AddressAre you a Lead Infrastructure Engineer proficient in virtualisation technologies including containerisation, looking for that role with a difference?
We have this serious opportunity where you can be involved with a tailored Application for a prestigious Government client, managing the lifecycle of the component. There is also the potential to tackle low level design and jig it, as well as grow and improve the system. Preferably you will have Elastic experience, but we are willing to train.
We use the latest technologies to deliver an interconnected on-premises technology solution. These roles require the successful applicants to undergo UK security vetting clearance.
This role is based on site in Gloucester.
We can offer great career progression opportunities, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.
What you will be doing:
- Working on a mix of BAU and specific project activities
- Investigate, triage & action incidents & stories
- Supervise and maintain system health to make sure the highest level of service is always maintained
- Be the focal point for Elastic related problems, issues, changes, and queries
- Work with ITIL based service management processes
- Develop and maintain customer and third-party relationships
What you will bring:
- Proficient in virtualisation technologies including containerisation
- Understanding of IaC
- Understanding of scripting and automation
- Understanding of digital certificates, authentication principles and how certificate authorities work
- Knowledge of computer networks, routing, firewalls & proxies
- Patch management with the ability to deploy patches
- Understanding of Linux OS’s
- Experience of dealing with hardware components for troubleshooting
It would be great if you had:
- Experience of Agile delivery methods (Scrum & Sprint)
- Working knowledge of Elastic products including ECE
- Experience of working in a DevOps environment
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Cheltenham (on-site)
Security Clearance Level: DV cleared or eligible to obtain DV clearance
Internal Recruiter: Jane Lee
Salary: up to £70,000
Benefits: £5400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?
Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.
We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
