Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

If you're looking to join an organisation that will give you the right opportunities and experience to develop your career, join Tilney Smith and Williamson.

We are seeking a talented individual to join our DTS - Technology team, which are undertaking an ambitious large programme of work, to deliver new refreshed technology and an organisation transformation under Digital and Technology Solutions, to support the integration of the new merged organisation and the strategic business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

As Cloud Infrastructure Engineer your responsibilities will include:

• Provides day-to-day technical support of a range of Cloud-based applications and services
• Supports the Head of Infrastructure Services in developing roadmaps or backlogs for Cloud services and delivering to them
• Works as part of a delivery team using best practice agile ways of working (agile, squads), moving away from project-based delivery models, delivering against defined release and benefits plans.
• Implements strategies for individual Cloud services, working with DTS teams and customers to ensure that the right products are selected and that they are capable of high-quality delivery and that they meet current and evolving customer needs
• Identifies and addresses additional service requirements or service shortfalls, working with the delivery team to address these when required.
• Works with the Cloud Product Owner to identify Cloud service enhancements to maximise service quality, efficiency and continuity.
• Generates original ideas and innovative solutions through the provision of specialist know-how and advice as appropriate
• Works across Shared Services' groups to directly assist in the delivery of new projects.
• Promotes and works by the ethos "reuse before buy" and "buy before build" to benefit multiple times from single investments.

Requirements

• Broad understanding of all the leading cloud providers with hands-on experience of configuring Microsoft Azure PaaS and IaaS.
• Experience with automating server builds on Azure or cloud solutions using infrastructure as code including GitActions
• Experience implementing software defined Data centre architectures (including storage, network, and compute) and infrastructure as code
• Experience with public cloud portal administration and resource automation
• Hands on with Visual Studio, Microsoft SCCM, Power Shell and at least one Scripting language such as Python, Perl, PHP or Bash.
• Understanding of challenges and considerations to migrate workloads from on premise to Azure
• Excellent understanding of Active Directory
• DevOps and/or Application Development exposure

Benefits

As our colleague here at Tilney, Smith & Williamson you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary
• life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme.

About Tilney Smith and Williamson

Tilney Smith & Williamson is the UK's leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, created by the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson on 1 September 2020.

With £54.8 billion of assets under management (as of 30 June 2021), it ranks as the third largest UK wealth manager measured by revenues and the eighth largest professional services firm ranked by fee income. The Group currently operates through three principal brands: Tilney, Smith & Williamson, and online investment service Bestinvest. It has a network of 28 offices across the UK, as well as the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. Through its operating companies, the Group offers an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities, and businesses.

Value Statement

Tilney Smith & Williamson's chosen purpose to "place the power of good advice into more hands" succinctly encapsulates the group's central mission of supporting both individuals and businesses to achieve their goals.

In delivering its purpose, Tilney Smith & Williamson have set out three core values that it is committed to embedding in the culture of the business:

• Personal - we treat you as an individual: We are a people business at heart and strive to deliver a friendly, inclusive, and personalised service to all of our clients, large and small.
• Partnership - we go further together: We develop relationships that stand the test of time, spanning multiple generations. We partner across the full breadth of our expertise to create value for our clients, our company and society at large.
• Performance - we strive for more: We are ambitious for our clients and for ourselves, so we aim to be a forward-thinking and innovative business that leads the way in the industry.

Diversity Statement

The Tilney Smith & Williamson Group recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all colleagues with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief. At Tilney Smith & Williamson we are committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of our work.