Infrastructure Engineer

IT-Infrastructure-Engineer-

*Mostly-in-office-working-in-Whiteley,-Hampshire*

Stratospherec-are-proud-to-be-working-with-a-fantastic-UK-SaaS-Fintech-company-whose-IT-systems-are-revolutionising-the-UK-finance,-retail-and-commerce-industries.-Due-to-their-sustained-and-continued-growth-they-are-looking-to-expand-their-IT-Infrastructure-team-by-hiring-an-Infrastructure-Engineer-with-a-strong-Wintel-and-IT-Infrastructure-background.

They-have-a-number-of-large-IT-projects-for-the-next-24-months-including-automating-their-IT-Infrastructure-deployments-so-they-are-looking-for-an-experienced-IT-Engineer-who-has-an-interest-in-automation-as-well-no-previous-automation-experience-necessary.-This-role-will-mainly-focused-to-in-new-IT-project-work,-with-some-limited-BAU-work-as-well.

They-are-looking-for-an-Infrastructure-Engineer-with-an-interest-in-using-automation-tools-to-streamline-infrastructure-deployment,-management-and-monitoring,-combined-with-a-background-in-administering-and-building-new-IT-infrastructures-and-improvements-in-IT-systems-from-previous-projects-is-going-to-be-vital-for-this-role.-Any-background-in-Datacentre-relocation-or-migration-would-be-useful-as-well-in-this-role

Role-Responsibilities:

Infrastructure:

• Maintain-and-enhance-IT-infrastructure,-including-VMware-ESXi,-Microsoft-Windows-Server-environments,-and-Network-Monitoring-and-networking-components.-There-is-some-minimal-work-supporting-AWS/Linux-server-infrastructure-as-well.-
• Ensure-system-reliability,-scalability,-and-performance-through-proactive-monitoring-and-automation.
• Maintain-and-improve-local-network-environments,-including-Dell-servers-and-Dell-switch-configurations.
• Strong-technical-expertise-in-Microsoft-Active-Directory-(AD),-Windows-Server-environments,-and-authentication-solutions.
• Plan-for-scalability,-redundancy,-and-high-availability-to-support-future-growth.

IT-Security-&-Compliance:

• Ensure-compliance-with-security-and-regulatory-standards,-including-PCI-DSS,-Cyber-Essentials+,-DORA,-and-ISO-27001.
• Implement-and-enforce-security-best-practices-across-infrastructure-automation-and-cloud-environments.
• Maintain-accurate-compliance-documentation,-including-PCI-DSS-scope-records-and-security-policies.
• Secure-high-value-and-high-risk-data,-such-as-cardholder-(PCI)-and-personally-identifiable-information-(PII).

Cloud-&-Automation-(these-tools-and-skills-will-be-taught):

• Implement-and-manage-Infrastructure-as-Code-(IaC)-for-cloud-and-on-premises-environments.
• Learn-how-to-automate-configuration-management,-infrastructure-provisioning,-and-application-deployment.
• Configure-and-maintain-authentication-solutions-(SSO,-SAML,-Entra-Connect).
• Develop-and-manage-automation-solutions-to-streamline-infrastructure-deployment,-management,-and-monitoring.
• Implement-and-optimize-automation-tools-such-as-Azure-DevOps-(or-other-CI/CD-pipelines),-Terraform,-Node-Red,-and-Packer.
• Deploy-and-manage-monitoring-tools-(Zabbix,-SolarWinds-SentryOne,-and-other-network/database-monitoring-solutions).
• Ensure-secure-cloud-infrastructure-management-across-Azure-and-AWS-environments.

Experience-&-Skills:-

It-will-be-useful-to-have-some-of-the-following-skills-and-experience:

• Strong-expertise-in-defining,-delivering,-and-supporting-robust,-resilient,-and-secure-enterprise-infrastructure.
• Experience-with-IT-audits-and-compliance-frameworks-such-as-CIS,-PCI-DSS,-Cyber-Essentials,-NIST,-ISO-27001.
• An-understanding-of-network-security-and-compliance-in-regulated-environments.
• Strong-networking-knowledge-(LAN,-WAN,-DNS,-DHCP,-VPN,-TCP/IP).
• Proficiency-in-firewall-and-load-balancer-technologies-for-secure-environments.
• Hands-on-experience-with-virtualization-platforms-(VMware,-Citrix-Xen)-and-backup-solutions-(Veeam-or-similar).
• Experience-with-monitoring-tools-(SolarWinds-SentryOne,-Zabbix-etc.).
• Excellent-problem-solving,-communication,-and-documentation-skills.
• Some-familiarity-with-financial-services-regulations-and-compliance-(PCI-DSS,-GDPR,-DORA)-would-be-useful-but-is-not-essential.

Desirable-(but-not-required)-experience:

• Some-interest-in-learning-and-using-automation-tools-such-as-Azure-DevOps,-Terraform,-Node-Red,-Packer.
• Proven-ability-to-secure-high-value-data-(PCI-cardholder-data,-PII)-and-implement-security-best-practices.
• Scripting-and-automation-skills-(PowerShell,-Python,-Bash,-or-similar).
• Ability-to-design,-implement,-and-maintain-CI/CD-pipelines-for-infrastructure-automation.
• Some-experience-managing-cloud-environments-(Azure,-AWS).

This-is-an-exciting-new-role-for-a-growing-IT-Infrastructure-team,-within-a-successful-and-growing-SaaS-company,-so-if-you-are-looking-for-an-exciting-challenging-IT-Systems-and-automation-role,-then-please-apply-with-your-CV-for-immediate-interview.

+++-Please-note-we-can-only-consider-local-candidates-and-with-full-UK-Passports-or-settled-status-visas-or-indefinite-leave-to-remain-visas+++