Highly experienced hands on infrastructure engineer with deep technical expertise across secure, air gapped and defence environments. His core strengths: Storage: NetApp Backup: Veeam, NetBackup Operating Systems: RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, Windows Server Automation: Ansible, PowerShell Security environments: SC/air gapped/defence contexts
A well-established international manufacturing organisation is looking to add an experienced IT Support Engineer to its UK IT team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a hands-on technical role covering server support and some infrastructure, security, Microsoft technologies and end-user computing within a growing business. You'll play a key role in supporting and maintaining the organisation's IT environment, working across: Windows Server administration (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy) Server, storage, backup and monitoring infrastructure Server patching, security hardening and vulnerability remediation Virtualisation technologies (VMware/vSphere) Desktop and laptop support Endpoint management and device support Backup and disaster recovery processes Technical documentation and asset management BAU support and ticket resolution within agreed service levels. If you possess a combination of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Previous experience in a 1st/2nd line IT Support Engineer role Strong knowledge of Windows Server environments Excellent troubleshooting and customer service skills Experience with server administration and infrastructure support VMware / vSphere / ESXi Veeam Backup & Replication is advantageous but not essential. Multi-site or remote user support Working with international IT teams In return, you will be rewarded with:- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays Birthday leave Option to buy/sell annual leave Pension scheme Private medical insurance Life assurance Health cash plan Professional subscriptions Employee assistance programme Enhanced sick pay What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Jul 16, 2026
Full time
A well-established international manufacturing organisation is looking to add an experienced IT Support Engineer to its UK IT team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a hands-on technical role covering server support and some infrastructure, security, Microsoft technologies and end-user computing within a growing business. You'll play a key role in supporting and maintaining the organisation's IT environment, working across: Windows Server administration (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy) Server, storage, backup and monitoring infrastructure Server patching, security hardening and vulnerability remediation Virtualisation technologies (VMware/vSphere) Desktop and laptop support Endpoint management and device support Backup and disaster recovery processes Technical documentation and asset management BAU support and ticket resolution within agreed service levels. If you possess a combination of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Previous experience in a 1st/2nd line IT Support Engineer role Strong knowledge of Windows Server environments Excellent troubleshooting and customer service skills Experience with server administration and infrastructure support VMware / vSphere / ESXi Veeam Backup & Replication is advantageous but not essential. Multi-site or remote user support Working with international IT teams In return, you will be rewarded with:- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays Birthday leave Option to buy/sell annual leave Pension scheme Private medical insurance Life assurance Health cash plan Professional subscriptions Employee assistance programme Enhanced sick pay What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Solutions Consultant (MSP) Base Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 Benefits: 24 days holiday + bank holidays, birthday off, additional Christmas shutdown day, free parking + more Location: Pendlebury, Manchester (3 days a week in the office) Travel: Occasional travel to customer sites across the UK. The opportunity: I'm working with a growing MSP that's built an excellent reputation within the education sector, partnering with schools and Multi-Academy Trusts to design, deliver and support modern, secure IT environments. As they continue to invest in their Solutions team, they're looking for a Solutions Consultant who enjoys working with customers to understand their challenges and design infrastructure and cloud solutions that are technically robust, commercially viable and deliver genuine business value. Working closely with Sales and Professional Services, you'll take ownership of the presales process from discovery through to solution design, helping customers with projects ranging from Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace migrations to networking, virtualisation, identity, security, backup and wider digital transformation initiatives. Day to day You'll run technical discovery workshops with customers, taking the time to understand both their technical estate and wider business objectives before designing tailored infrastructure and cloud solutions. Working alongside the Sales team, you'll produce high-quality proposals, Statements of Work and supporting technical documentation, ensuring every solution is commercially viable and ready for successful delivery. You'll present your recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, building trusted relationships with IT teams, school leadership and senior decision-makers. Once projects are agreed, you'll work closely with the implementation team to ensure a smooth handover and successful delivery. Who we are looking for We're looking for someone with strong infrastructure knowledge who enjoys solving customer problems and communicating technical solutions in a clear, commercial way. You may already be working as a Solutions Consultant or Presales Engineer, or perhaps you're a Senior Infrastructure Engineer or Professional Services Consultant who's regularly involved in solution design and wants to move into a dedicated presales position. Your background could come from an MSP, public sector or another complex enterprise environment where you've been responsible for designing and recommending infrastructure solutions. You'll be confident leading customer meetings, gathering requirements and translating business needs into practical technical solutions, while building credibility with both technical teams and senior stakeholders. Technically, we're looking for experience across a broad Microsoft infrastructure stack including Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, VMware or Hyper-V, alongside networking technologies such as HPE Aruba or Cisco. Experience with Google Workspace, Intune, SCCM, SAN/NAS storage, backup technologies such as Redstor and producing Statements of Work or technical proposals would also be beneficial. The Next Steps If you're looking for an opportunity to join a growing MSP where you'll influence solution design, work on varied infrastructure and cloud projects, and become a trusted technical advisor to customers across the education sector, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply today or get in touch with Joe White at CRG TEC for a confidential conversation. Even if this role isn't quite right, I'd be happy to talk through other opportunities across the MSP market.
Jul 16, 2026
Full time
Solutions Consultant (MSP) Base Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 Benefits: 24 days holiday + bank holidays, birthday off, additional Christmas shutdown day, free parking + more Location: Pendlebury, Manchester (3 days a week in the office) Travel: Occasional travel to customer sites across the UK. The opportunity: I'm working with a growing MSP that's built an excellent reputation within the education sector, partnering with schools and Multi-Academy Trusts to design, deliver and support modern, secure IT environments. As they continue to invest in their Solutions team, they're looking for a Solutions Consultant who enjoys working with customers to understand their challenges and design infrastructure and cloud solutions that are technically robust, commercially viable and deliver genuine business value. Working closely with Sales and Professional Services, you'll take ownership of the presales process from discovery through to solution design, helping customers with projects ranging from Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace migrations to networking, virtualisation, identity, security, backup and wider digital transformation initiatives. Day to day You'll run technical discovery workshops with customers, taking the time to understand both their technical estate and wider business objectives before designing tailored infrastructure and cloud solutions. Working alongside the Sales team, you'll produce high-quality proposals, Statements of Work and supporting technical documentation, ensuring every solution is commercially viable and ready for successful delivery. You'll present your recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, building trusted relationships with IT teams, school leadership and senior decision-makers. Once projects are agreed, you'll work closely with the implementation team to ensure a smooth handover and successful delivery. Who we are looking for We're looking for someone with strong infrastructure knowledge who enjoys solving customer problems and communicating technical solutions in a clear, commercial way. You may already be working as a Solutions Consultant or Presales Engineer, or perhaps you're a Senior Infrastructure Engineer or Professional Services Consultant who's regularly involved in solution design and wants to move into a dedicated presales position. Your background could come from an MSP, public sector or another complex enterprise environment where you've been responsible for designing and recommending infrastructure solutions. You'll be confident leading customer meetings, gathering requirements and translating business needs into practical technical solutions, while building credibility with both technical teams and senior stakeholders. Technically, we're looking for experience across a broad Microsoft infrastructure stack including Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, VMware or Hyper-V, alongside networking technologies such as HPE Aruba or Cisco. Experience with Google Workspace, Intune, SCCM, SAN/NAS storage, backup technologies such as Redstor and producing Statements of Work or technical proposals would also be beneficial. The Next Steps If you're looking for an opportunity to join a growing MSP where you'll influence solution design, work on varied infrastructure and cloud projects, and become a trusted technical advisor to customers across the education sector, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply today or get in touch with Joe White at CRG TEC for a confidential conversation. Even if this role isn't quite right, I'd be happy to talk through other opportunities across the MSP market.
Join Our Client as a DV Cleared 3rd Line Storage & PKI Support Engineer in Basingstoke 6 months with possible extension Rate: Up to 500 per day via an approved umbrella company Must be willing and eligible to go through high security clearance Are you an experienced IT professional with a passion for supporting high-security government systems? Our client, a reputable organisation committed to building trust through innovation, is seeking a dedicated 3rd Line Storage & PKI Support Engineer to join their dynamic team in Basingstoke. What you'll be doing: Providing expert support for storage solutions (Dell Avamar, Data Domain) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems (Microsoft, Thales) Responding to escalations from 2nd Line and managing incidents via the Incident Process Supporting and maintaining PKI and storage solutions, including travel to other sites Conducting readiness assessments for new releases and producing detailed documentation Monitoring systems using Event Management tools (e.g., SCOM) and executing planned activities through Change Management processes Supporting backup and storage operations, ensuring system integrity and security What you'll bring: Experience with storage solutions such as Dell Avamar & Data Domain Knowledge of Public Key Technologies (Microsoft, Thales) Familiarity with Cloud Infrastructure Storage and VMware cloud technologies Understanding of ITSM processes and server administration (e.g., Windows Server) Proficiency with Event Management tools (e.g., SCOM) and VMware vCenter (use, not administer) Ability to work shifts (Apply online only) & (Apply online only on a rotating basis DV clearance is essential; Purple clearance is required for this role If you're ready to contribute to vital government projects and thrive in a collaborative, evolving environment, we want to hear from you. Apply now to be part of a team making a real difference If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.
Jul 15, 2026
Contractor
Join Our Client as a DV Cleared 3rd Line Storage & PKI Support Engineer in Basingstoke 6 months with possible extension Rate: Up to 500 per day via an approved umbrella company Must be willing and eligible to go through high security clearance Are you an experienced IT professional with a passion for supporting high-security government systems? Our client, a reputable organisation committed to building trust through innovation, is seeking a dedicated 3rd Line Storage & PKI Support Engineer to join their dynamic team in Basingstoke. What you'll be doing: Providing expert support for storage solutions (Dell Avamar, Data Domain) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems (Microsoft, Thales) Responding to escalations from 2nd Line and managing incidents via the Incident Process Supporting and maintaining PKI and storage solutions, including travel to other sites Conducting readiness assessments for new releases and producing detailed documentation Monitoring systems using Event Management tools (e.g., SCOM) and executing planned activities through Change Management processes Supporting backup and storage operations, ensuring system integrity and security What you'll bring: Experience with storage solutions such as Dell Avamar & Data Domain Knowledge of Public Key Technologies (Microsoft, Thales) Familiarity with Cloud Infrastructure Storage and VMware cloud technologies Understanding of ITSM processes and server administration (e.g., Windows Server) Proficiency with Event Management tools (e.g., SCOM) and VMware vCenter (use, not administer) Ability to work shifts (Apply online only) & (Apply online only on a rotating basis DV clearance is essential; Purple clearance is required for this role If you're ready to contribute to vital government projects and thrive in a collaborative, evolving environment, we want to hear from you. Apply now to be part of a team making a real difference If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.
Senior Systems Engineer (Server and Cloud Technologies Specialist) Location: Ringwood, Hampshire Salary: £45,000 £55,000 Hours: 37.5 hours per week The Role We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer (Server and Cloud Technologies Specialist) with a keen interest in modern infrastructure and cloud technologies. You will support in the technical delivery of complex projects and collaborate with stakeholders across the business, while also ensuring operational excellence through incident management, preventative maintenance, and ongoing service improvement. Skills and Experience Essential: Extensive experience in the design, deployment, and ongoing support of Microsoft server and cloud technologies, including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) / Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) / Microsoft System Centre Suite, including MECM, DPM, and SCOM / Microsoft Azure (including Azure Files, IaaS Virtual Machines, and Backup and Recovery solutions) / Microsoft 365 / Office 365 and Microsoft Intune. Strong experience in managing Windows Server environments (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025). Proficiency in automation and scripting using PowerShell. Experience with virtualisation and high availability solutions, including Hyper-V (clustered and standalone), Windows Admin Centre, and Failover Clustering. Working knowledge of SQL Server in both clustered and standalone deployments. At least five years experience in similar role, working in large and diverse enterprise environments with Microsoft server and Microsoft cloud technologies. Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, high-quality documentation such as processes, procedures, and technical designs. Positive, proactive attitude with a strong sense of ownership. Desirable: Experience designing and deploying highly available infrastructure within Microsoft Azure, including the use of Network Virtual Appliances and load balancers. Linux server administration experience. This role is subject to a clear standard DBS check being received. The Package: Company Profit Share (first £3,600 is tax free). 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with your length of service. Birthday as additional paid leave. Additional paid leave (dependent on company performance). Private Medical Insurance, including dental. Ongoing training and support. Company sick pay policy. Pension Scheme. Hybrid Working Progression opportunities. Fresh fruit, the occasional pizza and a posh coffee machine! Trusted Technology Partnership Trusted Technology Partnership has been a specialist IT Infrastructure and Support Services provider for over 25 years. We are an Employee Ownership Trust a growing company. We are proud winners of Best Place to Work award and overall winner of the Ringwood Business Awards 2024. Our core services include support desk, on-site engineering, project management and delivery, storage and logistics, and technical consultancy. We encourage progression within Trusted Technology Partnership for our colleagues, offering opportunities in other teams and departments. Join our friendly company, where a great team and a positive culture await you. Please note that due to the volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to candidates who are not shortlisted for interview. If we receive a high number of applications, the vacancy may close sooner than advertised. We may also invite candidates to interview before the advertised closing date.
Jul 15, 2026
Full time
Senior Systems Engineer (Server and Cloud Technologies Specialist) Location: Ringwood, Hampshire Salary: £45,000 £55,000 Hours: 37.5 hours per week The Role We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer (Server and Cloud Technologies Specialist) with a keen interest in modern infrastructure and cloud technologies. You will support in the technical delivery of complex projects and collaborate with stakeholders across the business, while also ensuring operational excellence through incident management, preventative maintenance, and ongoing service improvement. Skills and Experience Essential: Extensive experience in the design, deployment, and ongoing support of Microsoft server and cloud technologies, including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) / Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) / Microsoft System Centre Suite, including MECM, DPM, and SCOM / Microsoft Azure (including Azure Files, IaaS Virtual Machines, and Backup and Recovery solutions) / Microsoft 365 / Office 365 and Microsoft Intune. Strong experience in managing Windows Server environments (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025). Proficiency in automation and scripting using PowerShell. Experience with virtualisation and high availability solutions, including Hyper-V (clustered and standalone), Windows Admin Centre, and Failover Clustering. Working knowledge of SQL Server in both clustered and standalone deployments. At least five years experience in similar role, working in large and diverse enterprise environments with Microsoft server and Microsoft cloud technologies. Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, high-quality documentation such as processes, procedures, and technical designs. Positive, proactive attitude with a strong sense of ownership. Desirable: Experience designing and deploying highly available infrastructure within Microsoft Azure, including the use of Network Virtual Appliances and load balancers. Linux server administration experience. This role is subject to a clear standard DBS check being received. The Package: Company Profit Share (first £3,600 is tax free). 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with your length of service. Birthday as additional paid leave. Additional paid leave (dependent on company performance). Private Medical Insurance, including dental. Ongoing training and support. Company sick pay policy. Pension Scheme. Hybrid Working Progression opportunities. Fresh fruit, the occasional pizza and a posh coffee machine! Trusted Technology Partnership Trusted Technology Partnership has been a specialist IT Infrastructure and Support Services provider for over 25 years. We are an Employee Ownership Trust a growing company. We are proud winners of Best Place to Work award and overall winner of the Ringwood Business Awards 2024. Our core services include support desk, on-site engineering, project management and delivery, storage and logistics, and technical consultancy. We encourage progression within Trusted Technology Partnership for our colleagues, offering opportunities in other teams and departments. Join our friendly company, where a great team and a positive culture await you. Please note that due to the volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to candidates who are not shortlisted for interview. If we receive a high number of applications, the vacancy may close sooner than advertised. We may also invite candidates to interview before the advertised closing date.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Location: Gloucester (Hybrid Working) Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Excellent Benefits Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to play a key role in supporting, developing and enhancing their global IT infrastructure. This is a senior technical position, ideal for someone who enjoys remaining hands-on whilst taking ownership of enterprise infrastructure projects, driving technical improvements and acting as a senior escalation point across the IT function. Working within a collaborative IT team, you'll help ensure business-critical systems remain secure, resilient and highly available while contributing to the future direction of the organisation's infrastructure. What you'll be doing Designing, implementing and maintaining secure, scalable IT infrastructure across multiple sites. Supporting enterprise networking, virtualisation, server infrastructure and Microsoft Azure cloud services. Leading the technical delivery of infrastructure projects, including upgrades, migrations and new technology implementations. Acting as the senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure issues and major incidents. Performing root cause analysis and implementing long-term improvements to increase resilience and performance. Supporting disaster recovery planning, business continuity testing and infrastructure resilience initiatives. Working closely with internal stakeholders to understand technical requirements and deliver robust infrastructure solutions. Collaborating with third-party vendors and service providers to support infrastructure services and project delivery. Ensuring infrastructure complies with security best practice and standards including ISO 27001, GDPR and Cyber Essentials. Identifying opportunities to modernise infrastructure through automation, cloud adoption and emerging technologies. What we're looking for Significant experience in senior infrastructure engineering or technical infrastructure roles. Strong expertise across Microsoft infrastructure, networking, virtualisation and enterprise systems administration. Proven experience with Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud environments. Experience supporting VMware environments. Strong understanding of enterprise networking, storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions. Experience delivering infrastructure projects from design through to implementation. Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues. Knowledge of infrastructure security, patch management and vulnerability remediation. Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management principles would be beneficial. Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams. Desirable Certifications Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Administrator or equivalent) VMware certifications CompTIA Security+ ITIL Foundation or equivalent Why join? This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation where technology plays a critical role in supporting global operations. You'll have the chance to work on modern infrastructure technologies, contribute to large-scale technical projects and help shape future infrastructure improvements while remaining hands-on in a senior engineering capacity. Benefits Salary of £55,000 - £65,000 Enhanced pension contribution 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) Hybrid working Free on-site parking
Jul 15, 2026
Full time
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Location: Gloucester (Hybrid Working) Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 + Excellent Benefits Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to play a key role in supporting, developing and enhancing their global IT infrastructure. This is a senior technical position, ideal for someone who enjoys remaining hands-on whilst taking ownership of enterprise infrastructure projects, driving technical improvements and acting as a senior escalation point across the IT function. Working within a collaborative IT team, you'll help ensure business-critical systems remain secure, resilient and highly available while contributing to the future direction of the organisation's infrastructure. What you'll be doing Designing, implementing and maintaining secure, scalable IT infrastructure across multiple sites. Supporting enterprise networking, virtualisation, server infrastructure and Microsoft Azure cloud services. Leading the technical delivery of infrastructure projects, including upgrades, migrations and new technology implementations. Acting as the senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure issues and major incidents. Performing root cause analysis and implementing long-term improvements to increase resilience and performance. Supporting disaster recovery planning, business continuity testing and infrastructure resilience initiatives. Working closely with internal stakeholders to understand technical requirements and deliver robust infrastructure solutions. Collaborating with third-party vendors and service providers to support infrastructure services and project delivery. Ensuring infrastructure complies with security best practice and standards including ISO 27001, GDPR and Cyber Essentials. Identifying opportunities to modernise infrastructure through automation, cloud adoption and emerging technologies. What we're looking for Significant experience in senior infrastructure engineering or technical infrastructure roles. Strong expertise across Microsoft infrastructure, networking, virtualisation and enterprise systems administration. Proven experience with Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud environments. Experience supporting VMware environments. Strong understanding of enterprise networking, storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions. Experience delivering infrastructure projects from design through to implementation. Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues. Knowledge of infrastructure security, patch management and vulnerability remediation. Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management principles would be beneficial. Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams. Desirable Certifications Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Administrator or equivalent) VMware certifications CompTIA Security+ ITIL Foundation or equivalent Why join? This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation where technology plays a critical role in supporting global operations. You'll have the chance to work on modern infrastructure technologies, contribute to large-scale technical projects and help shape future infrastructure improvements while remaining hands-on in a senior engineering capacity. Benefits Salary of £55,000 - £65,000 Enhanced pension contribution 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) Hybrid working Free on-site parking
Technical Automation Engineer We are recruiting for a technically minded Automation Engineer to improve, automate and standardise the delivery of Managed IT Services. This is a newly created role within a Managed Services Support function. You will review existing systems and operational processes, identify repetitive or inefficient activity, and implement practical automation that reduces manual effort and improves service quality. The position would suit someone from an MSP, IT support, infrastructure or networking background who has hands-on experience with scripting, RMM platforms, workflow automation, systems integration's or technical process improvement. The Role You will work closely with the Managed Services Manager and wider technical teams to identify where time is being lost, where processes can be improved and where automation can create measurable operational value. You will be expected to take ownership of improvement initiatives from initial analysis through to implementation, helping create more scalable, consistent and efficient ways of working. Key Responsibilities Review existing Managed Services systems, workflows and operational processes. Identify repetitive, manual and time-consuming activity that can be automated. Design and implement practical automations using RMM tools, scripting, APIs, workflow platforms and native system functionality. Analyse where support teams are spending the most time and identify opportunities to improve efficiency. Build and maintain a prioritised automation and service-improvement roadmap. Improve monitoring coverage, patching processes, service health and customer onboarding. Standardise technical procedures, operational documentation and service-transition processes. Reduce unnecessary tickets, repeated activity and avoidable customer issues. Improve handovers between sales, projects, support and technical teams. Create dashboards, KPIs and operational reporting to measure service performance and improvement. Support proof-of-concept and pre-sales activity where technical input is required. Help shape and improve future Managed Services offerings. Work with internal teams to embed improved processes and ensure changes are adopted successfully. Technologies You do not need to be an expert across every platform, but experience with some of the following would be beneficial: RMM platforms PowerShell APIs and systems integration's PSA and ITSM platforms Network monitoring tools Managed wireless technologies Backup and disaster recovery platforms Endpoint security tools Firewalls and VPN technologies Email security platforms Power BI Workflow automation tools AI-enabled automation tools Essential Experience Previous experience within an MSP, Managed Services, IT support, infrastructure, network support or technical operations environment. Hands-on experience with automation, scripting, workflow tools, systems integrations or reporting automation. Experience identifying and improving technical or operational processes. A strong understanding of IT support and Managed Services environments. The ability to turn improvement ideas into practical, deliverable solutions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good stakeholder-management and communication skills. The confidence to work across technical, operational, commercial and customer-facing teams. The ability to manage improvement activity from analysis through to implementation. Desirable Experience Experience using an RMM platform. PowerShell scripting experience. Experience working with APIs or systems integrations. Experience creating dashboards, KPIs or service reporting. Exposure to continual service improvement, service transition or customer onboarding. Experience across networking, endpoint management, cybersecurity, backup or cloud services. Familiarity with AI-driven automation tools. Relevant IT, networking, cloud, security or automation certifications. The Person You will be naturally curious, technically credible and comfortable questioning inefficient ways of working. You will be able to speak with engineers, managers and customer-facing teams, understand how services are currently delivered and identify practical ways to improve them. You should be equally comfortable analysing a process, building an automation, presenting your findings and helping teams adopt a better way of working. Benefits 31 days' holiday, including bank holidays Option to buy and sell annual leave Life insurance Employee benefits platform Retail, travel, gym and leisure discounts Wellbeing support 24/7 access to a virtual GP Second medical opinion service Free will-writing service Cycle-to-work salary-sacrifice scheme Electric-car salary-sacrifice scheme Paid volunteer leave Employee Assistance Programme Financial, health and wellbeing support Access to fitness and shower facilities Secure bicycle storage City-centre office At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Jul 15, 2026
Full time
Technical Automation Engineer We are recruiting for a technically minded Automation Engineer to improve, automate and standardise the delivery of Managed IT Services. This is a newly created role within a Managed Services Support function. You will review existing systems and operational processes, identify repetitive or inefficient activity, and implement practical automation that reduces manual effort and improves service quality. The position would suit someone from an MSP, IT support, infrastructure or networking background who has hands-on experience with scripting, RMM platforms, workflow automation, systems integration's or technical process improvement. The Role You will work closely with the Managed Services Manager and wider technical teams to identify where time is being lost, where processes can be improved and where automation can create measurable operational value. You will be expected to take ownership of improvement initiatives from initial analysis through to implementation, helping create more scalable, consistent and efficient ways of working. Key Responsibilities Review existing Managed Services systems, workflows and operational processes. Identify repetitive, manual and time-consuming activity that can be automated. Design and implement practical automations using RMM tools, scripting, APIs, workflow platforms and native system functionality. Analyse where support teams are spending the most time and identify opportunities to improve efficiency. Build and maintain a prioritised automation and service-improvement roadmap. Improve monitoring coverage, patching processes, service health and customer onboarding. Standardise technical procedures, operational documentation and service-transition processes. Reduce unnecessary tickets, repeated activity and avoidable customer issues. Improve handovers between sales, projects, support and technical teams. Create dashboards, KPIs and operational reporting to measure service performance and improvement. Support proof-of-concept and pre-sales activity where technical input is required. Help shape and improve future Managed Services offerings. Work with internal teams to embed improved processes and ensure changes are adopted successfully. Technologies You do not need to be an expert across every platform, but experience with some of the following would be beneficial: RMM platforms PowerShell APIs and systems integration's PSA and ITSM platforms Network monitoring tools Managed wireless technologies Backup and disaster recovery platforms Endpoint security tools Firewalls and VPN technologies Email security platforms Power BI Workflow automation tools AI-enabled automation tools Essential Experience Previous experience within an MSP, Managed Services, IT support, infrastructure, network support or technical operations environment. Hands-on experience with automation, scripting, workflow tools, systems integrations or reporting automation. Experience identifying and improving technical or operational processes. A strong understanding of IT support and Managed Services environments. The ability to turn improvement ideas into practical, deliverable solutions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good stakeholder-management and communication skills. The confidence to work across technical, operational, commercial and customer-facing teams. The ability to manage improvement activity from analysis through to implementation. Desirable Experience Experience using an RMM platform. PowerShell scripting experience. Experience working with APIs or systems integrations. Experience creating dashboards, KPIs or service reporting. Exposure to continual service improvement, service transition or customer onboarding. Experience across networking, endpoint management, cybersecurity, backup or cloud services. Familiarity with AI-driven automation tools. Relevant IT, networking, cloud, security or automation certifications. The Person You will be naturally curious, technically credible and comfortable questioning inefficient ways of working. You will be able to speak with engineers, managers and customer-facing teams, understand how services are currently delivered and identify practical ways to improve them. You should be equally comfortable analysing a process, building an automation, presenting your findings and helping teams adopt a better way of working. Benefits 31 days' holiday, including bank holidays Option to buy and sell annual leave Life insurance Employee benefits platform Retail, travel, gym and leisure discounts Wellbeing support 24/7 access to a virtual GP Second medical opinion service Free will-writing service Cycle-to-work salary-sacrifice scheme Electric-car salary-sacrifice scheme Paid volunteer leave Employee Assistance Programme Financial, health and wellbeing support Access to fitness and shower facilities Secure bicycle storage City-centre office At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
You will act as the interface between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, gathering and translating workstream requirements into technical specifications for third-party implementation. While not responsible for hands-on delivery, you MUST have sufficient NetApp expertise to validate requirements, challenge solutions, and ensure successful outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Deliver and manage NetApp SAN and Filers. Some are being replaced and some need upgrade to pass to managed service (main focus) Assess and remediate storage & backup obsolescence Execute and coordinate Ransomware Wave 1 & Wave 2 technical activities Supervise and coordinate vendors and technical inputs Contribute to and produce technical documentation Core skills: Mandatory skills: NetApp, Veeam, Ansible: Strong expertise in NetApp storage solutions, including storage replication technologies. Deep knowledge of the activities required to commission and decommission NetApp systems. Good understanding of Veeam Backup , NetBackup & Replication. Good understanding of Automation with Ansible , PowerShell Good understanding of Operating Systems: RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, Windows Server. This is not a hands-on technical implementation role. Strong autonomy. Good communication skills. Experience in Space & Defence is a plus SC clearance is mandatory UKEO is mandatory Location: 3 days mandatory onsite in Stevenage, otherwise Newport or Portsmouth.
Jul 14, 2026
Contractor
You will act as the interface between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, gathering and translating workstream requirements into technical specifications for third-party implementation. While not responsible for hands-on delivery, you MUST have sufficient NetApp expertise to validate requirements, challenge solutions, and ensure successful outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Deliver and manage NetApp SAN and Filers. Some are being replaced and some need upgrade to pass to managed service (main focus) Assess and remediate storage & backup obsolescence Execute and coordinate Ransomware Wave 1 & Wave 2 technical activities Supervise and coordinate vendors and technical inputs Contribute to and produce technical documentation Core skills: Mandatory skills: NetApp, Veeam, Ansible: Strong expertise in NetApp storage solutions, including storage replication technologies. Deep knowledge of the activities required to commission and decommission NetApp systems. Good understanding of Veeam Backup , NetBackup & Replication. Good understanding of Automation with Ansible , PowerShell Good understanding of Operating Systems: RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, Windows Server. This is not a hands-on technical implementation role. Strong autonomy. Good communication skills. Experience in Space & Defence is a plus SC clearance is mandatory UKEO is mandatory Location: 3 days mandatory onsite in Stevenage, otherwise Newport or Portsmouth.
Location: Sunderland Type: Contract Working Pattern: Full-time onsite (5 days per week) We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support and maintain critical enterprise infrastructure within a fast-paced, highly available environment. This is a hands-on 3rd Line role responsible for the administration, optimisation and support of server, storage and virtualisation platforms, whilst acting as a senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure issues. Key Responsibilities Support and maintain enterprise server, storage and virtualisation environments Administer Microsoft Hyper-V, failover clustering and high-availability solutions Manage backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes using Veeam Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity and availability using SolarWinds Support Windows Server environments including Active Directory, DNS and DHCP Perform hardware troubleshooting, upgrades, patching and maintenance activities Participate in an on-call rota and out-of-hours maintenance activities Essential Skills & Experience Strong Microsoft Hyper-V administration and troubleshooting experience Experience with Windows Failover Clustering and virtual networking HPE server and storage platform experience Proven expertise with Veeam Backup & Replication SolarWinds administration and monitoring experience Active Directory, DNS and DHCP administration Enterprise infrastructure or data centre support experience Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Jul 14, 2026
Contractor
Location: Sunderland Type: Contract Working Pattern: Full-time onsite (5 days per week) We are seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to support and maintain critical enterprise infrastructure within a fast-paced, highly available environment. This is a hands-on 3rd Line role responsible for the administration, optimisation and support of server, storage and virtualisation platforms, whilst acting as a senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure issues. Key Responsibilities Support and maintain enterprise server, storage and virtualisation environments Administer Microsoft Hyper-V, failover clustering and high-availability solutions Manage backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes using Veeam Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity and availability using SolarWinds Support Windows Server environments including Active Directory, DNS and DHCP Perform hardware troubleshooting, upgrades, patching and maintenance activities Participate in an on-call rota and out-of-hours maintenance activities Essential Skills & Experience Strong Microsoft Hyper-V administration and troubleshooting experience Experience with Windows Failover Clustering and virtual networking HPE server and storage platform experience Proven expertise with Veeam Backup & Replication SolarWinds administration and monitoring experience Active Directory, DNS and DHCP administration Enterprise infrastructure or data centre support experience Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
hackajob is collaborating with DXC Technology to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Job Description: About DXC Technology DXC Technology is a Fortune 500 global technology services company delivering mission-critical solutions across more than 130,000 professionals worldwide. With over 40 years' presence in the UK, DXC has recently established its Aerospace and Defence Hub in Farnborough. We deliver enterprise technology solutions that help defence organisations modernise infrastructure, implement cloud platforms, and optimise mission-critical systems. About the Role The Infrastructure/Platform Architect is a senior technical leadership position responsible for designing, implementing and managing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms supporting defence and aerospace operations. You will architect complex IT environments, define technology strategies, lead infrastructure modernisation programmes, and ensure alignment with security, compliance and operational requirements. This role requires exceptional technical depth combined with strategic thinking and programme leadership capabilities. Key Responsibilities Infrastructure Architecture & Strategy Design and define enterprise infrastructure architectures spanning compute, storage, networking and virtualisation platforms Develop cloud strategy and hybrid infrastructure roadmaps aligned with MOD requirements and defence security standards Establish infrastructure design patterns, standards and best practices across the organisation Lead capacity planning, scalability assessments and infrastructure optimisation initiatives Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies based on business and security requirements Platform Implementation & Modernisation Lead design and implementation of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or private cloud) supporting mission-critical workloads Architect virtualisation solutions, containerisation strategies and orchestration platforms Design disaster recovery, business continuity and resilience architectures meeting MOD availability requirements Guide infrastructure modernisation programmes, legacy system migrations and technology refresh initiatives Ensure infrastructure designs comply with MOD security requirements, Classification Guides and defence standards Technical Leadership & Governance Lead infrastructure technical teams, providing architectural direction and technical mentoring Establish infrastructure governance frameworks, change control processes and operational standards Drive technical decision-making through design reviews and architecture boards Document architecture decisions, design documentation and technical standards Security, Compliance & Operational Excellence Architect security controls into infrastructure design, including network segmentation, access controls and encryption Ensure infrastructure compliance with MOD security policy, ITAR regulations and industry standards Work with security teams to implement infrastructure hardening and vulnerability management Optimise infrastructure costs, energy efficiency and environmental impact Support operational readiness, performance monitoring and incident response planning Customer & Stakeholder Engagement Serve as technical authority for infrastructure discussions with senior customer stakeholders Present architecture recommendations to customer leadership and defence programme teams Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences Participate in customer design workshops and architecture validation activities Essential Requirements Security Clearance Must hold or be eligible to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance - Essential 10 years continuous UK residency required for DV eligibility Experience & Expertise Minimum 12 years' IT infrastructure experience with at least 5 years in an architecture role Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms Strong background in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or equivalent) and hybrid infrastructure models Demonstrated experience with virtualisation, storage and high-availability infrastructure design Track record of leading infrastructure modernisation programmes and technology transformation Experience in defence, aerospace or government IT environments Technical Knowledge Deep expertise in infrastructure architecture patterns and design methodologies Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or equivalent), including services, scaling and cost optimisation Extensive experience with virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM) Proficiency in storage technologies, SAN/NAS architectures and backup/recovery solutions Strong networking knowledge including SDN, load balancing and network security architectures Understanding of containerisation, Kubernetes and microservices architectures Familiarity with MOD security requirements, classification handling and defence contractor compliance Knowledge of disaster recovery planning, business continuity and high-availability design patterns Personal Attributes Exceptional strategic thinking combined with strong technical depth Excellent communication and presentation skills - able to explain complex architecture to diverse audiences Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities Proven ability to lead and influence technical teams and senior stakeholders Commitment to security and compliance excellence Desirable Requirements Previous DV clearance or SC clearance Experience with aerospace and defence IT programmes AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect or equivalent cloud certification TOGAF certification or Enterprise Architecture experience Experience with infrastructure-as-code and DevOps practices Knowledge of ITAR compliance and export control regulations What We Offer Highly competitive salary and benefits package Enhanced pension scheme Private medical insurance and comprehensive health benefits Flexible working arrangements Professional development and training support Opportunity to architect mission-critical infrastructure for world-class defence organisations Application Process & Security Vetting Applicants should be aware that: An offer of employment is subject to satisfactory completion of background checks (BPSS) and security vetting DV clearance is essential and must be obtained prior to commencing work The DV process typically takes 6-9 months Applicants must demonstrate 10 years continuous UK residency Equal Opportunities DXC Technology is an equal opportunities employer committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Document Version: 1.0 Last Updated: July 2026 At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available here .
Jul 14, 2026
Full time
hackajob is collaborating with DXC Technology to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Job Description: About DXC Technology DXC Technology is a Fortune 500 global technology services company delivering mission-critical solutions across more than 130,000 professionals worldwide. With over 40 years' presence in the UK, DXC has recently established its Aerospace and Defence Hub in Farnborough. We deliver enterprise technology solutions that help defence organisations modernise infrastructure, implement cloud platforms, and optimise mission-critical systems. About the Role The Infrastructure/Platform Architect is a senior technical leadership position responsible for designing, implementing and managing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms supporting defence and aerospace operations. You will architect complex IT environments, define technology strategies, lead infrastructure modernisation programmes, and ensure alignment with security, compliance and operational requirements. This role requires exceptional technical depth combined with strategic thinking and programme leadership capabilities. Key Responsibilities Infrastructure Architecture & Strategy Design and define enterprise infrastructure architectures spanning compute, storage, networking and virtualisation platforms Develop cloud strategy and hybrid infrastructure roadmaps aligned with MOD requirements and defence security standards Establish infrastructure design patterns, standards and best practices across the organisation Lead capacity planning, scalability assessments and infrastructure optimisation initiatives Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies based on business and security requirements Platform Implementation & Modernisation Lead design and implementation of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or private cloud) supporting mission-critical workloads Architect virtualisation solutions, containerisation strategies and orchestration platforms Design disaster recovery, business continuity and resilience architectures meeting MOD availability requirements Guide infrastructure modernisation programmes, legacy system migrations and technology refresh initiatives Ensure infrastructure designs comply with MOD security requirements, Classification Guides and defence standards Technical Leadership & Governance Lead infrastructure technical teams, providing architectural direction and technical mentoring Establish infrastructure governance frameworks, change control processes and operational standards Drive technical decision-making through design reviews and architecture boards Document architecture decisions, design documentation and technical standards Security, Compliance & Operational Excellence Architect security controls into infrastructure design, including network segmentation, access controls and encryption Ensure infrastructure compliance with MOD security policy, ITAR regulations and industry standards Work with security teams to implement infrastructure hardening and vulnerability management Optimise infrastructure costs, energy efficiency and environmental impact Support operational readiness, performance monitoring and incident response planning Customer & Stakeholder Engagement Serve as technical authority for infrastructure discussions with senior customer stakeholders Present architecture recommendations to customer leadership and defence programme teams Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences Participate in customer design workshops and architecture validation activities Essential Requirements Security Clearance Must hold or be eligible to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance - Essential 10 years continuous UK residency required for DV eligibility Experience & Expertise Minimum 12 years' IT infrastructure experience with at least 5 years in an architecture role Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale infrastructure platforms Strong background in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, or equivalent) and hybrid infrastructure models Demonstrated experience with virtualisation, storage and high-availability infrastructure design Track record of leading infrastructure modernisation programmes and technology transformation Experience in defence, aerospace or government IT environments Technical Knowledge Deep expertise in infrastructure architecture patterns and design methodologies Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or equivalent), including services, scaling and cost optimisation Extensive experience with virtualisation technologies (VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM) Proficiency in storage technologies, SAN/NAS architectures and backup/recovery solutions Strong networking knowledge including SDN, load balancing and network security architectures Understanding of containerisation, Kubernetes and microservices architectures Familiarity with MOD security requirements, classification handling and defence contractor compliance Knowledge of disaster recovery planning, business continuity and high-availability design patterns Personal Attributes Exceptional strategic thinking combined with strong technical depth Excellent communication and presentation skills - able to explain complex architecture to diverse audiences Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities Proven ability to lead and influence technical teams and senior stakeholders Commitment to security and compliance excellence Desirable Requirements Previous DV clearance or SC clearance Experience with aerospace and defence IT programmes AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect or equivalent cloud certification TOGAF certification or Enterprise Architecture experience Experience with infrastructure-as-code and DevOps practices Knowledge of ITAR compliance and export control regulations What We Offer Highly competitive salary and benefits package Enhanced pension scheme Private medical insurance and comprehensive health benefits Flexible working arrangements Professional development and training support Opportunity to architect mission-critical infrastructure for world-class defence organisations Application Process & Security Vetting Applicants should be aware that: An offer of employment is subject to satisfactory completion of background checks (BPSS) and security vetting DV clearance is essential and must be obtained prior to commencing work The DV process typically takes 6-9 months Applicants must demonstrate 10 years continuous UK residency Equal Opportunities DXC Technology is an equal opportunities employer committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds. Document Version: 1.0 Last Updated: July 2026 At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available here .
Technical Automation Engineer We are recruiting for a technically minded Automation Engineer to improve, automate and standardise the delivery of Managed IT Services. This is a newly created role within a Managed Services Support function. You will review existing systems and operational processes, identify repetitive or inefficient activity, and implement practical automation that reduces manual effort and improves service quality. The position would suit someone from an MSP, IT support, infrastructure or networking background who has hands-on experience with Scripting, RMM platforms, workflow automation, systems integration's or technical process improvement. The Role You will work closely with the Managed Services Manager and wider technical teams to identify where time is being lost, where processes can be improved and where automation can create measurable operational value. You will be expected to take ownership of improvement initiatives from initial analysis through to implementation, helping create more scalable, consistent and efficient ways of working. Key Responsibilities Review existing Managed Services systems, workflows and operational processes. Identify repetitive, manual and time-consuming activity that can be automated. Design and implement practical automations using RMM tools, Scripting, APIs, workflow platforms and native system functionality. Analyse where support teams are spending the most time and identify opportunities to improve efficiency. Build and maintain a prioritised automation and service-improvement roadmap. Improve monitoring coverage, patching processes, service health and customer onboarding. Standardise technical procedures, operational documentation and service-transition processes. Reduce unnecessary tickets, repeated activity and avoidable customer issues. Improve handovers between sales, projects, support and technical teams. Create dashboards, KPIs and operational reporting to measure service performance and improvement. Support proof-of-concept and pre-sales activity where technical input is required. Help shape and improve future Managed Services offerings. Work with internal teams to embed improved processes and ensure changes are adopted successfully. Technologies You do not need to be an expert across every platform, but experience with some of the following would be beneficial: RMM platforms PowerShell APIs and systems integration's PSA and ITSM platforms Network monitoring tools Managed wireless technologies Backup and disaster recovery platforms Endpoint security tools Firewalls and VPN technologies Email security platforms Power BI Workflow automation tools AI-enabled automation tools Essential Experience Previous experience within an MSP, Managed Services, IT support, infrastructure, network support or technical operations environment. Hands-on experience with automation, Scripting, workflow tools, systems integrations or reporting automation. Experience identifying and improving technical or operational processes. A strong understanding of IT support and Managed Services environments. The ability to turn improvement ideas into practical, deliverable solutions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good stakeholder-management and communication skills. The confidence to work across technical, operational, commercial and customer-facing teams. The ability to manage improvement activity from analysis through to implementation. Desirable Experience Experience using an RMM platform. PowerShell Scripting experience. Experience working with APIs or systems integrations. Experience creating dashboards, KPIs or service reporting. Exposure to continual service improvement, service transition or customer onboarding. Experience across networking, endpoint management, cybersecurity, backup or cloud services. Familiarity with AI-driven automation tools. Relevant IT, networking, cloud, security or automation certifications. The Person You will be naturally curious, technically credible and comfortable questioning inefficient ways of working. You will be able to speak with engineers, managers and customer-facing teams, understand how services are currently delivered and identify practical ways to improve them. You should be equally comfortable analysing a process, building an automation, presenting your findings and helping teams adopt a better way of working. Benefits 31 days' holiday, including bank holidays Option to buy and sell annual leave Life insurance Employee benefits platform Retail, travel, gym and leisure discounts Wellbeing support 24/7 access to a virtual GP Second medical opinion service Free will-writing service Cycle-to-work salary-sacrifice scheme Electric-car salary-sacrifice scheme Paid volunteer leave Employee Assistance Programme Financial, health and wellbeing support Access to fitness and shower facilities Secure bicycle storage City-centre office At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Jul 14, 2026
Full time
Technical Automation Engineer We are recruiting for a technically minded Automation Engineer to improve, automate and standardise the delivery of Managed IT Services. This is a newly created role within a Managed Services Support function. You will review existing systems and operational processes, identify repetitive or inefficient activity, and implement practical automation that reduces manual effort and improves service quality. The position would suit someone from an MSP, IT support, infrastructure or networking background who has hands-on experience with Scripting, RMM platforms, workflow automation, systems integration's or technical process improvement. The Role You will work closely with the Managed Services Manager and wider technical teams to identify where time is being lost, where processes can be improved and where automation can create measurable operational value. You will be expected to take ownership of improvement initiatives from initial analysis through to implementation, helping create more scalable, consistent and efficient ways of working. Key Responsibilities Review existing Managed Services systems, workflows and operational processes. Identify repetitive, manual and time-consuming activity that can be automated. Design and implement practical automations using RMM tools, Scripting, APIs, workflow platforms and native system functionality. Analyse where support teams are spending the most time and identify opportunities to improve efficiency. Build and maintain a prioritised automation and service-improvement roadmap. Improve monitoring coverage, patching processes, service health and customer onboarding. Standardise technical procedures, operational documentation and service-transition processes. Reduce unnecessary tickets, repeated activity and avoidable customer issues. Improve handovers between sales, projects, support and technical teams. Create dashboards, KPIs and operational reporting to measure service performance and improvement. Support proof-of-concept and pre-sales activity where technical input is required. Help shape and improve future Managed Services offerings. Work with internal teams to embed improved processes and ensure changes are adopted successfully. Technologies You do not need to be an expert across every platform, but experience with some of the following would be beneficial: RMM platforms PowerShell APIs and systems integration's PSA and ITSM platforms Network monitoring tools Managed wireless technologies Backup and disaster recovery platforms Endpoint security tools Firewalls and VPN technologies Email security platforms Power BI Workflow automation tools AI-enabled automation tools Essential Experience Previous experience within an MSP, Managed Services, IT support, infrastructure, network support or technical operations environment. Hands-on experience with automation, Scripting, workflow tools, systems integrations or reporting automation. Experience identifying and improving technical or operational processes. A strong understanding of IT support and Managed Services environments. The ability to turn improvement ideas into practical, deliverable solutions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good stakeholder-management and communication skills. The confidence to work across technical, operational, commercial and customer-facing teams. The ability to manage improvement activity from analysis through to implementation. Desirable Experience Experience using an RMM platform. PowerShell Scripting experience. Experience working with APIs or systems integrations. Experience creating dashboards, KPIs or service reporting. Exposure to continual service improvement, service transition or customer onboarding. Experience across networking, endpoint management, cybersecurity, backup or cloud services. Familiarity with AI-driven automation tools. Relevant IT, networking, cloud, security or automation certifications. The Person You will be naturally curious, technically credible and comfortable questioning inefficient ways of working. You will be able to speak with engineers, managers and customer-facing teams, understand how services are currently delivered and identify practical ways to improve them. You should be equally comfortable analysing a process, building an automation, presenting your findings and helping teams adopt a better way of working. Benefits 31 days' holiday, including bank holidays Option to buy and sell annual leave Life insurance Employee benefits platform Retail, travel, gym and leisure discounts Wellbeing support 24/7 access to a virtual GP Second medical opinion service Free will-writing service Cycle-to-work salary-sacrifice scheme Electric-car salary-sacrifice scheme Paid volunteer leave Employee Assistance Programme Financial, health and wellbeing support Access to fitness and shower facilities Secure bicycle storage City-centre office At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Operational Systems Architect Permanent - Hybrid (Reading) About the Role We're partnering with an innovative technology business delivering mission-critical operational systems to customers across the UK and internationally. They are looking for an experienced Operational Systems Architect to take ownership of the design, resilience and ongoing performance of complex IT infrastructure supporting live operational environments. This is a hands-on senior engineering position where you'll be responsible for ensuring systems remain secure, highly available and fully recoverable. Working across infrastructure, databases, networking and systems integration, you'll play a key role in maintaining business-critical platforms while driving continuous improvements to reliability, monitoring and operational standards. The role offers a mix of office-based and customer-facing work, with regular travel to client sites and opportunities to contribute to the delivery of large-scale, high-availability technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain scalable, secure and resilient system architectures across internal platforms and customer deployments. Develop, implement and regularly test backup, restore and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity. Support and optimise operational databases, data pipelines and storage platforms, maintaining data integrity and system performance. Deploy, configure and manage Windows and Linux server environments alongside networking and storage infrastructure. Implement proactive monitoring, alerting and performance management to minimise downtime and improve operational visibility. Provide technical support for live customer environments, including deployments, upgrades, fault resolution and ongoing maintenance. Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across infrastructure, networking, applications and integrated systems. Maintain strong security controls, access management and governance processes while supporting industry best practice. Produce clear technical documentation including architecture diagrams, operational procedures and disaster recovery plans. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system resilience, operational efficiency and deployment standards. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in a senior Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Architect or Operational Technology role. Strong knowledge of Windows and/or Linux server administration. Solid networking expertise including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing and firewall technologies. Experience designing and supporting backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions. Strong understanding of high-availability environments and business-critical operational systems. Experience managing databases, storage platforms and data reliability. Excellent troubleshooting skills across complex, integrated technical environments. Experience with infrastructure monitoring, alerting and performance management tools. Understanding of security best practices, access control and secure infrastructure design. Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaborate across technical teams. Desirable Experience Experience within operational technology (OT), industrial or critical infrastructure environments. Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID. Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and secure system architecture. Eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC). This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing technology organisation where you'll have genuine ownership of critical systems, influence technical strategy and work on complex engineering challenges in a collaborative environment.
Jul 14, 2026
Full time
Operational Systems Architect Permanent - Hybrid (Reading) About the Role We're partnering with an innovative technology business delivering mission-critical operational systems to customers across the UK and internationally. They are looking for an experienced Operational Systems Architect to take ownership of the design, resilience and ongoing performance of complex IT infrastructure supporting live operational environments. This is a hands-on senior engineering position where you'll be responsible for ensuring systems remain secure, highly available and fully recoverable. Working across infrastructure, databases, networking and systems integration, you'll play a key role in maintaining business-critical platforms while driving continuous improvements to reliability, monitoring and operational standards. The role offers a mix of office-based and customer-facing work, with regular travel to client sites and opportunities to contribute to the delivery of large-scale, high-availability technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain scalable, secure and resilient system architectures across internal platforms and customer deployments. Develop, implement and regularly test backup, restore and disaster recovery strategies to ensure business continuity. Support and optimise operational databases, data pipelines and storage platforms, maintaining data integrity and system performance. Deploy, configure and manage Windows and Linux server environments alongside networking and storage infrastructure. Implement proactive monitoring, alerting and performance management to minimise downtime and improve operational visibility. Provide technical support for live customer environments, including deployments, upgrades, fault resolution and ongoing maintenance. Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across infrastructure, networking, applications and integrated systems. Maintain strong security controls, access management and governance processes while supporting industry best practice. Produce clear technical documentation including architecture diagrams, operational procedures and disaster recovery plans. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system resilience, operational efficiency and deployment standards. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in a senior Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Engineer, Systems Architect or Operational Technology role. Strong knowledge of Windows and/or Linux server administration. Solid networking expertise including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing and firewall technologies. Experience designing and supporting backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions. Strong understanding of high-availability environments and business-critical operational systems. Experience managing databases, storage platforms and data reliability. Excellent troubleshooting skills across complex, integrated technical environments. Experience with infrastructure monitoring, alerting and performance management tools. Understanding of security best practices, access control and secure infrastructure design. Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaborate across technical teams. Desirable Experience Experience within operational technology (OT), industrial or critical infrastructure environments. Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID. Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and secure system architecture. Eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC). This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing technology organisation where you'll have genuine ownership of critical systems, influence technical strategy and work on complex engineering challenges in a collaborative environment.
Job Title: ICT Enterprise Specialist Location: Bridgend Salary: £47,046 - £54,696 per annum Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Working Hours: 37 hours per week Closing Date: 31/07/2026, 15:00 Are you looking for your next career step? Do you want to be a part of an Innovative Organisation? About us: South Wales Police is the largest police force in Wales, serving a population of approximately 1.3 million people across an area of 2,117 square miles. We are dedicated to keeping our communities safe and secure, and we rely on cutting-edge technology to support our operations. We have recently invested heavily in our ICT department with exciting new projects and opportunities funded by significant investment. We are going through a period of significant growth and technological change, there has never been a better time to join! The role: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Enterprise Systems Specialist. As an Enterprise Systems Specialist, you will be responsible for managing enterprise systems including servers, storage, and visualised platforms. Within the role, you may supervise junior ICT Specialists, and you will play a crucial role in ensuring service availability, security and standards compliance as well as driving process improvements and enhancing system performance. Key duties: Implement, configure and maintain enterprise systems. Design and deploy server infrastructure, including physical and virtual servers. Oversee server and storage performance tuning, patch management and firmware upgrades. Develop and maintain documentation for enterprise systems processes and procedures Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and solve system issues. Develop and maintain security protocols for enterprise systems Plan and execute disaster recovery and business continuity procedures. To provide IT specialist advice to business users and IT peers for your specialist technological area Manage Technical Staff within your technical area About you: Must be qualified to Degree level standard or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities. Experience of designing, implementing and technically leading on some of the following areas: Enterprise Systems Management, Monitoring, especially Microsoft Systems Centre Operations Manager or Azure Monitor HP Server hardware support Cloud Computing, especially Microsoft Azure Enterprise Unified Communications, especially Microsoft Exchange, Exchange On-Line, Microsoft Teams. Device Management Systems, especially Microsoft Systems Centre Configuration Manager/Intune Datacentre environments including Power Management, Air Conditioning, Security, Networking, Enterprise Security In depth knowledge of storage area networks (SAN), Network attached storage (NAS) and backup and recovery technologies. Expertise in server infrastructure design and deployment Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware or Citrix Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Must be aware of the strategic operational implications of effective IT upon the organisation. Benefits: - Training and professional development opportunities - Local Government Pension Scheme - 24 days Annual Leave increasing to 29 years after 5 years employment - Flexible working dependant of duties - Free on-site parking - On site fitness centre and canteen - Collaborative and supportive work environment - Cycle to work scheme - Wellness programmes - SWP Diolch Vectis & Blue light Discount Card - Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to public safety and community well-being Additional Information: As a Force, we are committed to developing the overall structure of equality, diversity and inclusion across South Wales Police: in our workforce and in the services we provide. South Wales Police is an equal opportunities employer and is determined to attract, employ and support a workforce which is representative of the diverse society which it serves. We are committed to achieving a working environment which is free from any form of harassment, intimidation, bullying or victimisation. Applications are welcomed from all under-represented groups and support will be made available for all applicants as and when requested. Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Enterprise Systems Specialist, Infrastructure Engineer, Server Infrastructure Lead, Azure Systems Engineer, Systems Administrator, Datacentre Engineer, IT Infrastructure Architect, Microsoft 365 Specialist, Virtualization Engineer, Storage Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Enterprise IT Lead, Systems Manager, ICT Technical Specialist, Senior Infrastructure Administrator may also be considered for this role.
Jul 13, 2026
Full time
Job Title: ICT Enterprise Specialist Location: Bridgend Salary: £47,046 - £54,696 per annum Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Working Hours: 37 hours per week Closing Date: 31/07/2026, 15:00 Are you looking for your next career step? Do you want to be a part of an Innovative Organisation? About us: South Wales Police is the largest police force in Wales, serving a population of approximately 1.3 million people across an area of 2,117 square miles. We are dedicated to keeping our communities safe and secure, and we rely on cutting-edge technology to support our operations. We have recently invested heavily in our ICT department with exciting new projects and opportunities funded by significant investment. We are going through a period of significant growth and technological change, there has never been a better time to join! The role: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Enterprise Systems Specialist. As an Enterprise Systems Specialist, you will be responsible for managing enterprise systems including servers, storage, and visualised platforms. Within the role, you may supervise junior ICT Specialists, and you will play a crucial role in ensuring service availability, security and standards compliance as well as driving process improvements and enhancing system performance. Key duties: Implement, configure and maintain enterprise systems. Design and deploy server infrastructure, including physical and virtual servers. Oversee server and storage performance tuning, patch management and firmware upgrades. Develop and maintain documentation for enterprise systems processes and procedures Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and solve system issues. Develop and maintain security protocols for enterprise systems Plan and execute disaster recovery and business continuity procedures. To provide IT specialist advice to business users and IT peers for your specialist technological area Manage Technical Staff within your technical area About you: Must be qualified to Degree level standard or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities. Experience of designing, implementing and technically leading on some of the following areas: Enterprise Systems Management, Monitoring, especially Microsoft Systems Centre Operations Manager or Azure Monitor HP Server hardware support Cloud Computing, especially Microsoft Azure Enterprise Unified Communications, especially Microsoft Exchange, Exchange On-Line, Microsoft Teams. Device Management Systems, especially Microsoft Systems Centre Configuration Manager/Intune Datacentre environments including Power Management, Air Conditioning, Security, Networking, Enterprise Security In depth knowledge of storage area networks (SAN), Network attached storage (NAS) and backup and recovery technologies. Expertise in server infrastructure design and deployment Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware or Citrix Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Must be aware of the strategic operational implications of effective IT upon the organisation. Benefits: - Training and professional development opportunities - Local Government Pension Scheme - 24 days Annual Leave increasing to 29 years after 5 years employment - Flexible working dependant of duties - Free on-site parking - On site fitness centre and canteen - Collaborative and supportive work environment - Cycle to work scheme - Wellness programmes - SWP Diolch Vectis & Blue light Discount Card - Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to public safety and community well-being Additional Information: As a Force, we are committed to developing the overall structure of equality, diversity and inclusion across South Wales Police: in our workforce and in the services we provide. South Wales Police is an equal opportunities employer and is determined to attract, employ and support a workforce which is representative of the diverse society which it serves. We are committed to achieving a working environment which is free from any form of harassment, intimidation, bullying or victimisation. Applications are welcomed from all under-represented groups and support will be made available for all applicants as and when requested. Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Enterprise Systems Specialist, Infrastructure Engineer, Server Infrastructure Lead, Azure Systems Engineer, Systems Administrator, Datacentre Engineer, IT Infrastructure Architect, Microsoft 365 Specialist, Virtualization Engineer, Storage Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Enterprise IT Lead, Systems Manager, ICT Technical Specialist, Senior Infrastructure Administrator may also be considered for this role.
Senior Systems Administrator - Glasgow or Edinburgh Hybrid - 47K plus Bonus Hybrid - Around 3 days in office per week in Central Glasgow or Central Edinburgh Lorien's client, a fast-growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Senior Systems Administrator to play a key role in strengthening and modernising an internal IT environment. This is a hands-on senior technical role, ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of operational ownership, improvement projects, mentoring junior engineers, and driving best practice across infrastructure, identity and endpoint management. What You'll Be Doing Acting as a subject matter expert for Windows & MacOS, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and Microsoft infrastructure services. Administering and improving Microsoft 365 including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and Entra ID Managing modern endpoint environments across Windows 10/11, macOS and iOS using Intune Supporting and maintaining Hyper-V virtualisation, storage, and backup platforms Leading 2nd/3rd line escalations, root cause analysis and preventative improvements Driving patching, system hardening and vulnerability remediation Contributing to internal IT upgrades, migrations and wider improvement initiatives Keeping technical documentation, runbooks, and asset records accurate and up-to-date Providing mentoring, guidance and knowledge-sharing with junior IT colleagues What We're Looking For Proven track record in systems administration across Windows and macOS environments Hands-on skills across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune / device management Strong understanding of Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP and core Microsoft infrastructure services Demonstrable record across Hyper-V / virtualisation, backup solutions, DR planning and resilience testing Solid networking knowledge: LAN / WAN / VLANs / VPNs / firewalls Ideally PowerShell skills and a strong grasp of automation Desirable: Linux, Terraform or Ansible, Teams telephony, IIS, DR simulations Why This Role Might Suit You If you enjoy real technical ownership, modernising environments, driving improvement, and mentoring others-while working across identity, endpoints, infrastructure, and security-this role offers strong variety and impact. They offer a comprehensive benefits package including annual and spot bonuses as well as a generous holiday allowance, and a supportive, evolving work setting. So if you're looking to join a great firm with major expansion and evolution on the horizon, offering a host of benefits with staff at the centre such as flexible working, bonuses and recognition rewards, healthcare, progression and more, apply now with your latest CV and let's have a chat. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Jul 13, 2026
Full time
Senior Systems Administrator - Glasgow or Edinburgh Hybrid - 47K plus Bonus Hybrid - Around 3 days in office per week in Central Glasgow or Central Edinburgh Lorien's client, a fast-growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great reputation in their domain, are currently looking to hire a Senior Systems Administrator to play a key role in strengthening and modernising an internal IT environment. This is a hands-on senior technical role, ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of operational ownership, improvement projects, mentoring junior engineers, and driving best practice across infrastructure, identity and endpoint management. What You'll Be Doing Acting as a subject matter expert for Windows & MacOS, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP and Microsoft infrastructure services. Administering and improving Microsoft 365 including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and Entra ID Managing modern endpoint environments across Windows 10/11, macOS and iOS using Intune Supporting and maintaining Hyper-V virtualisation, storage, and backup platforms Leading 2nd/3rd line escalations, root cause analysis and preventative improvements Driving patching, system hardening and vulnerability remediation Contributing to internal IT upgrades, migrations and wider improvement initiatives Keeping technical documentation, runbooks, and asset records accurate and up-to-date Providing mentoring, guidance and knowledge-sharing with junior IT colleagues What We're Looking For Proven track record in systems administration across Windows and macOS environments Hands-on skills across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune / device management Strong understanding of Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP and core Microsoft infrastructure services Demonstrable record across Hyper-V / virtualisation, backup solutions, DR planning and resilience testing Solid networking knowledge: LAN / WAN / VLANs / VPNs / firewalls Ideally PowerShell skills and a strong grasp of automation Desirable: Linux, Terraform or Ansible, Teams telephony, IIS, DR simulations Why This Role Might Suit You If you enjoy real technical ownership, modernising environments, driving improvement, and mentoring others-while working across identity, endpoints, infrastructure, and security-this role offers strong variety and impact. They offer a comprehensive benefits package including annual and spot bonuses as well as a generous holiday allowance, and a supportive, evolving work setting. So if you're looking to join a great firm with major expansion and evolution on the horizon, offering a host of benefits with staff at the centre such as flexible working, bonuses and recognition rewards, healthcare, progression and more, apply now with your latest CV and let's have a chat. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Solus Accident Repair Centres
Birchanger, Hertfordshire
Overview Hybrid with 2 days in our Stansted office. We are looking for an expert to lead the way in the innovation of the data analysis tools, automation and infrastructure within our Microsoft technology stack for our Award-Winning Accident Repair Network. Our mission is to develop the tools and technology that enable our teams to get our customers back to normal and we are often looking to cutting edge solutions to achieve this. The candidate will be reporting into our Platform Manager and working with our Systems Architect and Product Team to not only lead in the development of automation and Power Platform solutions for our business but also to support our bespoke award-winning IT system; as such this role is fundamental to our growth and success. Responsibilities As a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, you will support and enable the Microsoft Technology Stack through IT Change, troubleshoot IT Problems, following ITIL v4 guidelines in this cutting edge and highly secure environment. You will support our technical environment, which includes Microsoft technologies, Meraki networking, SaaS solutions (including our own bespoke workshop management system) with much of the access managed by Single Sign-on (SSO). You will be passionate about technology and understand business systems and solutions. Work with the Systems Architect to design, implement, and maintain solutions within our Microsoft Technical Stack. Work with stakeholders to devise improvements to their teams' processes with Power Platforms and automation. Assist with IT Change and Problem Management following ITIL v4 guidelines, using advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and working closely with internal colleagues and external suppliers in resolving issues promptly. Support IT governance, ensuring security best practises and disaster recovery plans are followed and raise concerns, risks and cyber incidents to the IT leadership team. Maintain detailed documentation for system configuration, procedures and troubleshooting and work with the Helpdesk team to remove blockers to resolve incidents and process service requests. Provide guidance and support to the wider IT team on infrastructure design and build and provide information regarding system/device performance and error logs. Must be able to commute to the Stansted office as this role is hybrid 2 days a week in the office. Be innovative in exploring new technologies that can help develop skills and competencies in the business and for individuals. What do I need to know? Cloud Platform Engineering Be able to design, implement and maintain Azure infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, and identity services. Be able to manage and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms aligned to the Azure Well-Architected Framework. Know how to implement and maintain Azure landing zones, subscriptions, and management groups. Security, Governance & Resilience Ensure platforms comply with security, compliance, and governance standards (e.g. RBAC, Key Vault, network security, logging). Apply best practices for cost control, monitoring, and operational resilience. Be able to support DR, backup, and business continuity designs across Azure workloads. Collaboration & Architecture Work closely with solution architect, product team, and security teams to align cloud solutions with business needs. Provide input into Technical Design Authority, Change Steering Groups, architecture reviews, and project delivery. Produce and maintain clear technical documentation. Qualifications Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including: Azure Virtual Networks, VMs, Storage, Azure AD. PaaS services (App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, SQL, etc.). Monitoring and logging (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics). Scripting skills using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, or Python. Good understanding of networking, security, and identity in cloud environments. Minimum three years' experience in a similar role. Experience of working within the ITIL v4 or 5 frameworks. Relevant Apprenticeship or higher education. Any of the following qualifications would be advantageous: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Developer Associate AZ-204 Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate AZ-700 Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 Solus, who are owned by Aviva, are one of the UK leaders in vehicle repairs, returning cars to the road in just 11 days on average and a 4.6/5 star customer rating. With an award-winning apprenticeship programme and winners of other recognised industry awards Solus are proud to be shaping the future of vehicle repair. Why Join Solus? We have so much to offer when it comes to being a Solus colleague: Competitive salary based on location, skills, experience, and qualifications. Bonus opportunity tied to your performance and the overall success of Solus. Company pension scheme with employer contributions. 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days. Save money with up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts. Share in Aviva's success through the Aviva Save As You Earn scheme. Supportive policies including parental and carer's leave. Wellbeing focus with tools like Group Income Protection and 24/7 GP access. At Solus, we value inclusivity and welcome all applicants. If you're excited but don't tick every box, we encourage you to apply-your unique skills might be just what we need. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria-just email us after applying to let us know. Ready to join us? Apply online today, and our team will be in touch within 14 days.
Jul 11, 2026
Full time
Overview Hybrid with 2 days in our Stansted office. We are looking for an expert to lead the way in the innovation of the data analysis tools, automation and infrastructure within our Microsoft technology stack for our Award-Winning Accident Repair Network. Our mission is to develop the tools and technology that enable our teams to get our customers back to normal and we are often looking to cutting edge solutions to achieve this. The candidate will be reporting into our Platform Manager and working with our Systems Architect and Product Team to not only lead in the development of automation and Power Platform solutions for our business but also to support our bespoke award-winning IT system; as such this role is fundamental to our growth and success. Responsibilities As a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, you will support and enable the Microsoft Technology Stack through IT Change, troubleshoot IT Problems, following ITIL v4 guidelines in this cutting edge and highly secure environment. You will support our technical environment, which includes Microsoft technologies, Meraki networking, SaaS solutions (including our own bespoke workshop management system) with much of the access managed by Single Sign-on (SSO). You will be passionate about technology and understand business systems and solutions. Work with the Systems Architect to design, implement, and maintain solutions within our Microsoft Technical Stack. Work with stakeholders to devise improvements to their teams' processes with Power Platforms and automation. Assist with IT Change and Problem Management following ITIL v4 guidelines, using advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and working closely with internal colleagues and external suppliers in resolving issues promptly. Support IT governance, ensuring security best practises and disaster recovery plans are followed and raise concerns, risks and cyber incidents to the IT leadership team. Maintain detailed documentation for system configuration, procedures and troubleshooting and work with the Helpdesk team to remove blockers to resolve incidents and process service requests. Provide guidance and support to the wider IT team on infrastructure design and build and provide information regarding system/device performance and error logs. Must be able to commute to the Stansted office as this role is hybrid 2 days a week in the office. Be innovative in exploring new technologies that can help develop skills and competencies in the business and for individuals. What do I need to know? Cloud Platform Engineering Be able to design, implement and maintain Azure infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, and identity services. Be able to manage and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms aligned to the Azure Well-Architected Framework. Know how to implement and maintain Azure landing zones, subscriptions, and management groups. Security, Governance & Resilience Ensure platforms comply with security, compliance, and governance standards (e.g. RBAC, Key Vault, network security, logging). Apply best practices for cost control, monitoring, and operational resilience. Be able to support DR, backup, and business continuity designs across Azure workloads. Collaboration & Architecture Work closely with solution architect, product team, and security teams to align cloud solutions with business needs. Provide input into Technical Design Authority, Change Steering Groups, architecture reviews, and project delivery. Produce and maintain clear technical documentation. Qualifications Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including: Azure Virtual Networks, VMs, Storage, Azure AD. PaaS services (App Services, Functions, Logic Apps, SQL, etc.). Monitoring and logging (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics). Scripting skills using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Bash, or Python. Good understanding of networking, security, and identity in cloud environments. Minimum three years' experience in a similar role. Experience of working within the ITIL v4 or 5 frameworks. Relevant Apprenticeship or higher education. Any of the following qualifications would be advantageous: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Developer Associate AZ-204 Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate AZ-700 Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 Solus, who are owned by Aviva, are one of the UK leaders in vehicle repairs, returning cars to the road in just 11 days on average and a 4.6/5 star customer rating. With an award-winning apprenticeship programme and winners of other recognised industry awards Solus are proud to be shaping the future of vehicle repair. Why Join Solus? We have so much to offer when it comes to being a Solus colleague: Competitive salary based on location, skills, experience, and qualifications. Bonus opportunity tied to your performance and the overall success of Solus. Company pension scheme with employer contributions. 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days. Save money with up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts. Share in Aviva's success through the Aviva Save As You Earn scheme. Supportive policies including parental and carer's leave. Wellbeing focus with tools like Group Income Protection and 24/7 GP access. At Solus, we value inclusivity and welcome all applicants. If you're excited but don't tick every box, we encourage you to apply-your unique skills might be just what we need. We guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria-just email us after applying to let us know. Ready to join us? Apply online today, and our team will be in touch within 14 days.
Senior Systems Engineer London & South UK Home-based with customer travel Package: 125,000- 135,000 OTE 70/30 split 9,000 car allowance Stock Private medical Dental Life insurance Pension We're working with a high-growth, global data protection and cyber resilience vendor that is continuing to take serious market share across the backup, recovery and storage space. This is a business with real momentum behind it - record bookings and revenue, 5,000+ active enterprise customers globally, a strong international footprint across 30 countries, and customer installations in 80+ countries. The company is profitable, debt-free, continuing to win large enterprise deals, and has built a reputation for strong customer retention, product innovation, and market disruption. They are now looking for a Senior Systems Engineer / Pre-Sales Specialist to play a key role across the London and South UK region . This is a home-based role, but it is not a desk-only position. You'll be expected to get in front of customers, partners and prospects across London, with additional travel across the South of the UK where required. The opportunity This is a big-impact role for the region. You'll work closely with the sales team as the technical lead through the sales cycle - helping customers understand their current backup, recovery and storage challenges, shaping the right solution, running technical workshops, delivering demos, supporting POCs, and positioning the value of the technology against major competitors in the market. What you'll be doing You'll act as the trusted technical advisor for customers and partners across the region, working alongside field sales to identify requirements, design solutions and move opportunities forward. Day to day, this will include: Delivering technical presentations, demos, workshops and solution briefings Supporting enterprise sales cycles from discovery through to close Running solution design, sizing, architecture and technical validation Supporting POCs, RFPs, RFIs and technical proposals Working with customers around backup, recovery, ransomware resilience, storage and disaster recovery requirements Helping partners and resellers understand the technology and how to position it effectively Building strong relationships with technical stakeholders, infrastructure teams, IT leaders and channel partners Working closely with sales, post-sales and support teams to ensure a strong customer experience What we're looking for We need someone already operating in a customer-facing technical role, ideally as a: Senior Systems Engineer, Pre-Sales Consultant, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Technical Architect or similar. You'll need to be comfortable being the technical lead in front of customers, able to explain complex infrastructure topics clearly, and credible enough to challenge, advise and guide enterprise IT teams. The strongest fit will bring experience across areas such as: Backup, recovery, disaster recovery or data protection Storage infrastructure, secondary storage or backup appliances Ransomware resilience, immutability, air-gapped recovery or cyber recovery Enterprise infrastructure environments Pre-sales demos, workshops, technical discovery and solution design Working with backup platforms such as Veeam, Commvault, Veritas, NetBackup, Rubrik, Cohesity or similar Supporting partner/channel-led sales motions You don't need to tick every single box, but you do need to have strong pre-sales capability, solid infrastructure knowledge, and the confidence to own the technical side of a sales cycle. You'll get: A senior, visible role across London and the South UK 125k-135k OTE package with a 70/30 split 9,000 car allowance Private medical and dental Life insurance Pension Company stock eligibility A home-based contract with regional travel The chance to join a high-performing international team with real momentum This would suit someone who is technically strong, commercially aware, comfortable in front of customers, and looking for a role where they can genuinely influence growth across a key UK region. Interested? Please apply or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
Jul 11, 2026
Full time
Senior Systems Engineer London & South UK Home-based with customer travel Package: 125,000- 135,000 OTE 70/30 split 9,000 car allowance Stock Private medical Dental Life insurance Pension We're working with a high-growth, global data protection and cyber resilience vendor that is continuing to take serious market share across the backup, recovery and storage space. This is a business with real momentum behind it - record bookings and revenue, 5,000+ active enterprise customers globally, a strong international footprint across 30 countries, and customer installations in 80+ countries. The company is profitable, debt-free, continuing to win large enterprise deals, and has built a reputation for strong customer retention, product innovation, and market disruption. They are now looking for a Senior Systems Engineer / Pre-Sales Specialist to play a key role across the London and South UK region . This is a home-based role, but it is not a desk-only position. You'll be expected to get in front of customers, partners and prospects across London, with additional travel across the South of the UK where required. The opportunity This is a big-impact role for the region. You'll work closely with the sales team as the technical lead through the sales cycle - helping customers understand their current backup, recovery and storage challenges, shaping the right solution, running technical workshops, delivering demos, supporting POCs, and positioning the value of the technology against major competitors in the market. What you'll be doing You'll act as the trusted technical advisor for customers and partners across the region, working alongside field sales to identify requirements, design solutions and move opportunities forward. Day to day, this will include: Delivering technical presentations, demos, workshops and solution briefings Supporting enterprise sales cycles from discovery through to close Running solution design, sizing, architecture and technical validation Supporting POCs, RFPs, RFIs and technical proposals Working with customers around backup, recovery, ransomware resilience, storage and disaster recovery requirements Helping partners and resellers understand the technology and how to position it effectively Building strong relationships with technical stakeholders, infrastructure teams, IT leaders and channel partners Working closely with sales, post-sales and support teams to ensure a strong customer experience What we're looking for We need someone already operating in a customer-facing technical role, ideally as a: Senior Systems Engineer, Pre-Sales Consultant, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Technical Architect or similar. You'll need to be comfortable being the technical lead in front of customers, able to explain complex infrastructure topics clearly, and credible enough to challenge, advise and guide enterprise IT teams. The strongest fit will bring experience across areas such as: Backup, recovery, disaster recovery or data protection Storage infrastructure, secondary storage or backup appliances Ransomware resilience, immutability, air-gapped recovery or cyber recovery Enterprise infrastructure environments Pre-sales demos, workshops, technical discovery and solution design Working with backup platforms such as Veeam, Commvault, Veritas, NetBackup, Rubrik, Cohesity or similar Supporting partner/channel-led sales motions You don't need to tick every single box, but you do need to have strong pre-sales capability, solid infrastructure knowledge, and the confidence to own the technical side of a sales cycle. You'll get: A senior, visible role across London and the South UK 125k-135k OTE package with a 70/30 split 9,000 car allowance Private medical and dental Life insurance Pension Company stock eligibility A home-based contract with regional travel The chance to join a high-performing international team with real momentum This would suit someone who is technically strong, commercially aware, comfortable in front of customers, and looking for a role where they can genuinely influence growth across a key UK region. Interested? Please apply or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
