Infrastructure Engineer Gloucestershire
Job description
About us
Origin8tive Ltd is a rapidly expanding group of niche experts working in an innovative & supportive environment. Our goal is to achieve excellent results for our clients in the fields of cyber technology and software assurance.
Our work environment includes:
- Modern office setting
- Growth opportunities
- Wellness programmes
Job Description
NB, YOU MUST BE A BRITISH CITIZEN AND HAD PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UK FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS (WITH A TRAVEL HISTORY) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE
Origin8tive Limited is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer who is detail-oriented, proficient with IT technologies and hardware, and who flourishes in high-pressure environments.
Infrastructure Engineers generally work with numerous software programs, clients, and other technical staff. Their responsibilities include upgrading and improving operating environments, creating repair strategies, and providing technical support and training for users.
Successful Infrastructural Engineers should have good communication and collaboration skills, excellent analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills, and a true desire to learn new tools, techniques, and solutions. Ideal candidates will also have experience or interest in networking, containerisation, automation, and cloud solutions.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Installing and maintaining operating environments, both physical and virtual
- Monitoring these operating environments
- Responding effectively and speedily to any problems
- Maintaining a professional demeanour with clients and colleagues
- Providing training and support
- Ensuring operating environments stay safe and secure
- Updating any software and hardware where necessary
- Documenting all reported malfunctions and actions taken in response
Experience and Qualifications
- Degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent industry experience
- Good organisational skills
- Come from a system management/support background
- Mature knowledge in the following areas: Networking (Cisco, Juniper, HP, Dell), Virtualisation (VMware, Hyper-V)
- System Automation (Ansible, Python, PowerShell)
- System Administration (Microsoft, Linux)
- Knowledge of system performance monitoring, reporting and dashboard generation
- Experience taking the lead on IT project deliveries
Additional Requirements
- Occasional UK travel may be required to attend team/customer meetings, events and training activities
- Looking for flexibility? At Origin8tive Ltd we have hybrid working arrangements. Talk to us at the application stage about what may be possible
- Clearance requirements: Due to the nature of our work a UK security clearance is required for a number of our roles. To qualify for clearance, you must hold a British passport and have lived in the UK permanently for 10 years (and have 10 years of travel history).
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Paid volunteer time
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Gloucestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you a British Citizen?
- Have you been a permanent resident in the UK for the last 10 years?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gloucestershire
