Software Engineer Manchester, England
Job description
Software Engineer
Company Background
Unique X delivers innovative, autonomous software solutions and content services to cinemas worldwide as we draw all elements of cinema operations and content services together into a single, automated workflow.
We have a truly global reach; our products are used in 90 different countries around the world making us the leading digital cinema solution provider and our customers include the major Hollywood and independent film studios and the largest cinema operators.
If you’ve ever been to the cinema, chances are Unique X helped put that content and the movie on the screen.
Team
The Infrastructure team at Unique X is responsible for over 3000 remote sites running in cinemas and data centres across the world. We are responsible for the full life cycle of our systems. That includes provisioning the physical hardware or virtual environment, designing the automation that sets them up from a blank OS to a fully functioning server, and writing the software that runs on them to deliver our services! We’re also responsible for supporting our customers and other departments, monitoring the network and making sure everything runs like clockwork.
Job purpose
As a Software Engineer you will be able to demonstrate strong technical capabilities to assist supporting, analysing and improving our content delivery and theatre management infrastructure. The key focus of this role is to improve the reliability of our infrastructure by analysing the root cause of incidents and technical debt and then designing and implementing improvements. The aim is to reduce the frequency of such incidents and improve the speed of resolution when incidents do occur. And also by way of the same methodology, to improve the turnaround speed of new infrastructure deployments and configurations.
Who we think will be a great fit
Someone who is passionate about automation, networking, programming and Linux, with an exceptional ability to analyse tasks effectively and adapt to changing priorities. A person who has excellent technical skills and attention to detail and who can communicate clearly with the team and the organisation as a whole.
Responsibilities
While you will receive direction from the lead engineer, your input will be invaluable and you will have influence over the implementation of the following responsibilities:
· Developing and supporting our infrastructure - write automations, contribute to the development and deployments of our software and integrations with our configuration management tools
· Identifying areas which will benefit from integrations and automations
· Modernising and migrating the legacy parts of our infrastructure
· Developing monitoring tools to allow the team to identify problems before they happen
· Pro-actively monitor the network using the above tools to identify weaknesses and provide solutions
· Providing support for our customers and other departments when incidents occur and subsequently design and implement solutions to avert repeat incidents
· Be involved in deployments - capitalise on the tools you have designed and be hands-on with provisioning new deployments, including data centre visits (UK and internationally) and supporting installations remotely
Essentials
You must demonstrate an advanced practical and working knowledge of the use, configuration, implementation and management of the following:
· Software development. Our primary languages are Java and Python and we use Jira to manage our projects
· Orchestration, automation and configuration management technology such as Ansible, Netbox and source control (git)
· Linux server configuration and management. We use Ubuntu
· Monitoring tools such as Icinga, Zabbix, Cacti, PRTG
Desirables
It will be beneficial if you have a practical and working knowledge of the following:
· Management of a large scale network
· Networking technology such as switches (VLANs), firewalls (security, routing, NAT, DMZ) and VPNs and the configuration management and change control process thereof
· Content delivery networks and/or Nginx
· OpenVPN
· Pfsense firewalls
· Certificate authorities and PKI
· PXE and ISO images
· Digital cinema technology
We offer exciting benefits such as:
· Looking to take a certification course or embark on a learning activity? We will support you where we can
· 20 days annual leave, increasing to 24 days based on length of service.
· A day off to celebrate your birthday
· Meet and have fun with your colleagues at team events.
· Hybrid working. Working form office at least twice a week.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application question(s):
- Do you have the right to work in the UK
- What is your salary expectations?
- Can you reliably commute to Manchester office twice a week?
Work Location: In person
