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Platform Engineer | S3 | Milton Keynes/Hybrid
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Our Tech Team at Santander UK is growing, and we are looking for Platform Engineer to help us continue leading the way in innovative banking.
The focus of your role will be to provide design and build support across a subset of our Infrastructure Technology areas, including end to end management of the delivery design lifecycle.
You will also lead more complex implementations to develop compatible IT infrastructure systems in line with organisational strategies, across our Hybrid Cloud ecosystem.
Join us in reshaping the future of Santander and help make a difference for our customers.
The difference you'll make:
Designing and delivering infrastructure solutions to enable product delivery and transformation
Working with key stakeholders to translate high level Architecture into detailed solutions that meet the bank's standards and overall strategy
Providing technical development and oversight for the implementation of infrastructure solutions
Contributing towards design improvements that allow for more efficient support of the environment, applications, and customers
Participating in technical planning sessions, to help determine most appropriate technical placement and solution to achieve customer demands
Improving the Infrastructure demand management process from requirement discovery to operational support, ensuring effective solutions
What you'll bring:
Proven experience of designing infrastructure solutions within a Private Cloud environment, ideally with hands-on experience across various Datacentre technologies
Excellent written and communication skills to work alongside key stakeholders to reach optimum solutions, that are both cost effective and secure
Ability to design solutions that are highly resilient in a cost effective and secure manner
Strong and demonstrable experience managing large-scale technology deployments
Knowledge of computer architecture and system software interaction
Ability to design and build a fundamental architecture of operating systems, database management systems, communications protocols, compilers and other development tools
It would also be nice for you to have:
Experience of designing solutions for large-scale technology deployments in a highly regulated environment
Good knowledge of network technologies across a Hybrid infrastructure (including Networking concepts, switching, routing, Firewalling, MPLS, BGP, Cisco Routers, VLAN)
Effective communication and diplomacy skills to help guide and influence others
Experience in participating and contributing to teams in a cross-functional environment
What else you need to know:
We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.
By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we're happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.
This role is based in Milton Keynes and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.
Application process
If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be:
First Stage - Technical & Competency Interview - this will a one-hour virtual interview
2nd Stage - A formal interview where we will ask both technical and competency-based questions - this will be a one-hour face to face interview at Unity Place, Milton Keynes
If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.
Inclusion
At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we'll reward you.
As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.
Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after five years' service, with the option to purchase up to five contractual days per year
£6,000 car allowance per year
Company funded individual private medical insurance
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
Share in Santander's success by investing in our share plans
Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies
What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you're interested in, then please apply.
If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it's a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we're available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.
