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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Sinara Consultants are recruiting a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our in-house IT infrastructure team. If you want to pursue a career in IT infrastructure working within a software company with technically literate colleagues, you might like to apply to join us as our Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer.

About the role

This is a varied and challenging role for an IT Infrastructure Engineer to work with our IT Director to manage and maintain the infrastructure described below. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer role requires knowledge of system and application software, networking and hardware and so will suit someone with a broad enthusiasm within IT, possibly someone who is looking for a step up in their IT infrastructure career. Although this is not a support position, you will need to communicate both with Sinara’s own users and occasionally with external clients. Such contact will in general be with technically literate users. You will also have support from and provide guidance to the Junior IT Infrastructure Engineer.

Infrastructure:

Our development and operational activities require a significant IT infrastructure – in our office, hosted at a major London data centre, and also in the cloud. We use a wide range of technology, including Microsoft Windows, Linux, Hyper V, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, AWS, Azure, and we make extensive use of SQL Server and PostGreSQL databases.
The role has a wide range of responsibilities including but not restricted to the following tasks:

  • Design, build and management of server infrastructure (real and virtual)
  • Management of cloud infrastructure
  • System Monitoring and Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting and Fault Investigation
  • User Account Management
  • Firewall and Switch Configuration
  • Data Backup Management

About you

You will have five or more years’ of relevant experience working in an IT Infrastructure role for a company using some or all of the technologies listed above You must be self-motivated, able to use your own initiative and thrive on learning new technologies and taking ownership of projects to achieve infrastructure objectives. You should be someone who enjoys fixing things, building structure where it is lacking but can also be flexible where necessary to meet the changing needs of the company. You are a practical person with a can-do, hands-on approach to new issues.

Your essential skills

You can demonstrate experience in most of the following areas:

  • A broad knowledge of Microsoft system and application software
  • A general knowledge of Linux and AWS
  • A general knowledge of networking including TCP and DNS
  • The ability to learn quickly those concepts with which you are unfamiliar

Your desirable skills

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Azure would be advantageous

Your attributes

  • An enthusiasm for getting the job done without compromising accuracy or quality
  • A pride in your work and an excellent attention to detail
  • Effective time management and organisational skills
  • Good interpersonal skills, friendly and approachable
  • Good verbal and written communication
  • A flexible attitude to work with the ability to handle changing priorities

About you

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week. We are currently working on a flexible hybrid workplace basis.

About Sinara

Sinara is a well-established London-based software house providing software development services and software products to exchanges, financial institutions and market data vendors. We combine strong technical expertise with a pragmatic, flexible approach to deliver and support business-critical IT systems. We are based just south of Tower Bridge and are well located in the thriving Bermondsey district with excellent transport links including quick and easy access to London Bridge.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or relationship status.

To Apply

Please send your CV, along with a covering letter and your salary expectations to recruitment@sinara.co.uk and our recruitment team will be in touch.

Please use the following subject line for your email:

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

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