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Microsoft Technical Services Analyst - to 3rd Line Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Hybrid (2 Days Onsite per Week) £37,000 + On-Call Rota (1 in 6 at £225 per week) + Overtime + Excellent Benefits Are you a confident 2nd Line IT Support Engineer ready to step up into a true 3rd Line role? Want to build your career within a nationally recognised retail brand with a modern Microsoft-focused environment? This opportunity offers exactly that - a springboard into a stronger, more specialised technical career for 2026. The Opportunity: You'll join a specialist team supporting a major UK-wide Microsoft infrastructure for a leading High Street & online retailer. The environment is broad, modern, and continually evolving - covering cloud, virtualisation, storage, security, and enterprise-scale Wintel systems. You'll operate across both 2nd and 3rd Line levels, taking ownership of priority incidents (P1/P2), resolving complex technical issues, and supporting core infrastructure platforms. Perfect for an Engineer who wants career growth, technical depth, and exposure to large-scale systems. You'll work across a modern Microsoft-centric estate covering: Core Expertise: Azure Local & Distributed Infrastructure: Support server infrastructures unified under Azure Arc Monitoring & maintaining hybrid-cloud environments Ensuring consistent operations across stores, distribution sites & cloud platforms Operational Infrastructure Support with EUC: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP AOVPN & RSA Remote Access Citrix Enterprise SQL MoveIT Automation & FTP Monitoring & backup systems Support across cloud, datacentre & retail locations Manage & maintain physical and virtual server estates Useful Qualifications (Not Essential) Microsoft MCP - Installing & Configuring Windows 10/11 MCSA or equivalent ITIL Foundation Degree in IT or related discipline Why This Role? Step into 3rd Line Engineering. Join a respected national retailer with real career paths. Work with cutting-edge Microsoft cloud & datacentre technologies. Hybrid flexibility with regular onsite collaboration. Strong team culture with specialist technical peers Ready to Level Up in 2026? Call today to secure your interview!

Wintel / Configuration Engineer Swindon - 3 days on-site per week 6 months Inside IR35 The Role Our client is seeking an Environment Engineer to support integrated test environments for a large-scale financial services programme with the end client. This role sits within Environment Engineering and focuses on environment stability, configuration, and operational support . You'll work closely with QA, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to provision environments, maintain compliance, and resolve incidents quickly and effectively. If you enjoy hands-on technical support, automation, and keeping complex environments running smoothly, this is a strong long-term contract opportunity. Key Responsibilities Provision, configure, and maintain integrated test environments Ensure environment stability, reliability, and availability Provide L1/L2 support across Wintel-based platforms and applications Work closely with QA teams to support testing activities and resolve environment issues Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to manage capacity and performance Troubleshoot incidents and perform root cause analysis Ensure environments meet security, compliance, and operational standards Support batch processing and certificate management activities Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives Must Have Skills & Experience You should have solid hands-on experience in L1/L2 environment or infrastructure support , including: Configuration & Environment Support Wintel (Windows-based environments) Windows Server .NET applications PowerShell scripting SQL Server DevOps tooling and practices Digital Lab / Testing Support L1/L2 support experience in Digital Lab environments Eggplant (test automation or environment support exposure) Certificate Management & Automation Certificate lifecycle management Automation experience within Wintel environments Tools such as AppViewX and Ansible .NET-based automation or scripting Nice-to-Have Skills Financial services or banking domain experience Experience supporting large, integrated test environments Exposure to batch scheduling or batch operations Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing mindset All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Integration Engineer - SC Cleared + Fantatstic company + Great career training and promotion prospects About the Company : CBSbutler are excited to partner with a leading global technology services provider to recruit a skilled Wintel Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dedicated team providing critical IT services directly into aprestigious, high-security client environment in Stevenage. About the Role : Please note: Due to the secure nature of this role and client requirements, this position requires 5 days per week onsite in Stevenage and is open only to UK Nationals who are eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC). Responsibilities : + Planning, regulating, testing, and often maintaining computer operations + Producing processes, writing and documenting procedures, providing technical support and new solutions +Maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction by clarifying the customers' needs and ensuring they are met whilst working within your agreed support role Qualifications : Good understanding of IT support, team working, good communicator General knowledge of Microsoft technologies is required to meet the role expectations: Windows Server 2022 Active Directory (AD) AD GPOs SCOM WSUS MECM SQL Server Microsoft Exchange Skype for Business PowerShell scripting Pay range and compensation package : A competitive salary of up to 55,000 per annum + Benefits. Equal Opportunity Statement : CBSbutler is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.

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.

Wintel Engineer/Integrator - Contract - Hampshire Leading Defence Industry service provider require a skilled Integrator to work on an ongoing contract basis. Please note the role with involve some travel and on-site work. *A national security clearance is required for this role but candidates not holding this level of clearance will be considered* Responsible for the design, creation, testing and documenting of new and amended programs from supplied specifications in accordance with agreed standards. The provision of application maintenance and support services, either directly to users of the applications or to service delivery functions. This will be in a varied Wintel environment so will need a broad range of Integration/Migration/Testing/Delivery experience and technical expertise. Please apply via this site in the first instance or send a CV with covering note to (see below) Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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

Network Engineer - 6 Months 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 Responsible for third line resolution of IT network infrastructure incidents across the service, involving both physical and virtual network switching, routing and firewall equipment. Ensure that all new components and installations meet or exceed the RSO internal and regulatory requirements. Work with the technical architects and other tech teams to support and make recommendations towards service improvements and implement these solutions. Own responsibility for network changes and implement according to agreed business processes. Monitor trends to be able to proactively respond to issues to support the business needs. Develop the creation of 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 planning upgrades as appropriate. Assisting more junior team members with learning and development as required. What you'll need to succeed MUST HAVE SC CLEARANCE FOR THIS ROLE Experience in a similar network engineering role or as a generalist with a high degree of demonstratable networking experience. Experience with virtualized networking principles and platforms (vmware/Hyper-V). Experience with varied routing, firewall, switching and load balancing vendors. Excellent 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 security. Sound knowledge of LAN, WAN, design and implementation concepts. Clear understanding of IKE, IPSEC and standard routing protocols (OSPf/BGP). Demonstration of network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices. Desirable Experience of working with Agile methodologies. Experience of cloud-based infrastructure (AWS/Azure). What you'll get in return 6 Months initial contract (likely go on to be 2 years) Competitive Day rate 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 Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer - Wintel, VMware, Windows Server AD/GP, Azure, SAN/NAS. Permanent, Birmingham, West Midlands / Flexible Working. £55k - £60k +Bonus +Benefits Global organization with significant inhouse server infrastructure seeks an Infrastructure Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer to join the team and be involved in a mix of 3rd line support and project delivery work focusing on their Wintel Server and Storage Area Network (SAN) estates. As the Infrastructure Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer you will carry out installations, upgrade, moves, maintenance and decommissioning of all Wintel servers (Windows Server, VMWare ESXi etc) and server related equipment adhering to a strict set of guidelines. You will also monitor and maintain all server and SAN and NAS related hardware, including their supporting infrastructure, configuration of SAN related server software and the provisioning of storage. Infrastructure support work will focus on 3rd line server engineering and involved server maintenance and patching, rebuilds and configurations as well as some CLI work using Powershell. You will also participate in the execution of the firm's regular Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery testing by providing replicated copies of data between sites, clustering services and snapshots of data for backup. Project work will focus on the improvement and upgrade of both Wintel Server and related SAN environments combined with NAS hardware estates and combine additional work surrounding the cloud migration strategy which will involve a combination of both MS Azure and AWS deployments and migrations. We are searching for Infrastructure Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer who has worked on a large-scale global server environment where you have gained a mixture of experience of 3rd line BAU support work as well as project work centered around Windows Server 2012 / 2016 / 2019 Active Directory / Group Policy, VMWare Esxi Clusters, SAN storage technologies along with MS Azure & AWS deployment exposure as part of a cloud deployment programme. You will be comfortable working with hardware associated to SAN/NAS estate environments and ideally have some exposure to Dell PowerMax, Isilon and ECS but other SAN storage technologies can be considered. Ideally you will possess some experience of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity processes. You will be well organised and possess exceptional communication skills. Exceptional opportunity to join a global organisation operating within the professional services environment with significant investment in infrastructure and projects including major cloud deployment programmes. Excellent remuneration and benefits package offered combined with flexible/hybrid working environment

Wintel Platform Engineer Contract - Competitive Rate 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 Joining the Technology, Engineering and Operations function as platforms engineer, you will have responsibility for maintaining and developing our Platforms Infrastructure. You will use your knowledge and experience to ensure that the infrastructure and services are configured securely, highly available and performant. Working with internal Product Management teams you will further develop the core platforms to meet availability requirements and emerging user needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of a growing team in a modern and flexible working environment. This is a varied and exciting role for an experienced and enthusiastic individual looking to drive forward their technical ability and career. What you'll need to succeed Essential Experience - must be SC cleared Experienced engineer specialising in Microsoft Windows Server Enterprise, Active Directory, and Group Policy Management Working knowledge of networking protocols (UDP, TCP, TLS, DNS) Experience of using and developing PowerShell scripts. Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities AWS Cloud, Lambada, EC2, RDS, VPC, IGW, IAM. Experience in working in Cross Domain and air gapped environments. Hands-on experience with VMware Windows 2022 experience and migration from 2012R2/20216. Experience of working on Windows Core as well as GU Experience with ADFS Ability to develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures and scenario playbooks Must be a self-starter and work productively with minimal supervision alone or in collaboration with a team Desirable Configuration management experience (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet) Experience in KeyClock, ADFS OAuth 2.0 and integration of cloud services Familiarity with software development practices (version control, CI/CD) Experience of open-source monitoring tools (e.g., Zabbix, Prometheus) What you'll get in return Competitive rate 6 month initial contract which will likely go on for 2 years 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

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

3rd Line / Infrastructure Engineer required for my client based in Central London for a 3 month contract (likely to extend), rate £250-300 p/d. My client are public sector and therefore this role falls within IR35 - please contact me for information regarding this. The organisation are looking to add an Infrastructure Engineer to their team to predominantly provide BAU support during a busy time. Hours of work are 9am - 5pm, 35 hours per week. You will assist in looking after a Wintel Server estate and associated technologies, for a large user base. Essential skills required: Server 08-16 Citrix XenApp Strong Active Directory experience VMware (version 6+ preferred) Desirable skills: IIS / Apache Tomcat

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 Systems Support Engineer with a strong software tooling background is required to support tools and monitoring technologies within a Cloud based infrastructure for a Global technology company. Role: Systems Support Engineer As Systems Support Engineer you will be responsible for: + Managing a queue of requests from TechOps and Development teams + Provisioning access to standard enterprise systems and tools + Development and deployment of reporting + Working to SLA and OLA measures to ensure the best possible response to stakeholder requests + Creation of AWS (Cloud) accounts + Monitoring the penetration of Enterprise tools + Working closely with the Tools Provisioning manager and team to deploy, maintain and update Enterprise tools and access in a consistent and standard manner + Working with Product aligned infrastructure teams to assist with one off and bulk deployments of tools to their environments (including migration from previous tools) Experience: As Systems Support Engineer you will have experience of: + Degree qualified or equivalent in Computer Science or other relevant discipline + Broad experience in a technical support, ideally hosting in the Cloud, and on premise, or similar role + In-depth understanding of Infrastructure, ideally Amazon Web Services, and/or at least one of the following - Linux, Solaris, Wintel, and Storage & backup technologies + Good knowledge of monitoring tools and technologies + Extensive and demonstrable experience of Incident and Problem Management, with an understanding of other ITIL processes, applied across multi-platform technologies

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 are SCC - Specialist Computer Centres - the leading IT services organisation in Europe . We now have an exciting career opportunity for a talented Linux Engineer to provide support to our customer based on-site at their facility in Bristol . The role : To install, configure, troubleshoot Linux based operating systems, and advise on continued usage and deployments. To be primarily a Linux resource, but on occasion assist with issues in the Wintel environment. To assist the delivery of IT Services to the end client through supply of contracted services and value add. Deliver an effective and efficient customer focused service to all staff for SCC clients, meeting service level agreements and customer expectations. 1. Main Duties of Job: * Direct interaction with customers helping them identify and resolve technical issues with bespoke products * Creation of process documentation. Build/Software deployment guides. * Internal reproduction of the customer problem to enable the development and testing of a resolution * Developing resolutions to customer's problems, working with the customers internal Desktop Integration to define a standard Workstation build * Support for software and hardware fault resolution * Installation, Move and Addition services in relation to IT equipment on customer sites * Remote support using software support tools where available * Escalation of incidents to line management where necessary * Update of all Incidents and requests in the call handling system * Completion of project activity as request by SCC to support SCC customers * Installation of new hardware and software as requested by SCC Clients and authorised by SCC management * Re-loading/configuring software applications and images * Look for potential service improvements * * * Skills, Knowledge & Experience: * A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in IT specifically a Linux/Unix environment * Essential knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. * Desirable knowledge of Red Hat kickstart, Solaris, bash scripting, application installs, LDAP * Ability to work independently and with little guidance * A customer-orientated approach with excellent communication and organisational skills. * Focused on delivering agreed objectives and results. * Ability to effectively influence and negotiate with personnel at various organisational levels. * Strong analytical, creative problem solving and planning skills to achieve results. * Ability to prioritise, plan and meet deadlines by applying specific project management techniques. * Ability to handle difficult and demanding customer environments. * Ability to deal with customers and liaise with other departments in a confident but friendly manner. * Ability to work un-managed towards individual and team objectives associated with the role . We offer an attractive starting salary plus other large company benefits . Interested ? Then click the response button now

Level 4 Wintel Engineer Basingstoke *DV Clearance req if not already held* Level 4 Microsoft (WINTEL and VDI) Support. The Candidate shall provide Level 4 Microsoft (WINTEL and VDI) support remotely to sites. The Candidate's responsibilities in respect of this Service shall be as follows: a. Provision of advice and recommendations with respect to design change; b. Responding and resolving or providing temporary fixes or workarounds for Incidents escalated from Level 3; c. Conducting root cause analysis in order to provide permanent solutions; d. Updating Incidents records in compatible Remedy with resolution details; e. Proactive monitoring of infrastructure support tooling f. Engaging with Engineering Teams to assist with implementations including new releases; g. Ad-hoc onsite Level 4 support h. Manage & execute maintenance tasks in-line with LORA; Mandatory Skills Required: * Veritas Storage Foundation * Veritas Volume Replicator * Windows Server 2003 * Windows XP Desktop * Active Directory * DNS * DHCP * DFS * Group Policy Objects * Server Failure Debugging * Anti Virus (VirusScan & EPO) * Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2003 * Microsoft Identity Information Server * Alternative Web Servers such as Apache * Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services 2003 * Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) * Microsoft ISA Server 2004