Infrastructure and Network Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Yate; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000

Job description

Infrastructure and Network Engineer, Yate

Client:

Sopra Steria

Location:

Yate, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

20c3d8f1d0ba

Job Views:

5

Posted:

02.04.2025

Expiry Date:

17.05.2025

Job Description:

Company Description

Sopra Banking Software works with more than 1,500 banks, building societies and specialized finance providers across more than 80 countries worldwide. We help them to develop, deliver and operationalise their digital transformation strategies.

Job Description

We are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join a team of six people providing enterprise management of our data centre infrastructure. This team plays a vital role in the provision of services to our customers globally.

The data centres host Sopra Banking Software owned and managed hardware, including HP Enterprise equipment and networking devices from Cisco and HPE. The firewall platform at each location is Forcepoint NGFW.

The successful candidate must have an in-depth understanding of HPE and ideally Cisco network hardware, good knowledge in the management of VMware, Linux operating systems (ideally RedHat) and Microsoft Windows Server, and preferably knowledge of Oracle Database and MS SQL.

What will the role involve?

• Maintaining and continuously improving data centre infrastructure.
• Adopting, configuring, and maintaining third party products, ensuring security, cost, and functionality.
• Critically evaluating processes to improve efficiency.
• Providing high quality infrastructure support to our employees and customers.
• Providing on-call support [joining a 24x7 paid for rota] to ensure out of hours SLA impacting outages can be remediated.
• Working alongside product teams to align infrastructure capability with their needs.
• Keeping up with industry trends and advocating for best practices.
• Ensuring capability meets required information security standards (ISO 27001).
• Taking on all tasks and responsibilities required of the team.

The current team is based in Yate, and the role will require the candidate to either be based close to this office or travel occasionally to attend team meetings.

Qualifications

We are interested in hearing from you if you have most of the following attributes:

• Understanding of HPE and Cisco network hardware.
• Knowledge of firewall configuration and management.
• Experience with VMware and Linux operating systems (ideally RedHat).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server and anti-malware solutions.
• Knowledge of Oracle Database and MS SQL.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, specifically AWS.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers.
• Experience in leading technology implementations.
• Capable of pro-actively challenging solution designs.

Additional Information

What's in it for you?

Sopra Banking Software is a certified Great Place to Work!

By joining the Sopra Banking Software team, you will enjoy a market competitive salary and excellent rewards and benefits schemes including:

• A flexible, hybrid working model
• 25 days holiday plus holiday trading (option to buy up to 5 more)
• A buy one get one free employee share scheme
• Private medical insurance - provided by Bupa
• Eyecare Vouchers - free eye test biannually
• Health Cash Plan - provided by Westfield Health
• Cycle to work scheme
• We take pride in rewarding our colleagues through social events and a budget for each department.

Salary range for this role is £40,000 - £50,000 p/a depending on skills and experience. This role also forms part of the out of hours rota once settled in, which pays overtime and on-call.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination and fostering an inclusive work environment.

Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.

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Created on 02/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom