System Engineer

System Engineer

You'll be technically skilled with a background in open source and a focus on continuous improvement, application resilience and new technologies, to join the Data Centre.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to work with project management to ensure the timely delivery of infrastructure and applications to pre-defined project timescales.
• Responsible to champion the use of new technologies to further improve operational activities and processes through automation and the development of infrastructure as code.
• Responsible to focus on continuous improvement, application resilience & new technologies.
• Ensure that all deployed applications adhere to RTO / RPO requirements agreed with relevant business units.
• Produce operational support documentation & knowledge base.
• Work with the production support function to complete operational acceptance of new systems, transferring first-line support responsibilities to 24/7 support teams.
• Drive the use of SCM tools and participate in the design, implementation and day-to-day support of mission critical automation pipelines.
• Successfully integrate into the Global IT Organisation, embracing the culture and Solera Way.
• Qualify for the mission by learning product suites, tools and Solera architectural standards.
• Effectively lead the mission to integrate new systems into Solera IT infrastructure.
• Create an accretive roadmap to standardise existing and future IT integration projects.

About you:

• Proven experience of working in an IT service operations team.
• Operating System: Linux installation, administration & tuning.
• Scripting: Python, Ruby, Shell, PowerShell.
• Backup Technologies: NetBackup, Veeam.
• Storage & SAN Technologies: NetApp, 3PAR.
• Automation Technologies: Puppet, Katello, Ansible.
• Virtualisation: VMware, OpenStack.
• Continuous Integration: Jenkins, Concourse.
• Monitoring Tools: Nagios, OPSview, Icinga.
• Knowledge of data centre architecture.
• Project Management of implementation of new systems & hardware.
• Creation of system architecture design and support documentation.
• Experience of working in a multiplatform IT environment.
• Ability to prioritise, delegate and deliver tasks in a pressurized high output focused environment.
• Willingness to identify, implement and drive improvements.
• Attention to detail.
• Enthusiasm for learning new technologies.
• Flexibility with regards to working outside normal business hours as required.