Infrastructure Engineer

London
9 months ago
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We are looking for a 3rd Line Infrastructure Support Engineer to work with our 3rd Line team and Engineering teams. Your role will involve assisting high profile user community via incident logging application.

Based in Basingstoke you will be provided with legacy infrastructure training.

Essential Knowledge and Skills Required:

  • Microsoft Windows Server (Apply online only)
  • Active Directory and Group Policy
  • Role & Functional based Security Delegation and Layers
  • DNS, WINS and DHCP
  • PKI Services
  • SMTP Proxy Servicing
  • Firewall management and controls
  • DFS, HA, Clustering, SOFS
  • RDS, VMWare, vCenter, ESXI, vMotion, HyperV, VMM Terminal Services
  • MS Cloud incorporating Exchange, Storage and Shares App serviced
  • Citrix deployments incorporating PVS\MCS
  • APP-v incorporating Citrix StoreFront
  • Powershell Scripting, MBAM/BitLocker/VPN

    Desirable skills and knowledge/certifications
    *Any Microsoft / Citrix / VMWare certification
    *Wider understanding of client or midrange OSes, networking and security
    *HyperV, Azure and Google Cloud
    *HP BladeSystem, or similar blade servers / blade chassis and interconnect technologies
    *HP Cloud Service Automation, or similar self-service cloud management technology
    *HP Server Automation, or similar system configuration / software deployment technology
    *Symantec Datacentre Security, or similar security policy enforcement product
    *A deep understanding of Virtualisation and Container technologies
    *Design of large, complex systems including practical experimentation and development skills
    *Has both technical breadth and depth and great client engagement skills
    *Knowledge or appreciation of some the listed technologies;
    Foreman; Puppet; Satellite; Ansible; Nagios; AI/ML; Big Data; Elastic Search; IaaS; PaaS; HPC; DevOps; AWS; Azure; Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift; Linux based applications

    Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

    Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period

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