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Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join Networks Services during a transformative period for Networks, all while working in an inclusive, collaborative team that values your growth and ideas.nThe role: Design, develop, and integrate Network solutions and services to achieve our goals. Promote and enable the continuous enhancement of network processes through automation and orchestration. Identify opportunities to reduce operating and change costs, enhance change accuracy, and adopt innovative approaches to how we deliver change and service. Act as a technical leader within the team, sharing your experience and expertise. You will be a mentor and influence a culture of continuous improvement. Ensure our people and processes are prepared for the future. By aligning with bank and network strategies, you will contribute to how we transform Networks. Bring consideration and confidence to complex Network solution decisions, ensuring alignment with industry practices and group technology policies to ensure solutions are engineered to be reliable, scalable, performant, accessible, and secure.nResponsibilities

Design, develop, and integrate Network solutions and services to achieve our goals.nPromote and enable the continuous enhancement of network processes through automation and orchestration.nIdentify opportunities to reduce operating and change costs, enhance change accuracy, and adopt innovative approaches to how we deliver change and service.nAct as a technical leader within the team, sharing experience and expertise; mentor others and influence a culture of continuous improvement.nEnsure our people and processes are prepared for the future; align with bank and network strategies to transform Networks.nProvide consideration and confidence to complex Network solution decisions, ensuring alignment with industry practices and group technology policies to keep solutions reliable, scalable, performant, accessible, and secure.nQualifications

Experience leading an engineering team; managing risk, meeting security standards, and balancing maintenance with capability transformation.nExtensive experience in enterprise Data Network operations with exposure to Cisco Wi-Fi, ACI Technologies, SD-WAN, and network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds and Sev-1.nExperience with Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling; proficiency in one or more of Python, Harness, Ansible & Terraform.nExcellent communication and collaboration skills.nExperience creating and maintaining product roadmaps, managing technical debt, maintaining production health, and enabling skill development for target technology architecture.nStrong ownership and the ability to unblock technical challenges and promote new patterns and solutions for full adoption.nMcGregor Boyall

is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any grounds.

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Our client, a rapidly expanding telecommunications provider, is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Network Engineering to lead their network infrastructure operations. This role offers the flexibility of a fully remote working arrangement, allowing you to manage and innovate from anywhere. You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a robust, scalable, and secure network architecture that supports our growing customer base and cutting-edge services. This is a leadership position requiring deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and strong people management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the overall network strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and operation of the company's core network, access networks, and data center infrastructure.
• Manage a team of highly skilled network engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance management.
• Ensure the reliability, availability, performance, and security of the network infrastructure.
• Lead capacity planning and proactively identify future network requirements.
• Evaluate, select, and implement new network technologies and solutions.
• Develop and enforce network policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Manage vendor relationships, including negotiating contracts and ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met.
• Oversee network security initiatives, including firewall management, intrusion detection, and threat mitigation.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex network issues, ensuring rapid resolution.
• Develop and manage the network engineering budget.
• Collaborate with other IT and engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of network services.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in telecommunications and network engineering.
• Drive continuous improvement in network operations and service delivery.
• Represent the network engineering team in cross-functional projects and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in network engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale telecommunications networks (e.g., MPLS, BGP, OSPF, DWDM).
• In-depth knowledge of network protocols, routing, switching, and wireless technologies.
• Strong understanding of network security principles and best practices.
• Experience with cloud networking technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is highly desirable.
• Excellent leadership, team management, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic plans and manage complex projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with network automation and orchestration tools is a plus.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CCIE, JNCIE) are highly valued.
• Ability to thrive in a fully remote working environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced network leader to shape the technological foundation of a growing telecommunications company.

Role: Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering

Location: Knutsford, UK

Type: Permanent

Nature: 2 days onsite in office

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.

To be successful in this role as an Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering, you should possess the following skillsets:

• Extensive experience as an individual contributor in the design, build and operate of network products across all 7 layers of the OSI stack from physical through to virtual. Experienced understanding of Layer 1 - 4 Protocols such as G.9802.1/WDM, Ethernet, VXLAN, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Access Transport for example PON, xDSL, DOCSIS, FWA, Wireless Standards for example Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, MEF Standards for example CE.3.0, LSO, Overlay IP/VPN technologies such as RFC2547bis, RFC7432, RFC8365/RFC9746, Software Defined Networking and Network Instrumentation technologies for example gNMI/gRPC, Y.1731, Y.1564, TWAMP
• Experience of virtual infrastructure ecosystems for example Openstack, Kubernetes, QEMU, KVM, HCI across Cloud Platforms (Public/Private/Hybrid) and uCPE Platforms (x86, aRM), including open networking technologies for example routing daemons (FRR, Bird, GoBGP), ONF stack, LINUX Networking (eBFF, VPP, AF_XDP), DENT, SONiC or Cumulus
• Good experience in network programming/automation, IaC, configuration management tools and data modelling for example RESTCONF, NETCONF/YANG, Python, Ansible, Saltstack, Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM; with demonstrable experience of DevOps, agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Role: Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering

Location: Knutsford, UK

Type: Permanent

Nature: 2 days onsite in office

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.

To be successful in this role as an Infrastructure Engineer - Production Network Engineering, you should possess the following skillsets:

• Extensive experience as an individual contributor in the design, build and operate of network products across all 7 layers of the OSI stack from physical through to virtual. Experienced understanding of Layer 1 - 4 Protocols such as G.9802.1/WDM, Ethernet, VXLAN, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, Access Transport for example PON, xDSL, DOCSIS, FWA, Wireless Standards for example Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, MEF Standards for example CE.3.0, LSO, Overlay IP/VPN technologies such as RFC2547bis, RFC7432, RFC8365/RFC9746, Software Defined Networking and Network Instrumentation technologies for example gNMI/gRPC, Y.1731, Y.1564, TWAMP
• Experience of virtual infrastructure ecosystems for example Openstack, Kubernetes, QEMU, KVM, HCI across Cloud Platforms (Public/Private/Hybrid) and uCPE Platforms (x86, aRM), including open networking technologies for example routing daemons (FRR, Bird, GoBGP), ONF stack, LINUX Networking (eBFF, VPP, AF_XDP), DENT, SONiC or Cumulus
• Good experience in network programming/automation, IaC, configuration management tools and data modelling for example RESTCONF, NETCONF/YANG, Python, Ansible, Saltstack, Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM; with demonstrable experience of DevOps, agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Overview

Network Engineering Lead, IaC, Roadmap, SD-WAN, Cisco Wi-Fi, Network Monitoring tools

— This is an exciting opportunity to join Networks Services during a transformative period, working in an inclusive, collaborative team that values your growth and ideas.nThe role:nDesign, develop, and integrate network solutions and services to achieve our goals.nPromote and enable the continuous enhancement of network processes through automation and orchestration.nIdentify opportunities to reduce operating and change costs, enhance change accuracy, and adopt innovative approaches to how we deliver change and service.nAct as a technical leader within the team; mentor and influence a culture of continuous improvement.nEnsure our people and processes are prepared for the future by aligning with bank and network strategies and contributing to how we transform Networks.nBring consideration and confidence to complex network solution decisions, ensuring alignment with industry practices and group technology policies to ensure solutions are engineered to be reliable, scalable, performant, accessible, and secure.nSkills and qualifications

Experience in leading an engineering team. Ability to manage risk, meet security standards, and prioritise maintaining and protecting service while transforming capabilities and experiences.nExtensive experience in enterprise data network operations, with exposure to Cisco Wi-Fi, ACI Technologies, SD-WAN, and network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds and Sev-1.nExperience with Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling, proficiency in one or more: Python, Harness, Ansible & Terraform.nExcellent communication and collaboration skills.nExperience creating and maintaining product roadmaps, managing technical debt, maintaining health of production instances, and creating space to develop skills needed by the target technology architecture.nAbility to take ownership, unblock technical challenges, and forecast new patterns and technical solutions ready for full use.nMcGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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Overview

Embark on a transformative journey as an Infrastructure Engineer Production Network Engineering at Barclays, where you spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.nProduction Network Engineering is a new mission aligned operating model within the newly formed Network Product Design & Engineering domain at Barclays. Network Product Design & Engineering is responsible for the design, build and run of the underlying strategic network infrastructure platforms and the over-the-top connectivity products and services that enable systems, colleagues, guests and partners.nTo be successful in this role as an Infrastructure Engineer – Production Network Engineering, you should possess the following skillsets:nExtensive experience as an individual contributor in the design, build and operate of Telco hardened virtual infrastructure ecosystems such as Openstack, Kubernetes, QEMU, KVM, HCI spanning Cloud Platforms for example Public, Edge, Private and uCPE Platforms for example x86, Arm CPU architectures to enable the delivery of heterogeneous network systems, products and services at enterprise scale

Deep understanding of open-source networking technologies such as kernel (including eBPF, AF_XDP), OVS, OVN, SoNIC, DENT, Switchdev, ONF stack, Iwd, NetworkManager, including data path acceleration protocols and interfaces such as RDMA, RoCE, iWARP, NVMe, SR-IOV and DPDK, alongside familiarity with Cloud Functions and Container Networking Interface plugins

Experience in multi-layered IP Network engineering including good experience in network programming / automation, IaC, configuration management tools and data modelling such as RESTCONF, NETCONF/YANG, Python, Shell, Ansible, Saltstack, Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM; with demonstrable experience of DevOps, agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines

Some other highly valued skills include:nKnowledge working in Network and infrastructure operational product engineering and knowledge of classical network element management, SDN Controllers and ETSI MANO. CCNP, VMWare VCP, RHCE or equivalent certification an added advantage.

Experience in performance and security engineering including experience with concepts of zero trust networking and a familiarity of Application Layer Network Protocols - HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/SSL, DNS, DHCP, etc. an added advantage

Skilled in lifecycle management of network products and services including requirements analysis, platform selection, technical architecture design, service design & development, testing and deployment at scale, including proficiency in Agile Methodologies Scrum/Kanban, backlog and workflow mgmt. and SRE specific reporting (MTTR, deployment frequency, SLO etc)

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.nThis role is based in our London office.nPurpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.nAccountabilities

Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements.

Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.

Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.

Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access.

Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach.

Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

Vice President Expectations

To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.

If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.

If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.

OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.

Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.

Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.

Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.

Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.

Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.

Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.

Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

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**Introduction**
At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.
A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
We offer:
* Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
* Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
* Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
* Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
* A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
* Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
* Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
* More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.
**Your role and responsibilities**
Unleash your leadership potential as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist and drive the development of infrastructure strategies for cloud-based solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the way in providing essential 24/7 technical support, ensuring seamless operations across various applications, DevOps, middleware, security, and infrastructure components.
Join our Infrastructure team and make a significant impact on our clients' cloud-based solutions. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey in System Administration!
Responsibilities:
* Develop and lead cutting-edge infrastructure strategies for cloud-based solutions.
* Administer Dev, Test & Production environments hosted on Windows, Linux, and Unix servers.
* Develop and configure infrastructure and configuration as code (Ansible and Terraform).
* Ensure seamless operations across various applications, DevOps, middleware, security, and infrastructure components.
* Mentor junior infrastructure specialists, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
* Stay abreast of emerging infrastructure technologies and best practices, driving continuous improvement.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
* Extensive experience with infrastructure administration and cloud platforms.
* Strong knowledge of load balancing, CDN options provided by multiple cloud vendors.
* Experience with installing and configuring databases (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).
* Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
* Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
* Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
* Familiarity with ITIL processes and Integrated Service Level Management.
* Knowledge of networking protocols and best practices.
* Background in software development or IT consulting.
* Expertise in migration tools (AWS Migration Hub, AWS Server Migration Service, etc.).
* Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills.
Publication record in peer-reviewed journals or reputable industry publications.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

**Introduction**
At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.
A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
We offer:
* Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
* Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
* Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
* Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
* A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
* Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
* Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
* More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.
**Your role and responsibilities**
Unleash your leadership potential as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist and drive the development of infrastructure strategies for cloud-based solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the way in providing essential 24/7 technical support, ensuring seamless operations across various applications, DevOps, middleware, security, and infrastructure components.
Join our Infrastructure team and make a significant impact on our clients' cloud-based solutions. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey in System Administration!
Responsibilities:
* Develop and lead cutting-edge infrastructure strategies for cloud-based solutions.
* Administer Dev, Test & Production environments hosted on Windows, Linux, and Unix servers.
* Develop and configure infrastructure and configuration as code (Ansible and Terraform).
* Ensure seamless operations across various applications, DevOps, middleware, security, and infrastructure components.
* Mentor junior infrastructure specialists, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
* Stay abreast of emerging infrastructure technologies and best practices, driving continuous improvement.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
* Extensive experience with infrastructure administration and cloud platforms.
* Strong knowledge of load balancing, CDN options provided by multiple cloud vendors.
* Experience with installing and configuring databases (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).
* Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
* Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
* Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
* Familiarity with ITIL processes and Integrated Service Level Management.
* Knowledge of networking protocols and best practices.
* Background in software development or IT consulting.
* Expertise in migration tools (AWS Migration Hub, AWS Server Migration Service, etc.).
* Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills.
Publication record in peer-reviewed journals or reputable industry publications.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

**Introduction**
At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.
A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
We offer:
* Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
* Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
* Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
* Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
* A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
* Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
* Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
* More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.
**Your role and responsibilities**
Unleash your leadership potential as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist and drive the development of infrastructure strategies for cloud-based solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the way in providing essential 24/7 technical support, ensuring seamless operations across various applications, DevOps, middleware, security, and infrastructure components.
Join our Infrastructure team and make a significant impact on our clients' cloud-based solutions. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey in System Administration!
Responsibilities:
* Develop and lead cutting-edge infrastructure strategies for cloud-based solutions.
* Administer Dev, Test & Production environments hosted on Windows, Linux, and Unix servers.
* Develop and configure infrastructure and configuration as code (Ansible and Terraform).
* Ensure seamless operations across various applications, DevOps, middleware, security, and infrastructure components.
* Mentor junior infrastructure specialists, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
* Stay abreast of emerging infrastructure technologies and best practices, driving continuous improvement.
**Required technical and professional expertise**
* Extensive experience with infrastructure administration and cloud platforms.
* Strong knowledge of load balancing, CDN options provided by multiple cloud vendors.
* Experience with installing and configuring databases (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).
* Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
* Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
**Preferred technical and professional experience**
* Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
* Familiarity with ITIL processes and Integrated Service Level Management.
* Knowledge of networking protocols and best practices.
* Background in software development or IT consulting.
* Expertise in migration tools (AWS Migration Hub, AWS Server Migration Service, etc.).
* Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills.
Publication record in peer-reviewed journals or reputable industry publications.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.