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Network and Infrastructure Engineer

Reading

Permanent/ Full Time

Hybrid

The IT Team within XPS Corporate Services is experiencing high growth and we are now looking to hire a Network and Infrastructure Engineer to join our vibrant Reading office with hybrid working.

XPS Group IT provides IT services to all XPS offices located across the UK and Ireland. XPS currently employs over 1,600 employees across multiple business areas. The Service Desk, 2nd line team, Infrastructure and Cyber Security are all in-house. We have Infrastructure Engineers and a dedicated IT Security Team monitoring the security of the network and servers. There is a primary data centre which uses physical Hyper-V servers running on Dell hardware. Around 360 Virtual and 35 physical servers exist across the business.

The role:

As a Network and Infrastructure Engineer with XPS you will…

• Ensure all servers and network devices are in monitoring and is fit for purpose.
• Work on security and network-based projects.
• Respond to monitoring alerts.
• Perform maintenance on all virtual servers, set-up maintenance plans and proactive monitoring.
• Ensure all network and security devices are configured correctly, respond to Pen Test reports.
• Ensure all servers are backed up, check daily for backup failures and resolve.
• Be a point of escalation for all network related tickets.
• Proactively be a part of the DR team ensuring all servers are backed up and those enabled for DRaaS are functional.
• Carry out DR tests on network devices, individual servers and business systems.
• Be part of the on-call team infrastructure rota, 1 week in 8. The support hours are 7am-7pm on the rota.

Your profile:

We are looking for an experienced IT professional with experience in a similar role who is looking for a new challenge and who wants to be part of this exciting period of growth. This role requires…

• Strong Microsoft Windows skills and strong understanding of TCP/IP.
• Experience managing and maintaining firewalls/ switches/ routers.
• Familiar with network design best practice (e.g. N+1, HSRP, IPAM etc.)
• A can-do attitude, ability to think on your feet and a team player.
• Virtualisation skills with Hyper-V.
• Knowledge of routing protocols.
• Network Security : Firewalls/IPsec/SSL/ VPNs.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Azure Firewalls/ NSGs/ Load balancers/ Vnets.
• Good working knowledge of DNS including SPF/DKIM & DMARC.
• Knowledge of Illumio Host base firewall, Zscaler Internet filtering, Network Access Control (Forescout) is desirable.

What we offer?

We believe in our people and we will work with you to unlock your potential and support your career whilst giving you the opportunity to work with some of the most dynamic and collaborative people in our industry.

Are you looking for a challenging and fulfilling career for an organisation with a conscience? At XPS, you can expect an exciting and fulfilling career in a growing business and an industry that provides a consistent challenge whilst also working to contribute positively to the communities in which we operate and help those beyond our organisation.

Our five Employee Networks – XPS Women’s Network, XPS LGBTQ+ Network, XPS Menopause Network, XPS Disability Network and XPS Multicultural Network – play an important role in our culture. They lead our inclusive programme of events, campaigns and workshops throughout the year and our internal mentoring programme also has a role to play, for example in advancing gender equality.

As an employee at XPS, you know you are joining a winning team, as a testament to all the brilliant work that everyone at XPS does, we are delighted and excited to have won a clean sweep at the Prestigious Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards 2022 winning the Investment Consultancy of the Year award, Third Party Administrator of the Year and Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year.

At XPS, we became carbon neutral across our entire value chain back in 2021 and have a strong focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and sustainability, and build this ethos into all of our manager research and subsequently our client solutions.

We embrace differences and we will respect your ideas, perspective and style. Our business thrives on our diversity and mix of experience that leads to innovation. When you take a role with XPS you will be joining a community of professionals driven by integrity and delivery and you can be sure that your wellbeing is taken seriously.

We are happy to talk about flexible working and hybrid working and we understand everyone has different needs.

We offer an attractive reward package, including:

• Competitive salary
• Participation in a Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday
• A set of core benefits including pension plan, life assurance, employee assistance programme, access to a qualified, practicing GP 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• A comprehensive range of voluntary and flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle including holiday trading, tech scheme, cycle to work scheme, dental cover, healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, private medical cover for self and family, travel insurance and a broad range of discounts at hundreds of retailers.

What next:

If you feel XPS could be the next step on your career ladder, please apply directly via the links provided and we look forward to learning more about you. We will consider all applicants and respond swiftly.

If you do not feel ready to apply or still have questions, please contact Mei Mei Mohan on the recruitment team at XPS.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following requirements:

• Right to Work confirmation
• DBS Disclosure check
• Employment or educational references covering five years
• Satisfactory credit check

XPS Pensions Group is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages application from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Please note we reserve the right to close our vacancies early and we only accept CVs direct from candidates or our preferred supplier list.