Infrastructure Engineering Specialist in Salford

What you’ll be doing:

• Undertake routine daily activities and be accountable for system design, build, testing, validation, maintenance, and ongoing support of components within Network Cloud.
• Undertake the implementation of new and enhanced technology that aligns to customers’ strategic direction.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks in the Linux environment, including system, application, and network components, to ensure optimal system efficiency.
• System Security: Implement and maintain security measures and best practices to protect Linux servers from potential threats, vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access.
• Automation and Configuration Management: Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and automation scripts to streamline administrative tasks, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Containerization and Orchestration: Utilise containerisation and Kubernetes for orchestration to manage and scale containerised applications effectively.
• Participate in technology lifecycle planning, including contributing to the development of the technology roadmaps and Platform Health Assessments.
• Deliver the required documentation, knowledge transfer and training to successfully land new solutions into the support organisation.
• Drive the implementation of core and cloud infrastructure security to manage risks and exposure.
• Provide support for platform incidents.
• Mentor other Engineering professionals, helping to improve the team’s abilities by acting as a technical resource.
• Continuously develop and share knowledge with the team on emerging trends and changes.

Skills Required for the Role:

• Strong interest in researching new technologies.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, VMware and OpenStack.
• Familiarity with databases such as MySQL / PostgreSQL, particularly their storage requirements and backup models.
• Skills in integration of third party, Opensource and self developed solutions.
• Ability to develop and maintain programs and scripts that aid in the operation and automation of tasks using various shell and scripting languages (Ansible/bash/Python).
• Ability to produce technical focused documentation/guides for a variety of audiences.
• Familiarity with data centre networking technologies.
• Knowledge of Linux filesystems and storage including LVM, iSCSI, file access control, partitioning and RAID.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting skills, covering both functional and performance issues.
• An understanding of code review and familiarity with tools like GitLab & Jenkins.
• Strong knowledge of Linux configuration management and automation including bash, awk, sed and Ansible.
• Strong knowledge of machine virtualisation, ideally KVM.
• Understanding of the TSA and its implications to ways of working.
• Good knowledge of Linux container technologies including Docker.
• Good knowledge of Linux networking including bridging, routing, iptables and diagnostic tools such as tcpdump, ping etc.
• Familiarity with enterprise grade server hardware (Dell/Cisco).
• Ability to self-manage priorities and take a flexible approach to implementation.
• General knowledge of change control and operational security processes and the importance of these processes to the integrity of services you operate.

Experience Required for the Role:

• Experience administering Linux servers in virtualized settings using automation tools.
• Experience researching and learning new technologies.
• Researching and resolving problems both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience responding to high priority incidents.
• Documenting designs and ideas.
• Actively participated in strategy setting sessions.
• Has been part of a team that moves quickly whilst hosting critical services.
• Experience of using cloud platforms to develop solutions to problems.

Benefits:

• On target 10% on target bonus.
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%.
• From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service.
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues.
• 2 weeks carer’s leave.
• World-class training and development opportunities.
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.