Job#: 2031346

Job Description:

As a key member of the Tech Ops Infrastructure Engineering team you will be responsible for advancing the introduction and development of Infrastructure Automation & Platforms. This could be through the creation of strategies, roadmaps and implementation plans, creating low level engineering designs or by providing subject matter expert (SME) level support to the Operations teams. The role will suit an individual who enjoys working collaboratively with Engineers and Architects to create holistic solutions incorporating a wide range of systems and technologies, and who is able to bring creativity to the solutioning process. You will work closely with other Engineers who have specialized skills while cross-training withincore technologies. Both they and you, will be constantly learning from each other. Role Responsibilities * Create innovative engineering solutions and designs within defined standards, or proposing new standards when required, ensuring that designs work holistically within larger solutions. * In close collaboration with cross functional architecture teams, develop strategies and roadmaps which support the introduction and continuous improvement of Automation & Infrastructure Platforms. * Actively develop an infrastructure automation model and introduce infrastructure automation solutions across a variety of bare metal, virtualized, and cloud environments, identifying where automation should be used, and working with operations teams to implement solutions. * Work closely with the other Tech Ops teams to identify, test, and implement monitoring and automation tools across the infrastructure platforms and estate. * Design roadmap implementation projects, communicating with stakeholders and operations teams to ensure delivery. * Maintain a good awareness of Operations activities through regular communication with operations leads and by attending update meetings. * Create build instructions for engineering designs, and support operations teams during implementation. * Undertake requirements analysis of incoming requests ensuring deliverables are clearly understood and agreed with stakeholders. * Proactively seek out opportunities for continuous improvement of systems and processes and propose improvement activities. * Incorporate security-by-design into all solutions, ensuring that security requirements are considered concurrently with technical requirements. * Work closely with Tech Ops tower leads as an escalation point, providing SME support to operations teams assisting with P1/P2 incident resolution. * Liaise with 3rd. party vendors when appropriate to create engineering solutions and continuous improvement proposals. * Collaborate with Architects to propose, review and implement new standards and technologies. * Carry out continuous personal development, ensuring technical skills are kept up to date and non-technical skills are gained and improved. * Develop a base cross functional technical knowledge allowing holistic thinking during design processes. * Carry out technical reviews of change requests and designs created by other teams. * Work with Operations teams to analyze RCA's and design action plans. Role Requirements Essential * Extensive experience of implementing and developing infrastructure platforms and automation, including provisioning and administration activities and supporting IaC and CaC, using automation technologies (Ansible, Salt, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Ignio) within the following environments o Azure o VMWare o Hyper-V o Windows o Linux o Containers & Orchestration o Bare Metal * A detailed knowledge and experience of scripting and programming languages (PowerShell, Azure JSON and Bicep, Python, Ruby, Shell) and communication protocols (REST,