Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Role Description This role is technical in nature and is responsible for providing high quality and timely IT infrastructure support to ensure the availability, stability and performance the FNZ datacentres, platforms and corporate systems.

Windows and Linux Server management

SAN and storage array management

Very large VMware vSphere infrastructure

Active Directory, O365 and On Prem Microsoft services

Backup, Replication, HA and Recovery technologies

Security Technologies, content filtering, PAS

HPE Server hardware

VDI infrastructure estate

Azure services

EFT file and data transfer

Role Responsibilities The team are responsible for the administration and management of all development, UAT and pre-production environments as well as internal corporate IT systems. Availability - applications that are available when the users need them Performance - applications that scale with user demand Security - applications that are protected from unauthorised access and data loss Reliability - applications that are fault tolerant with no single points of failure Value for money - shared core infrastructure improves application delivery and reduces costs per application Projects - new system delivery is high quality, on time and within budget Availability: Ensure that uptime SLAs are met every month for systems that you are responsible for by managing and resolving issues logs; performing scheduled maintenance to minimise disruption; managing third party support contracts where required to provide support levels. Performance: Ensure that performance SLAs are met every month for systems that you are responsible for by monitoring system performance, capacity and growth; suggesting and implementing performance improvements and hardware/software refreshes. Information Security: Ensure that the FNZ network and systems are internally and externally secure by following existing policies and procedures and documenting for audit purposes as required by AAF/ISO27001; implementing security projects; completing risk assessments and build guides for new and existing systems. Business Continuity: Ensure that FNZ-held data is secure and backed up by: ensuring that regular backups and made and are tested; participating in yearly BCP & DR tests; ensuring that any new build is in line with company requirements and departmental policy for resilience and availability; documenting resilience and backup plans for all new builds. Training: Develop professional and technical knowledge and skills. Provide technical advice and mentoring within the team. ProjectWork: Implement new projects to meet project timelines and deadlines Budget: Recommend changes to the IT manager that could reduce costs in your areas of responsibility Experience Required

Degree qualified or equivalent industry experience

Knowledge of Splunk, Nagios or other monitoring tools would be advantageous

General infrastructure skills and knowledge of Microsoft Server products such as Exchange are also desirable

Knowledge of Automation scripting in PowerShell an advantage

•Experience chef, puppet or other automated configuration management systems desirable

F5 experience highly regarded

Keen interest in and knowledge of latest server and storage technologies

Successfully implemented Infrastructure projects

Good team player with the ability to work independently and able to take initiative

Superior problem solving capabilities

Able to work in a rapidly changing environment

Excellent time-management skills

Excellent team communication skills, confident in dealing with internal and external clients

About FNZ FNZ is a global FinTech firm, transforming the way financial institutions serve their wealth management customers. It partners with banks, insurers and asset managers to help consumers better achieve their financial goals.FNZs technology, transaction and custody services enable their clients to provide best-in-class wealth management solutions to financial advisers, end-investors and the workplace that are efficient, flexible, transparent and scalable, supporting market, demographic and regulatory trends worldwide. Today, FNZ is responsible for over £400 billion in assets under administration (AuA) held by around 7 million customers of some of the worlds largest financial institutions, including Standard Aberdeen, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Vanguard, Generali, Quilter, Santander, Aviva, Zurich, UOB, UBS, Findex and BNZ.In total, FNZ partners with over 60 financial institutions globally and employs over 2,000 in London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Basingstoke, Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Brno. Opportunities

Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the worlds largest companies;

Remuneration and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority;

We provide significant financial rewards for high performing individuals; and

We provide global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, Czech Republic, Australia or New Zealand.