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Minimum of SC Clearance, MOD DV would be a preferrable Competivie salary plus Benefits and Bonuses Gloucester location - 3 days on site WHAT WILL THE SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER BE DOING? As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll join an expanding Corporate Services IT department that supports mission critical work completed by over 1000 end users across hundreds of servers. The unique nature of the business areas you and your team will support create complex and often time-critical demands to deliver effective, reliable and enduring IT platforms across 'conventional' on-premise systems, cloud computing and 'air-gapped' systems. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll be understanding, maintaining and developing specific aspects of an enterprise IT environment; encompassing tasks across technical design, implementation and support. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Systems engineering experience at technical lead level with vendor technologies such as Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), VMWare, RedHat of similar. Able to design, support and maintain internal IT environments, platforms and services at SME level or above. Awareness of Defence or National Security IT standards, a background within these domains would be preferential; including within environments that operate at multiple classification levels. Some exposure to Solution or Enterprise Architecture methods, you do not need to be a practitioner. KEY TECHNOLOGIES: Cloud platforms: Primarily AWS and Azure covering organisation design (layout), tenancy/account management, security, identity management, service provisioning and reporting functions. Identity and Directory services: Design, management and maintenance of Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, KeyCloak and Microsoft's enterprise Single Sign-On technologies. Mobile device management: Covering 300+ deployed mobile devices, applying best practice and industry standards. Cyber security and information assurance: Managing and maintaining intrusion detection apparatus, supporting queries/investigations and hardened configuration of IT equipment. DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering: Supporting enterprise software teams and their Ci/CD requirements using tools such as GitLab, Jenkins or SonarQube etc. Successful applicant must be a British national and must hold a minimum of SC Clearance, MOD DV security clearance would be preferred. TO BE CONSIDERED . Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to - I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, just search Henry Clay-Davies. I look forward to hearing from you. SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER KEY SKILLS: SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER / SYSTEMS ENGINEER / NATIONAL SECURITY / DEFENCE / GOVERNMENT / SECURITY CLEARED / SECURITY CLEARANCE / SECURITY CHECK / SC CLEARED / SC CLEARANCE / DEVELOPED VETTING / DEVELOPED VETTED / DV CLEARED / DV CLEARANCE / DEEP VETTED / DEEP VETTING
Minimum of SC Clearance, MOD DV would be a preferrable Competivie salary plus Benefits and Bonuses Gloucester location - 3 days on site WHAT WILL THE SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER BE DOING? As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll join an expanding Corporate Services IT department that supports mission critical work completed by over 1000 end users across hundreds of servers. The unique nature of the business areas you and your team will support create complex and often time-critical demands to deliver effective, reliable and enduring IT platforms across 'conventional' on-premise systems, cloud computing and 'air-gapped' systems. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll be understanding, maintaining and developing specific aspects of an enterprise IT environment; encompassing tasks across technical design, implementation and support. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Systems engineering experience at technical lead level with vendor technologies such as Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), VMWare, RedHat of similar. Able to design, support and maintain internal IT environments, platforms and services at SME level or above. Awareness of Defence or National Security IT standards, a background within these domains would be preferential; including within environments that operate at multiple classification levels. Some exposure to Solution or Enterprise Architecture methods, you do not need to be a practitioner. KEY TECHNOLOGIES: Cloud platforms: Primarily AWS and Azure covering organisation design (layout), tenancy/account management, security, identity management, service provisioning and reporting functions. Identity and Directory services: Design, management and maintenance of Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, KeyCloak and Microsoft's enterprise Single Sign-On technologies. Mobile device management: Covering 300+ deployed mobile devices, applying best practice and industry standards. Cyber security and information assurance: Managing and maintaining intrusion detection apparatus, supporting queries/investigations and hardened configuration of IT equipment. DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering: Supporting enterprise software teams and their Ci/CD requirements using tools such as GitLab, Jenkins or SonarQube etc. Successful applicant must be a British national and must hold a minimum of SC Clearance, MOD DV security clearance would be preferred. TO BE CONSIDERED . Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to - I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, just search Henry Clay-Davies. I look forward to hearing from you. SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER KEY SKILLS: SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER / SYSTEMS ENGINEER / NATIONAL SECURITY / DEFENCE / GOVERNMENT / SECURITY CLEARED / SECURITY CLEARANCE / SECURITY CHECK / SC CLEARED / SC CLEARANCE / DEVELOPED VETTING / DEVELOPED VETTED / DV CLEARED / DV CLEARANCE / DEEP VETTED / DEEP VETTING
Generalsystem
About us This unique new form of data processing can process the volume, velocity, and breadth of spatial-temporal data from millions of dynamic machines and sensors on as little as a single server. The approach is unrelated to anything else in existence today. From connected cars to home deliveries and smart cities, the technology is helping data scientists to make a more efficient, sustainable, and safer world. A team of 50+, we have contracts with some of the world's most forward-thinking customers. We are an international company staffed by world-class data scientists, data engineers, software developers, technical innovators, and sector-specific professionals. Excession, a division of General System, is focussed on serving our public sector clients and comprises US and UK cleared staff with backgrounds in specialist intelligence, defence and law enforcement. Work on the world's most challenging, cutting-edge projects, and join us on this momentous journey! The Role: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Insight Product Engineering team. The Insight team is responsible for building applications in a real time platform. Our apps provide layered views and shared situational awareness for tracking of assets, recording and displaying video streams, voice and text communication, multi-modal sensor streams and their real time analysis. In this role you will need to understand the business requirements and design the technical solutions to them. You will build and implement new features and services for a high-scale software system. You understand operational issues and collaborate with engineers in cross-functional teams. You will develop a strong interest in and deep understanding of the platform so you can drive innovative and effective technical solutions. Being part of the team you will have an opportunity to work with excellent engineers, product and design people. You will be responsible for: Implementing new features in the Insight application and real time suite. Contributing to discussions around design, system architecture and infrastructure. Writing and maintaining automated tests, identifying and fixing bugs, assisting with analysis of operations and support issues. Maintaining codebase quality by reviewing the work of colleagues. Participating in the planning and estimation of tasks. This includes collaborating with engineers, product management and the commercial team to coordinate and prioritise efforts. Employing software engineering best practices for high-reliability software systems. Clearly documenting code and architecture. We're interested in these skills and experience: You are at home in Node.js & Typescript in the backend and distributed systems processing data, REST services. You're familiar with Docker and Compose. You understand the principles of good test design and can write useful unit tests. You can understand the intent of a user story and can design an elegant solution to deliver it. You have a passion for quality in engineering. You have the ability to communicate effectively with non-technical people. You are comfortable with a bit of mathematics. We're extra excited about you if these are true : You have strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas to a non-expert audience. You enjoy mentoring other engineers. You have some practical experience with React, Node.js, Express.js. You have UK government security clearance (SC/DV). You'll be required to undergo a standard UK government baseline personnel security standard check. Our Core Values: Inclusivity : We are inclusive and welcoming to all teammates and partners; looking out for each other and ensuring everyone's voice is heard. We encourage diversity of thought. Integrity : We are committed to working at the highest levels of integrity and have a willingness to hold ourselves and our teams accountable. We always strive to do what is right, not just what is easy. Innovation : We are relentlessly curious and creative, committed to solving hard problems. We are smart about the work we do and how we do it. Invested : We are passionate about our work, believing what we do will make a difference. We take personal accountability for the delivery of goals. As committed teammates, going above and beyond expectations for our colleagues and clients is second nature. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
About us This unique new form of data processing can process the volume, velocity, and breadth of spatial-temporal data from millions of dynamic machines and sensors on as little as a single server. The approach is unrelated to anything else in existence today. From connected cars to home deliveries and smart cities, the technology is helping data scientists to make a more efficient, sustainable, and safer world. A team of 50+, we have contracts with some of the world's most forward-thinking customers. We are an international company staffed by world-class data scientists, data engineers, software developers, technical innovators, and sector-specific professionals. Excession, a division of General System, is focussed on serving our public sector clients and comprises US and UK cleared staff with backgrounds in specialist intelligence, defence and law enforcement. Work on the world's most challenging, cutting-edge projects, and join us on this momentous journey! The Role: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Insight Product Engineering team. The Insight team is responsible for building applications in a real time platform. Our apps provide layered views and shared situational awareness for tracking of assets, recording and displaying video streams, voice and text communication, multi-modal sensor streams and their real time analysis. In this role you will need to understand the business requirements and design the technical solutions to them. You will build and implement new features and services for a high-scale software system. You understand operational issues and collaborate with engineers in cross-functional teams. You will develop a strong interest in and deep understanding of the platform so you can drive innovative and effective technical solutions. Being part of the team you will have an opportunity to work with excellent engineers, product and design people. You will be responsible for: Implementing new features in the Insight application and real time suite. Contributing to discussions around design, system architecture and infrastructure. Writing and maintaining automated tests, identifying and fixing bugs, assisting with analysis of operations and support issues. Maintaining codebase quality by reviewing the work of colleagues. Participating in the planning and estimation of tasks. This includes collaborating with engineers, product management and the commercial team to coordinate and prioritise efforts. Employing software engineering best practices for high-reliability software systems. Clearly documenting code and architecture. We're interested in these skills and experience: You are at home in Node.js & Typescript in the backend and distributed systems processing data, REST services. You're familiar with Docker and Compose. You understand the principles of good test design and can write useful unit tests. You can understand the intent of a user story and can design an elegant solution to deliver it. You have a passion for quality in engineering. You have the ability to communicate effectively with non-technical people. You are comfortable with a bit of mathematics. We're extra excited about you if these are true : You have strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas to a non-expert audience. You enjoy mentoring other engineers. You have some practical experience with React, Node.js, Express.js. You have UK government security clearance (SC/DV). You'll be required to undergo a standard UK government baseline personnel security standard check. Our Core Values: Inclusivity : We are inclusive and welcoming to all teammates and partners; looking out for each other and ensuring everyone's voice is heard. We encourage diversity of thought. Integrity : We are committed to working at the highest levels of integrity and have a willingness to hold ourselves and our teams accountable. We always strive to do what is right, not just what is easy. Innovation : We are relentlessly curious and creative, committed to solving hard problems. We are smart about the work we do and how we do it. Invested : We are passionate about our work, believing what we do will make a difference. We take personal accountability for the delivery of goals. As committed teammates, going above and beyond expectations for our colleagues and clients is second nature. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Sopra Steria
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Are you an experienced infrastructure engineer looking for a "hands on" role? This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed team of engineers, working within our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector (ADS) As our new Infrastructure Engineer, you will be the main point of contact (PoC) for all hardware and datacentre related matters. Responsible for the design and deployment of all hardware for a green field enterprise system, including the creation of design artefacts for datacentre, remote site hardware dispositions, rack layouts and network & power cabling schema. Ideally be skilled in the design, sizing, configuration and connecting of Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays, including knowledge and experience of RAID standards, block and files storage, storage resilience and multi-site storage replication. This is a "hands-on" position requiring solid technical, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills. What you will be doing: Design a multi-site platform based upon commodity off the shelf (COTS) server, storage and networking hardware hosting Window Server and Client Operating Systems, VMware / vSphere Hypervisors and CISCO switch / router operating systems. Produce and maintain design artefacts, such as but not limited to Low-Level Designs, Release Notes, Platform Services related fail-over / disaster recovery instructions Documenting new procedures and review/update as required thought the delivery Assist in the management of Platform Services deployments through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to test and reference, through to the mission-critical production systems Provide input into the Event and Protective monitoring processes as relates to the hardware lights-out / remote consoles network connectivity Develop and maintain Client and third party supplier relationships as will be required to ensure the smooth delivery within the areas of responsibility Provide regular updates to the Technical and project leadership regarding all aspects of the Platform Services hardware delivery. What you will bring: Vocational/Diploma/Associate Degree (technical field) or relevant certification or relevant experience with a deploying enterprise hardware into datacentre-type environments Skilled in the deployment of enterprise hardware installations and the management of cabling and patching matrices Familiarity with deploying Microsoft Windows-based Servers and VMware ESXi hypervisors Strong understanding of deploying resilient hardware solutions Hands-on experience of deploying and managing Network Attached Storage arrays Experienced in the use of Microsoft Event Management software such as System Centre Operations Manager (SCOM) and / or SolarWinds Have a good understanding of 'Secure by Design' principles and practices Experience working in Multi-Datacentre Environments where availability, resilience and fault tolerance are key elements of every design A good understanding of networking as relates to Window Servers and Clients and VMware virtual networking Conversant with modern cabling safety standards such as low-smoke, zero halogen (LSZH) Conversant with different cable and presentation types, such as but not limited to optical fibre presentation (LC, SC), short-wave or long-wave, copper (RJ45) CAT6a - CAT7, Shielded and non-shielded and bandwidth compatibility UK Passport holder Active SC Security Clearance Would be great if you had: Experience in the use and implementation of BMC products, such as Truesight (Event Management) and Atrium (CMDB) Experience of deploying Window Server operating systems in virtual environments Experience with calculation datacentre requirements, such as peak circuit sizing, cooling Familiarity with the MoD and their design guidance and policies to align delivery with MoD Joint Service Publications (JSP) 440 including MoD Site coordinating Installation Design Authority (SCIDA) rules and regulations Expertise in storage array deployment, configuration, management including scaling, replication, fault tolerance and resilience Employment type: Full-time, permanent Location: Hemel Hempstead - Office based Security Clearance Level : You must be currently SC Cleared willing to undergo DV MOD Clearance Internal Recruiter: Carolyne Salary: £54K Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund which is 3% of base salary If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about Sector/Company Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK's Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
Are you an experienced infrastructure engineer looking for a "hands on" role? This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed team of engineers, working within our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector (ADS) As our new Infrastructure Engineer, you will be the main point of contact (PoC) for all hardware and datacentre related matters. Responsible for the design and deployment of all hardware for a green field enterprise system, including the creation of design artefacts for datacentre, remote site hardware dispositions, rack layouts and network & power cabling schema. Ideally be skilled in the design, sizing, configuration and connecting of Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays, including knowledge and experience of RAID standards, block and files storage, storage resilience and multi-site storage replication. This is a "hands-on" position requiring solid technical, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills. What you will be doing: Design a multi-site platform based upon commodity off the shelf (COTS) server, storage and networking hardware hosting Window Server and Client Operating Systems, VMware / vSphere Hypervisors and CISCO switch / router operating systems. Produce and maintain design artefacts, such as but not limited to Low-Level Designs, Release Notes, Platform Services related fail-over / disaster recovery instructions Documenting new procedures and review/update as required thought the delivery Assist in the management of Platform Services deployments through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to test and reference, through to the mission-critical production systems Provide input into the Event and Protective monitoring processes as relates to the hardware lights-out / remote consoles network connectivity Develop and maintain Client and third party supplier relationships as will be required to ensure the smooth delivery within the areas of responsibility Provide regular updates to the Technical and project leadership regarding all aspects of the Platform Services hardware delivery. What you will bring: Vocational/Diploma/Associate Degree (technical field) or relevant certification or relevant experience with a deploying enterprise hardware into datacentre-type environments Skilled in the deployment of enterprise hardware installations and the management of cabling and patching matrices Familiarity with deploying Microsoft Windows-based Servers and VMware ESXi hypervisors Strong understanding of deploying resilient hardware solutions Hands-on experience of deploying and managing Network Attached Storage arrays Experienced in the use of Microsoft Event Management software such as System Centre Operations Manager (SCOM) and / or SolarWinds Have a good understanding of 'Secure by Design' principles and practices Experience working in Multi-Datacentre Environments where availability, resilience and fault tolerance are key elements of every design A good understanding of networking as relates to Window Servers and Clients and VMware virtual networking Conversant with modern cabling safety standards such as low-smoke, zero halogen (LSZH) Conversant with different cable and presentation types, such as but not limited to optical fibre presentation (LC, SC), short-wave or long-wave, copper (RJ45) CAT6a - CAT7, Shielded and non-shielded and bandwidth compatibility UK Passport holder Active SC Security Clearance Would be great if you had: Experience in the use and implementation of BMC products, such as Truesight (Event Management) and Atrium (CMDB) Experience of deploying Window Server operating systems in virtual environments Experience with calculation datacentre requirements, such as peak circuit sizing, cooling Familiarity with the MoD and their design guidance and policies to align delivery with MoD Joint Service Publications (JSP) 440 including MoD Site coordinating Installation Design Authority (SCIDA) rules and regulations Expertise in storage array deployment, configuration, management including scaling, replication, fault tolerance and resilience Employment type: Full-time, permanent Location: Hemel Hempstead - Office based Security Clearance Level : You must be currently SC Cleared willing to undergo DV MOD Clearance Internal Recruiter: Carolyne Salary: £54K Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund which is 3% of base salary If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about Sector/Company Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK's Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.