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End Date We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary . Job Description Who? Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading digital bank, with over 16 million online customers, we're the UK's largest mobile bank. Our corporate strategy of helping Britain proposer outlines bold plans to deepen our customer relationships across our businesses. This is driving the need to invest £Bs to innovate, modernise and simplify our technology further. We're looking for architecture leaders to help drive this transformation. Technology is at the heart of our business and architecture is at the heart of technology leadership - it is an integral part of our corporate strategy. As we go through this business and IT transformation, we need to be innovative, creative and forward thinking. Our goal is to ensure our services are based on modern, scalable and resilient technologies that deliver value to both our customers and our business. About the role Our culture brings together inquisitive and driven people from a diverse group of backgrounds where all can thrive. You'll be joining a small, dynamic team of strategy setting Enterprise Architects, focused on the technology enablers that support all our colleague and customer services. For example: Cloud, Infrastructure, Data and API services. We collaborate closely with business and engineering leaders across the organisation to drive strategy, deliver strategic roadmaps, provide thought leadership and inspire innovative solutions. We must view problems from many different perspectives and our architectural decisions must balance strategy with pragmatism to deliver the best outcome. In the role, you'll be aligned to a technology enabler engaging with senior leaders, advising them on how to utilise technology to achieve outcomes and articulate options that balance the different drivers of change. More About our Technology Enablers: Data Our data architecture team supports workloads across a wide range of data repositories including relational and NoSQL databases, data warehouses and data lakes. We're focused on modernising our data technology ecosystem through real-time streaming with Kafka and public cloud services like BigQuery. We develop strategic direction for our data models, optimise data for performance and reuse, embed data management controls, and drive exploitation of our data assets using analytical tools and AI/ML models. Cloud Enterprise scale solutions on both private and public clouds platforms, including Azure, GCP and AWS at web-scale; Cloud Native principles and supporting technologies (e.g., Microservices, DevOps, Containers & CI/CD); Public Cloud security tools and technologies; large-scale workload migrations from traditional hosting technologies to Public or Private Cloud. Infrastructure Our Infrastructure platforms cover a wide range of traditional hosting (X86 Wintel/Linux, Midrange Unix, Mainframe), networking, operational tooling, and datacentre services. These technologies support all our important business services and are crucial to the operation of the Group. Much of the focus in this area is modernising and simplifying our technology enabling agile, efficient change that can deliver secure, resilient, and cost-effective solutions at pace. Api In response to customers choosing different ways of integrating with us, we are leading transformation of how we deliver digital capability to best meet customer needs. Standards including OpenID Connect profiles, API gateways, microservices including event driven architectures, and domain driven design methodology. About you You're a forward-looking and enthusiastic enterprise architect who can combine thought leadership, a passion for change, an ability to logically decompose complex problems and influence all levels of the organisation. You'll typically have broad architecture experience spanning a variety of traditional, modern, and emerging technologies, ideally but not critically, in a financial or regulated industry. You ll have a background in strategy setting, enterprise architecture or technology consulting roles. Ideally you'll have had experience in engineering and solution architecture during your career. You define architecture direction in the context of industry trends and understand how that can bring value to the organisation. Key accountabilities All architecture decisions made for the area you support. Build compelling architecture strategies and roadmaps with comprehensive inputs from Business, Engineering, Operations, Industry and Vendors. Pro-actively drive forward the agenda to simplify and modernise our technology landscape. Keep pace with the latest industry direction and vendor offerings to ensure our strategies capitalise on new opportunities. Influence our investment portfolios and the direction of major change programmes to ensure strategic architecture outcomes. Build strong relationships and credibly communicate with key business and engineering collaborators across the organisation including CxOs. You're an authority for an architecture domain with deep and broad knowledge of technology, methodology and assurance techniques. Desirable technical experience: Broad experience covering many of the following, with a deep knowledge of at least one ( T shaped): Cloud platform technologies covering IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services on Azure, GCP and AWS. Hybrid hosting architecture of cloud and tradition platforms including Midrange Unix and Mainframe technologies. API architecture standards including OpenID Connect profiles, API gateways, microservices including event driven architectures. Data trends including relational, NoSQL databases, data warehouses and data lakes. Designing critically important systems which have challenging service parameters, for example RPO/RTO Zero. Broad appreciation of cyber security (e.g., zero trust) and the architectural implications it has on application design. Modern progressive technologies - e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence, block chain etc. About working for LBG The environment we work in is fast paced, collaborative and dynamic: we also have fun along the way! We're hybrid working - so you'll need to live within a commute of a hub location to get in one or two days a week and there may be elements of out of hours working which is well compensated. But with a supportive and nurturing Leadership team we have the scale to provide you with ongoing opportunities to develop and achieve a rewarding and fulfilling career with us as well you receiving A competitive salary A performance related annual bonus Generous pension contribution of up to 15% 30 days holiday plus the bank holidays on top A flexible cash pot (4% salary) you can spend on lifestyle benefits Private health cover Various share schemes, including free shares We're also passionate about diversity and equal opportunity with industry recognition across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families. And, being disability positive, reasonable adjustments can be accommodated in our Recruitment process. We re simply committed to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. So if you have the technical background we re seeking and this opportunity appeals then get in touch, we d love to hear from you At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

End Date We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary . Job Description Who? Lloyds Banking Group is the UK's leading digital bank, with over 16 million online customers, we're the UK's largest mobile bank. Our corporate strategy of helping Britain proposer outlines bold plans to deepen our customer relationships across our businesses. This is driving the need to invest £Bs to innovate, modernise and simplify our technology further. We're looking for architecture leaders to help drive this transformation. Technology is at the heart of our business and architecture is at the heart of technology leadership - it is an integral part of our corporate strategy. As we go through this business and IT transformation, we need to be innovative, creative and forward thinking. Our goal is to ensure our services are based on modern, scalable and resilient technologies that deliver value to both our customers and our business. About the role Our culture brings together inquisitive and driven people from a diverse group of backgrounds where all can thrive. You'll be joining a small, dynamic team of strategy setting Enterprise Architects, focused on the technology enablers that support all our colleague and customer services. For example: Cloud, Infrastructure, Data and API services. We collaborate closely with business and engineering leaders across the organisation to drive strategy, deliver strategic roadmaps, provide thought leadership and inspire innovative solutions. We must view problems from many different perspectives and our architectural decisions must balance strategy with pragmatism to deliver the best outcome. In the role, you'll be aligned to a technology enabler engaging with senior leaders, advising them on how to utilise technology to achieve outcomes and articulate options that balance the different drivers of change. More About our Technology Enablers: Data Our data architecture team supports workloads across a wide range of data repositories including relational and NoSQL databases, data warehouses and data lakes. We're focused on modernising our data technology ecosystem through real-time streaming with Kafka and public cloud services like BigQuery. We develop strategic direction for our data models, optimise data for performance and reuse, embed data management controls, and drive exploitation of our data assets using analytical tools and AI/ML models. Cloud Enterprise scale solutions on both private and public clouds platforms, including Azure, GCP and AWS at web-scale; Cloud Native principles and supporting technologies (e.g., Microservices, DevOps, Containers & CI/CD); Public Cloud security tools and technologies; large-scale workload migrations from traditional hosting technologies to Public or Private Cloud. Infrastructure Our Infrastructure platforms cover a wide range of traditional hosting (X86 Wintel/Linux, Midrange Unix, Mainframe), networking, operational tooling, and datacentre services. These technologies support all our important business services and are crucial to the operation of the Group. Much of the focus in this area is modernising and simplifying our technology enabling agile, efficient change that can deliver secure, resilient, and cost-effective solutions at pace. Api In response to customers choosing different ways of integrating with us, we are leading transformation of how we deliver digital capability to best meet customer needs. Standards including OpenID Connect profiles, API gateways, microservices including event driven architectures, and domain driven design methodology. About you You're a forward-looking and enthusiastic enterprise architect who can combine thought leadership, a passion for change, an ability to logically decompose complex problems and influence all levels of the organisation. You'll typically have broad architecture experience spanning a variety of traditional, modern, and emerging technologies, ideally but not critically, in a financial or regulated industry. You ll have a background in strategy setting, enterprise architecture or technology consulting roles. Ideally you'll have had experience in engineering and solution architecture during your career. You define architecture direction in the context of industry trends and understand how that can bring value to the organisation. Key accountabilities All architecture decisions made for the area you support. Build compelling architecture strategies and roadmaps with comprehensive inputs from Business, Engineering, Operations, Industry and Vendors. Pro-actively drive forward the agenda to simplify and modernise our technology landscape. Keep pace with the latest industry direction and vendor offerings to ensure our strategies capitalise on new opportunities. Influence our investment portfolios and the direction of major change programmes to ensure strategic architecture outcomes. Build strong relationships and credibly communicate with key business and engineering collaborators across the organisation including CxOs. You're an authority for an architecture domain with deep and broad knowledge of technology, methodology and assurance techniques. Desirable technical experience:Broad experience covering many of the following, with a deep knowledge of at least one ( T shaped): Cloud platform technologies covering IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services on Azure, GCP and AWS. Hybrid hosting architecture of cloud and tradition platforms including Midrange Unix and Mainframe technologies. API architecture standards including OpenID Connect profiles, API gateways, microservices including event driven architectures. Data trends including relational, NoSQL databases, data warehouses and data lakes. Designing critically important systems which have challenging service parameters, for example RPO/RTO Zero. Broad appreciation of cyber security (e.g., zero trust) and the architectural implications it has on application design. Modern progressive technologies - e.g., machine learning, artificial intelligence, block chain etc. About working for LBG The environment we work in is fast paced, collaborative and dynamic: we also have fun along the way! We're hybrid working - so you'll need to live within a commute of a hub location to get in one or two days a week and there may be elements of out of hours working which is well compensated. But with a supportive and nurturing Leadership team we have the scale to provide you with ongoing opportunities to develop and achieve a rewarding and fulfilling career with us as well you receiving A competitive salary A performance related annual bonus Generous pension contribution of up to 15% 30 days holiday plus the bank holidays on top A flexible cash pot (4% salary) you can spend on lifestyle benefits Private health cover Various share schemes, including free shares We're also passionate about diversity and equal opportunity with industry recognition across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+ and families. And, being disability positive, reasonable adjustments can be accommodated in our Recruitment process. We re simply committed to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. So if you have the technical background we re seeking and this opportunity appeals then get in touch, we d love to hear from you At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Infrastructure Engineer, Leicester. Leading Services Company 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer, broad infrastructure background including VMWare, Wintel, SCCM and Office 365/Azure You will be part of the IT Operations technical team that supports and administers the physical IT Infrastructure. The successful candidate will possess a wide range of technical skills and will be responsible for operating at a senior level within the team, providing guidance and advice to other team members as well as providing support to the team lead. You will be required to deliver third-line support and technical leadership expertise to ensure a swift resolution to issues across various lines of technology that enable services to be delivered successfully These roles will be both Project and BAU-focused. Looking for the following skills. VMware, VMware, Office365/Azure, AD/ADFS/Wintel

Senior Network Engineer - 6 Month Initial Contract Your new company PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST HAVE MINIMUM SC CLEARANCE FOR THIS ROLE Would you like to work with one of our most innovative public sector clients? They are currently looking for an Experienced Wintel Platform Engineer for an initial 6 month period. Our client is on a mission to deliver leading edge technology to some of its key departments. This is a great opportunity for you to be a part of this. Your new role Provide support to a team of Network engineers in the troubleshooting and resolution of network infrastructure incidents across the service, involving both physical and virtual network switching, routing and firewall equipment. Work with the technical architects, other technical teams and external vendors to produce solutions that are intended to add to or improve functionality to the service. Provide technical leadership to engineering teams to deliver these solutions. Ensure that all new components and installations meet or exceed the RSO internal and regulatory requirements.. Own responsibility for network changes and implement according to agreed business processes. Understand network vulnerability and tooling to maintain and update network infrastructure. Monitor trends to be able to proactively respond to issues to support the business needs. Further develop existing documentation processes, and policies to ensure necessary governance and reporting is in place. Follow the Technology Development Life Cycle in the development of all products, proactively plan and manage upgrades for both virtual and physical networking equipment as appropriate. What you'll need to succeed MUST HAVE SC CLEARANCE Experience in a lead/senior network engineering role. Demonstratable experience with varied routing, firewall, switching and load balancing vendors to expert level. Expert level understanding of Networking Concepts, such as Transmission Control Protocol, Internet Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, IP Addressing, Variable Length Subnet Masks, Remote Access, cabling systems, wiring topologies, and Network security. Expert understanding of IKE, IPSEC and standard routing protocols (OSPf/BGP). Proven experience of producing and implementing LAN, WAN designs as well as both high- and low-level design documentation. Expert understanding of network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices. Demonstratable technical leadership ability, providing technical guidance on above concepts as required to the team. High attention to detail Desirable Experience of working with Agile methodologies. Experience of cloud-based infrastructure (AWS/Azure). What you'll get in return 6 months initially but will likely be 24 months competitive salary What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Infrastructure Engineer / 3rd Line Senior Infrastructure Engineer Lincoln Up to £40,000 Your new role You will assist in supporting business critical IT systems and implement new Infrastructure projects across my clients UK and European operations. The successful candidate will provide support to the 1st & 2nd line functions of the IT Infrastructure Team in addition to project activities. This role requires strong experience with VMware, Microsoft Windows Server (2012/16/19), Active Directory, Enterprise Wintel technologies and experience with the Microsoft Azure platform. Responsibilities As well as providing day-to-day 3rd and 4th line support for business-critical applications, you will also have a good all-round understanding of back-office infrastructure, with strong practical experience in managing, monitoring and maintaining a large, UK & European dispersed server estate. Actively contribute to continuous application and process improvement through product and documentation review, process refinement and systems configuration and implementation Handle, prioritise and effectively respond to a wide variety of user request encompassing issues including laptops, networks, backups, servers and software Contribute to service improvement through the monitoring and tracking of case closure to ensure SLAs are met Support the implementation of new technologies, solutions and services, in line with current industry standards and business strategy Providing 3rd and 4th line support of Physical and Virtual Windows Servers and associated Wintel back-office infrastructure e.g., AD, DFS, DHCP, DNS, ADFS, WDS, WSUS. Ongoing maintenance of standards and processes relating to Systems Engineering's services. Proactive scheduled maintenance, BCP, DR and capacity planning. Experience needed VMware ESXi v6.7/7.0, Microsoft Hyper-V Windows Server 2 Experience administering the O365 Microsoft stack Have extensive Microsoft OS Platform and Active Directory support experience Good understanding of Microsoft Azure as well as mail hygiene solutions such as Mimecast Experience of managing a mixture of physical, virtual/cloud and hybrid datacentre environments, along with experience of managing DR environments and managing failover DR environments, as well as substantial experience of troubleshooting and problem solving Windows patch management Knowledge of end point security/protection/encryption Good working knowledge of network infrastructure Experience of producing detailed documentation Accustomed to working within the ITIL framework Accustomed to working within an ISO 27001 accredited organisation Have a minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar role Have achieved Microsoft Certified Professional status and VMWare certified professional Veeam Backup Technologies Linux Technologies PKI Certificate infrastructure Avaya telephony platforms An understanding of HPE enterprise architectures around compute & storage (Simplivity Hyperconverged Platform) Experience of supporting Aruba Infrastructure - switches and access points Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

A Senior Systems Engineer with strong experience of monitoring and storage is required to join a global technology company working on the cutting edge of data analytics. Role: Senior Systems Engineer As Senior Systems Engineer you will be responsible for: + Delivering and maintaining a standard set of tools, and interfaces used globally across the Technology Infrastructure and Operations teams + Providing high quality consumable tooling that can be used to optimise the performance of our applications, products and services across a broad portfolio of technologies + Using initiative to tackle a broad range of problems with a specialisation in monitoring and tooling technologies Experience: As Senior Systems Engineer you will have experience of: + Degree qualified or equivalent in Computer Science or other relevant discipline + Significant experience in a technical support, ideally hosting in the Cloud, and on premise, or similar role supporting Enterprise tools + Strong analytical skills and able to collate and interpret data from various sources + Extensive knowledge of scripting technologies required to build tooling integration's + Strong knowledge of Infrastructure services (Cloud and on premise) + Strong understanding of Operating systems (either Linux, or Wintel) + Understanding of networking technologies + Previous experience of configuring monitoring tools and technologies + Knowledge of Storage and backup technologies + Knowledge of monitoring tools such as New Relic, SCCM, Tanium + Knowledge of one or more scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)

We currently have a vacancy for a Back-Up/Storage Engineer to join our team in High Wycombe. The successful applicant will be responsible for working in support of a production environment in Data Centres in the UK and branches throughout Europe and Latin America. This is a mainly Microsoft environment for an International Finance Company - comprising 2,700 users over 25 sites in 17 countries. Comprising of Active Directory, Windows 7, SCCM, Messaging infrastructure - Exchange, BES, Good, SQL Server, SQL Server, Linux. Role Requirements: * Effectively communicate the current status of all projects, problems, and issues to departmental management. * Attend departmental, project, and general meetings as to effectively represent department responsibilities along with current status as appropriate. * Participate in company provided training and perform independent training as appropriate. * Author policy, procedure and standards documents based on industry best practices and personal research and experience. * Study and analyze the performance and capacities of the systems and peripheral equipment/systems and prepare plans for future expansion and upgrades. * Assist the senior engineers to ensure that all servers are running at optimal capacity. * Proactively identifies opportunities for improvements to existing processes and for automation of time-consuming tasks. * Install system patches and application updates as directed. * Conduct audit compliance assessments and initiate corrective action. * Devise, apply, and monitor backup and recovery solutions to ensure protection of data. * Provide technical and operational support in designated technology areas and projects as directed. * Execute operational support of corporate, branch and service centre operations and all associated server hardware and software. * Resolve incident management tickets as they arise and ensure timely resolution. * Plan, prioritize, and provide vision with schedules for assigned software and / or hardware changes. * Perform critical system changes after business hours. * Perform other duties as assigned * Understands and promotes GMAC's policy on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF). * To ensure ongoing adherence to all relevant compliance regulations that may govern the GMAC UK Plc business and complete all regulatory knowledge training where applicable in a timely fashion Some after-hours work and periodic 24x7 on call support will be required. Experience: * Successful candidate will have several years experience working with Wintel technologies, in a hands on capacity. * Experience of supporting global organizations, and large scale technology migrations * Experience of technical migrations for company mergers, acquisitions, separations essential * Strong EMC Avamar experience v6 * Data Domain * VMware vCenter * Tivoli Storage Manager * RedHat Enterprise Linux v5 and v6 * AIX v6 and v7 Skills/Knowledge: * Minimum 2 years of experience with Avamar and Data Domain * Minimum 2 years of experience in information technology. * Minimum 1 year of experience with Unix and/or Linux server operating systems. * Minimum 1 year of experience with networking and integration * Basic knowledge of transmission / connectivity protocols * Basic knowledge of server hardware. * Basic knowledge of server virtualization technologies. * Basic knowledge of cross platform integration. * Ability to communicate quickly, clearly, concisely, appropriately, and intelligently; must foster open communication, speak with impact, listen to others, and write effectively * Possess critical thinking and analytical skills with an ability to evaluate complex problems and issues quickly and accurately in order to recommend or take the most appropriate course of action If you feel that you are a good match for this role then please apply today

Infrastructure/Wintel Engineer Sheffield | £45,000 We are looking to hire a skilled engineer to join one of solutions providers, who support users across the UK & Europe. You will be joining an expanding team, who cover a range of technologies. The ideal candidate will have experience within senior BAU support & project based work, however they will also consider someone who is only doing business support at the moment. Technical Skills: - Server 2008 / 2012 - Microsoft Exchange & Office 365 - Active Directory, DNS, GPO & VPN - SCCM - Windows Operating Systems You will also have excellent knowledge of minimum one of the following: - VMware (ESX, vCentre, vCloud, vSphere) - Citrix - Networks & Firewalls In return our client is offering great career progression, a competitive salary and exposure to the latest versions of technology across a range of different infrastructures. We will be holding interviews next week so don't wait around…. To apply email your CV or call (Apply online only) Citrix, VMware, Hyper V, Windows Server, Microsoft, Exchange, Office 365, Azure, SCCM, Networks, Firewalls, Virtualisation, Infrastructure, Desktop, Wintel, Systems Admin, Engineer, 2nd Line, 3rd Line, Support, Helpdesk, Sheffield, Leeds, Yorkshire, York

We currently have a vacancy for a Back-Up/Storage Engineer to join our team in High Wycombe. The successful applicant will be responsible for working in support of a production environment in Data Centres in the UK and branches throughout Europe and Latin America. This is a mainly Microsoft environment for an International Finance Company - comprising 2,700 users over 25 sites in 17 countries. Comprising of Active Directory, Windows 7, SCCM, Messaging infrastructure - Exchange, BES, Good, SQL Server, SQL Server, Linux. Role Requirements: * Effectively communicate the current status of all projects, problems, and issues to departmental management. * Attend departmental, project, and general meetings as to effectively represent department responsibilities along with current status as appropriate. * Participate in company provided training and perform independent training as appropriate. * Author policy, procedure and standards documents based on industry best practices and personal research and experience. * Study and analyze the performance and capacities of the systems and peripheral equipment/systems and prepare plans for future expansion and upgrades. * Assist the senior engineers to ensure that all servers are running at optimal capacity. * Proactively identifies opportunities for improvements to existing processes and for automation of time-consuming tasks. * Install system patches and application updates as directed. * Conduct audit compliance assessments and initiate corrective action. * Devise, apply, and monitor backup and recovery solutions to ensure protection of data. * Provide technical and operational support in designated technology areas and projects as directed. * Execute operational support of corporate, branch and service centre operations and all associated server hardware and software. * Resolve incident management tickets as they arise and ensure timely resolution. * Plan, prioritize, and provide vision with schedules for assigned software and / or hardware changes. * Perform critical system changes after business hours. * Perform other duties as assigned * Understands and promotes GMAC's policy on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF). * To ensure ongoing adherence to all relevant compliance regulations that may govern the GMAC UK Plc business and complete all regulatory knowledge training where applicable in a timely fashion Some after-hours work and periodic 24x7 on call support will be required. Experience: * Successful candidate will have several years experience working with Wintel technologies, in a hands on capacity. * Experience of supporting global organizations, and large scale technology migrations * Experience of technical migrations for company mergers, acquisitions, separations essential * Strong EMC Avamar experience v6 * Data Domain * VMware vCenter * Tivoli Storage Manager * RedHat Enterprise Linux v5 and v6 * AIX v6 and v7 Skills/Knowledge: * Minimum 2 years of experience with Avamar and Data Domain * Minimum 2 years of experience in information technology. * Minimum 1 year of experience with Unix and/or Linux server operating systems. * Minimum 1 year of experience with networking and integration * Basic knowledge of transmission / connectivity protocols * Basic knowledge of server hardware. * Basic knowledge of server virtualization technologies. * Basic knowledge of cross platform integration. * Ability to communicate quickly, clearly, concisely, appropriately, and intelligently; must foster open communication, speak with impact, listen to others, and write effectively * Possess critical thinking and analytical skills with an ability to evaluate complex problems and issues quickly and accurately in order to recommend or take the most appropriate course of action If you feel that you are a good match for this role then please apply today

Infrastructure/Wintel Engineer Sheffield | £45,000 We are looking to hire a skilled engineer to join one of solutions providers, who support users across the UK & Europe. You will be joining an expanding team, who cover a range of technologies. The ideal candidate will have experience within senior BAU support & project based work, however they will also consider someone who is only doing business support at the moment. Technical Skills: - Server 2008 / 2012 - Microsoft Exchange & Office 365 - Active Directory, DNS, GPO & VPN - SCCM - Windows Operating Systems You will also have excellent knowledge of minimum one of the following: - VMware (ESX, vCentre, vCloud, vSphere) - Citrix - Networks & Firewalls In return our client is offering great career progression, a competitive salary and exposure to the latest versions of technology across a range of different infrastructures. We will be holding interviews next week so don't wait around…. To apply email your CV or call (Apply online only) Citrix, VMware, Hyper V, Windows Server, Microsoft, Exchange, Office 365, Azure, SCCM, Networks, Firewalls, Virtualisation, Infrastructure, Desktop, Wintel, Systems Admin, Engineer, 2nd Line, 3rd Line, Support, Helpdesk, Sheffield, Leeds, Yorkshire, York

We currently have a vacancy for a Back-Up/Storage Engineer to join our team in High Wycombe. The successful applicant will be responsible for working in support of a production environment in Data Centres in the UK and branches throughout Europe and Latin America. This is a mainly Microsoft environment for an International Finance Company - comprising 2,700 users over 25 sites in 17 countries. Comprising of Active Directory, Windows 7, SCCM, Messaging infrastructure - Exchange, BES, Good, SQL Server, SQL Server, Linux. Role Requirements: * Effectively communicate the current status of all projects, problems, and issues to departmental management. * Attend departmental, project, and general meetings as to effectively represent department responsibilities along with current status as appropriate. * Participate in company provided training and perform independent training as appropriate. * Author policy, procedure and standards documents based on industry best practices and personal research and experience. * Study and analyze the performance and capacities of the systems and peripheral equipment/systems and prepare plans for future expansion and upgrades. * Assist the senior engineers to ensure that all servers are running at optimal capacity. * Proactively identifies opportunities for improvements to existing processes and for automation of time-consuming tasks. * Install system patches and application updates as directed. * Conduct audit compliance assessments and initiate corrective action. * Devise, apply, and monitor backup and recovery solutions to ensure protection of data. * Provide technical and operational support in designated technology areas and projects as directed. * Execute operational support of corporate, branch and service centre operations and all associated server hardware and software. * Resolve incident management tickets as they arise and ensure timely resolution. * Plan, prioritize, and provide vision with schedules for assigned software and / or hardware changes. * Perform critical system changes after business hours. * Perform other duties as assigned * Understands and promotes GMAC's policy on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF). * To ensure ongoing adherence to all relevant compliance regulations that may govern the GMAC UK Plc business and complete all regulatory knowledge training where applicable in a timely fashion Some after-hours work and periodic 24x7 on call support will be required. Experience: * Successful candidate will have several years experience working with Wintel technologies, in a hands on capacity. * Experience of supporting global organizations, and large scale technology migrations * Experience of technical migrations for company mergers, acquisitions, separations essential * Strong EMC Avamar experience v6 * Data Domain * VMware vCenter * Tivoli Storage Manager * RedHat Enterprise Linux v5 and v6 * AIX v6 and v7 Skills/Knowledge: * Minimum 2 years of experience with Avamar and Data Domain * Minimum 2 years of experience in information technology. * Minimum 1 year of experience with Unix and/or Linux server operating systems. * Minimum 1 year of experience with networking and integration * Basic knowledge of transmission / connectivity protocols * Basic knowledge of server hardware. * Basic knowledge of server virtualization technologies. * Basic knowledge of cross platform integration. * Ability to communicate quickly, clearly, concisely, appropriately, and intelligently; must foster open communication, speak with impact, listen to others, and write effectively * Possess critical thinking and analytical skills with an ability to evaluate complex problems and issues quickly and accurately in order to recommend or take the most appropriate course of action If you feel that you are a good match for this role then please apply today