MongoDB Administrator - Dubai - 15,000 to 25,000 AED per Month ( 40,000 to 65,000 Equivalent Per Annum Tax Free ) We are on the hunt for an experienced Database Administrator to join a growing team of professionals within a global Cybersecurity MSSP and operate from the Dubai office. Within this role you'll be working to manage, configure, automate, and monitor their internal databases and will operate to support the wider business with access to and security of the data. This is a hybrid role working from the Dubai office, the typical working arrangement being 3 days on-site and two from home. Sponsorship is available and relocation support is available for candidate moving from outside of Dubai. For this position in addition to the technical skills required solid English communication skills both written and verbal are essential for the role. Role Responsibilities: Management of MongoDB databases, including the installation, configuration, monitoring, performance tuning, backup, and recovery of those databases Development of Python scripts to automate routine tasks such as data migration, backups, monitoring, and reporting Identify and resolve performance issues by optimising database queries, indexes, and server configurations Implementation and maintenance of security measures to protect databases against unauthorised access, data breaches, and other assorted security threats Monitor database performance and troubleshooting of issues to ensure high availability and reliability Estimate future database growth and plan for scaling resources accordingly to meet the organisation's changing needs Collaborate closely with an international team of developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to understand database requirements and provide support as needed Skills Required: A solid in-depth knowledge of MongoDB, including its architecture, features, and best practices for deployment and administration Extensive experience working with Python programming, including experience with libraries and frameworks commonly used for database administration and automation tasks (e.g., PyMongo) Familiarity with database management concepts, such as replication, sharding, clustering, and schema design Experience with Linux/Unix systems administration, including shell scripting, server configuration, and management Ability to analyse complex issues, troubleshoot problems, and implement effective solutions in a timely manner Understanding of database security principles and best practices for securing MongoDB deployments, including authentication, authorization, and encryption Experience with database monitoring tools and frameworks for performance monitoring, such as MongoDB Cloud Manager, Ops Manager, or other third-party monitoring solutions What's On Offer: Relocation Assistance for moving to Dubai if currently living outside of the UAE Private Medical Insurance Visa Sponsorship Flight Allowance 24 days Annual Leave + UAE Public Holidays
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
MongoDB Administrator - Dubai - 15,000 to 25,000 AED per Month ( 40,000 to 65,000 Equivalent Per Annum Tax Free ) We are on the hunt for an experienced Database Administrator to join a growing team of professionals within a global Cybersecurity MSSP and operate from the Dubai office. Within this role you'll be working to manage, configure, automate, and monitor their internal databases and will operate to support the wider business with access to and security of the data. This is a hybrid role working from the Dubai office, the typical working arrangement being 3 days on-site and two from home. Sponsorship is available and relocation support is available for candidate moving from outside of Dubai. For this position in addition to the technical skills required solid English communication skills both written and verbal are essential for the role. Role Responsibilities: Management of MongoDB databases, including the installation, configuration, monitoring, performance tuning, backup, and recovery of those databases Development of Python scripts to automate routine tasks such as data migration, backups, monitoring, and reporting Identify and resolve performance issues by optimising database queries, indexes, and server configurations Implementation and maintenance of security measures to protect databases against unauthorised access, data breaches, and other assorted security threats Monitor database performance and troubleshooting of issues to ensure high availability and reliability Estimate future database growth and plan for scaling resources accordingly to meet the organisation's changing needs Collaborate closely with an international team of developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to understand database requirements and provide support as needed Skills Required: A solid in-depth knowledge of MongoDB, including its architecture, features, and best practices for deployment and administration Extensive experience working with Python programming, including experience with libraries and frameworks commonly used for database administration and automation tasks (e.g., PyMongo) Familiarity with database management concepts, such as replication, sharding, clustering, and schema design Experience with Linux/Unix systems administration, including shell scripting, server configuration, and management Ability to analyse complex issues, troubleshoot problems, and implement effective solutions in a timely manner Understanding of database security principles and best practices for securing MongoDB deployments, including authentication, authorization, and encryption Experience with database monitoring tools and frameworks for performance monitoring, such as MongoDB Cloud Manager, Ops Manager, or other third-party monitoring solutions What's On Offer: Relocation Assistance for moving to Dubai if currently living outside of the UAE Private Medical Insurance Visa Sponsorship Flight Allowance 24 days Annual Leave + UAE Public Holidays
T3/Implementation Engineer - 80,000 (DOE) - Bracknell - Hybrid Working! Role : T3/Implementation Engineer Location : Bracknell Salary : 70,000 - 80,000 + Unbelievable Benefits! Interviewing Immediately - Apply Now Fancy working for a global IT company who have branches in the US, UK, Germany and many more? My client are looking for a technical and personable character to join their ever growing team who is going to hit the ground running. Responsibilities: Work customer incidents and consultations that have been escalated from the Tier 2 team. Perform analysis and troubleshooting of Spectra Logic products in customer environments. Identify possible product/service/process quality issues affecting the field and bring them to the attention of the Support Manager(s) and Dev Engineering, via the defined RFA escalation process. Take corrective action to provide timely resolution of technical problems affecting customer experience. Availability for Scheduled Installation Deployments and Preventative Maintenance engagements, as well as short notice Fly-and-Fix travel to customer sites when required for onsite support. Use gathered information to initiate and manage product or process improvements. Attend cross-functional meetings geared toward improving product quality, discussing product changes, and prioritizing enhancements and bug fixes. Manage and organize the collection, verification, and dissemination of product technical information (specifically the Support Confluence space). Requirements: Advanced knowledge of Storage Hardware (Tape, Disk), Backup Applications, Servers, SAN, Cloud, plus Windows and Unix/Linux Operating Systems. Experience with controlling situations with displeased customers, leading to potentially stressful and time consuming resolution paths of customer issues. Ideal candidates will possess excellent troubleshooting skills utilizing logical processes and possess the ability to learn new technical concepts quickly. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Detail oriented, with creative problem-solving skills. Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate at all organizational levels. Good organizational and time management skills, a strong work-ethic in addition to a positive attitude are required. Ability to work on multiple projects while adapting to shifting priorities. Please do not hesitate and apply today, I am looking to move very fast with this position. This role would be suitable for: IT Field Engineer, IT Apprentice, IT Technician, IT Support Analyst, IT Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Administrator, 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, IT Engineer, Internal IT Support, Remote IT Support Built on a foundation of industry-leading technology, a world-class team and a scientific approach to building a truly recognisable brand, In Technology Group are fast becoming the UK's most influential IT recruitment company. In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
T3/Implementation Engineer - 80,000 (DOE) - Bracknell - Hybrid Working! Role : T3/Implementation Engineer Location : Bracknell Salary : 70,000 - 80,000 + Unbelievable Benefits! Interviewing Immediately - Apply Now Fancy working for a global IT company who have branches in the US, UK, Germany and many more? My client are looking for a technical and personable character to join their ever growing team who is going to hit the ground running. Responsibilities: Work customer incidents and consultations that have been escalated from the Tier 2 team. Perform analysis and troubleshooting of Spectra Logic products in customer environments. Identify possible product/service/process quality issues affecting the field and bring them to the attention of the Support Manager(s) and Dev Engineering, via the defined RFA escalation process. Take corrective action to provide timely resolution of technical problems affecting customer experience. Availability for Scheduled Installation Deployments and Preventative Maintenance engagements, as well as short notice Fly-and-Fix travel to customer sites when required for onsite support. Use gathered information to initiate and manage product or process improvements. Attend cross-functional meetings geared toward improving product quality, discussing product changes, and prioritizing enhancements and bug fixes. Manage and organize the collection, verification, and dissemination of product technical information (specifically the Support Confluence space). Requirements: Advanced knowledge of Storage Hardware (Tape, Disk), Backup Applications, Servers, SAN, Cloud, plus Windows and Unix/Linux Operating Systems. Experience with controlling situations with displeased customers, leading to potentially stressful and time consuming resolution paths of customer issues. Ideal candidates will possess excellent troubleshooting skills utilizing logical processes and possess the ability to learn new technical concepts quickly. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Detail oriented, with creative problem-solving skills. Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate at all organizational levels. Good organizational and time management skills, a strong work-ethic in addition to a positive attitude are required. Ability to work on multiple projects while adapting to shifting priorities. Please do not hesitate and apply today, I am looking to move very fast with this position. This role would be suitable for: IT Field Engineer, IT Apprentice, IT Technician, IT Support Analyst, IT Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Administrator, 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, IT Engineer, Internal IT Support, Remote IT Support Built on a foundation of industry-leading technology, a world-class team and a scientific approach to building a truly recognisable brand, In Technology Group are fast becoming the UK's most influential IT recruitment company. In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Job Title: DV Cleared Software Engineer (Elastic Stack) Type: Contract Salary: £700 - £800 per day Stance: Outside IR35 Location: Cheltenham, UK Clearance: DV Cleared Note: Please only apply if you currently hold active UKSV or UKIC DV Clearance. We're recruiting multiple DV Cleared Software Engineers with strong experience of the Elastic Stack to work on a range of close-to-the-mission projects. What you will be doing: Working closely with the engineering, product management, and support teams Solution design, development, and integration of Elastic products and APIs, platform architecture, and capacity planning in mission-critical environments Data modeling, query development and optimisation, cluster tuning, and scaling with a focus on fast search and analytics at scale Skills required: Hands-on experience and an understanding of Elasticsearch and/or Lucene Experience as a Software Engineer, System Administrator or DevOps Engineer Minimum of 5 years of experience working as a Consultant, working to deliver and execute professional services engagements Hands-on experience with large distributed systems from an architecture and development perspective Understanding of open-source technology and knowledge and proficiency in at least one programming language Understanding of Linux, Java, and databases Desirable skills: Deep understanding of Elasticsearch and/or Lucence, including Elastic Certified Engineer certification Strong knowledge of Java and Linux/Unix environment, software development, and/or experience with distributed systems MS or PhD in Computer Science or related engineering discipline Experience contributing to an open-source project or documentation To be considered please apply directly with an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact me
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Job Title: DV Cleared Software Engineer (Elastic Stack) Type: Contract Salary: £700 - £800 per day Stance: Outside IR35 Location: Cheltenham, UK Clearance: DV Cleared Note: Please only apply if you currently hold active UKSV or UKIC DV Clearance. We're recruiting multiple DV Cleared Software Engineers with strong experience of the Elastic Stack to work on a range of close-to-the-mission projects. What you will be doing: Working closely with the engineering, product management, and support teams Solution design, development, and integration of Elastic products and APIs, platform architecture, and capacity planning in mission-critical environments Data modeling, query development and optimisation, cluster tuning, and scaling with a focus on fast search and analytics at scale Skills required: Hands-on experience and an understanding of Elasticsearch and/or Lucene Experience as a Software Engineer, System Administrator or DevOps Engineer Minimum of 5 years of experience working as a Consultant, working to deliver and execute professional services engagements Hands-on experience with large distributed systems from an architecture and development perspective Understanding of open-source technology and knowledge and proficiency in at least one programming language Understanding of Linux, Java, and databases Desirable skills: Deep understanding of Elasticsearch and/or Lucence, including Elastic Certified Engineer certification Strong knowledge of Java and Linux/Unix environment, software development, and/or experience with distributed systems MS or PhD in Computer Science or related engineering discipline Experience contributing to an open-source project or documentation To be considered please apply directly with an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact me
T3/Implementation Engineer - £80,000 (DOE) - Bracknell - Hybrid Working! Role : T3/Implementation Engineer Location : Bracknell Salary : £70,000 - £80,000 + Unbelievable Benefits! Interviewing Immediately - Apply Now Fancy working for a global IT company who have branches in the US, UK, Germany and many more? My client are looking for a technical and personable character to join their ever growing team who is going to hit the ground running. Responsibilities: Work customer incidents and consultations that have been escalated from the Tier 2 team. Perform analysis and troubleshooting of Spectra Logic products in customer environments. Identify possible product/service/process quality issues affecting the field and bring them to the attention of the Support Manager(s) and Dev Engineering, via the defined RFA escalation process. Take corrective action to provide timely resolution of technical problems affecting customer experience. Availability for Scheduled Installation Deployments and Preventative Maintenance engagements, as well as short notice Fly-and-Fix travel to customer sites when required for onsite support. Use gathered information to initiate and manage product or process improvements. Attend cross-functional meetings geared toward improving product quality, discussing product changes, and prioritizing enhancements and bug fixes. Manage and organize the collection, verification, and dissemination of product technical information (specifically the Support Confluence space). Requirements: Advanced knowledge of Storage Hardware (Tape, Disk), Backup Applications, Servers, SAN, Cloud, plus Windows and Unix/Linux Operating Systems. Experience with controlling situations with displeased customers, leading to potentially stressful and time consuming resolution paths of customer issues. Ideal candidates will possess excellent troubleshooting skills utilizing logical processes and possess the ability to learn new technical concepts quickly. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Detail oriented, with creative problem-solving skills. Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate at all organizational levels. Good organizational and time management skills, a strong work-ethic in addition to a positive attitude are required. Ability to work on multiple projects while adapting to shifting priorities.Please do not hesitate and apply today, I am looking to move very fast with this position.This role would be suitable for: IT Field Engineer, IT Apprentice, IT Technician, IT Support Analyst, IT Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Administrator, 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, IT Engineer, Internal IT Support, Remote IT SupportBuilt on a foundation of industry-leading technology, a world-class team and a scientific approach to building a truly recognisable brand, In Technology Group are fast becoming the UK's most influential IT recruitment company. In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
T3/Implementation Engineer - £80,000 (DOE) - Bracknell - Hybrid Working! Role : T3/Implementation Engineer Location : Bracknell Salary : £70,000 - £80,000 + Unbelievable Benefits! Interviewing Immediately - Apply Now Fancy working for a global IT company who have branches in the US, UK, Germany and many more? My client are looking for a technical and personable character to join their ever growing team who is going to hit the ground running. Responsibilities: Work customer incidents and consultations that have been escalated from the Tier 2 team. Perform analysis and troubleshooting of Spectra Logic products in customer environments. Identify possible product/service/process quality issues affecting the field and bring them to the attention of the Support Manager(s) and Dev Engineering, via the defined RFA escalation process. Take corrective action to provide timely resolution of technical problems affecting customer experience. Availability for Scheduled Installation Deployments and Preventative Maintenance engagements, as well as short notice Fly-and-Fix travel to customer sites when required for onsite support. Use gathered information to initiate and manage product or process improvements. Attend cross-functional meetings geared toward improving product quality, discussing product changes, and prioritizing enhancements and bug fixes. Manage and organize the collection, verification, and dissemination of product technical information (specifically the Support Confluence space). Requirements: Advanced knowledge of Storage Hardware (Tape, Disk), Backup Applications, Servers, SAN, Cloud, plus Windows and Unix/Linux Operating Systems. Experience with controlling situations with displeased customers, leading to potentially stressful and time consuming resolution paths of customer issues. Ideal candidates will possess excellent troubleshooting skills utilizing logical processes and possess the ability to learn new technical concepts quickly. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Detail oriented, with creative problem-solving skills. Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate at all organizational levels. Good organizational and time management skills, a strong work-ethic in addition to a positive attitude are required. Ability to work on multiple projects while adapting to shifting priorities.Please do not hesitate and apply today, I am looking to move very fast with this position.This role would be suitable for: IT Field Engineer, IT Apprentice, IT Technician, IT Support Analyst, IT Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Administrator, 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, IT Engineer, Internal IT Support, Remote IT SupportBuilt on a foundation of industry-leading technology, a world-class team and a scientific approach to building a truly recognisable brand, In Technology Group are fast becoming the UK's most influential IT recruitment company. In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Alexander Mann Solutions - Public Sector Resourcing
Oracle Database Administrator (Inside/Outside IR35) Contract Term: 6 Months Contracting Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales Location: Remote Digital Health and Care Wales is an ambitious organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade. The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. We will achieve this by working in partnership with all NHS Wales organisations and through our expert and dedicated workforce. As an Oracle Database Administrator your main responsibilities will be: Plan and co-ordinate database design requirements and to provide a focal point for all activity affecting database models, to develop and implement the design policies, and ensuring these policies are followed, and to implement all aspects of the design of database architecture, including logical, physical and security models. Ensure maintenance of the logical and physical models underlying the databases. Provide end user support through service desk requests and incidents Manage the configuration of databases and supporting technology across the various hardware systems and to ensure best use of those systems within required operational parameters (e.g. resilience). Assist in the collection and analysis of data relating to the capabilities and requirements of databases, and to enable the identification of actions needed to develop them, following best practice. You'll have relevant experience in: Experience of Oracle Database Administration. Experience of managing ApEx environments. Knowledge of server scripting (Microsoft Powershell and Unix Shell Scripting). If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch. Disability confident As a member of the disability confident scheme, Digital Health and Care Wales guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. DHSC guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify for the above, please notify us. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different. Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Mar 27, 2024
Contractor
Oracle Database Administrator (Inside/Outside IR35) Contract Term: 6 Months Contracting Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales Location: Remote Digital Health and Care Wales is an ambitious organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade. The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. We will achieve this by working in partnership with all NHS Wales organisations and through our expert and dedicated workforce. As an Oracle Database Administrator your main responsibilities will be: Plan and co-ordinate database design requirements and to provide a focal point for all activity affecting database models, to develop and implement the design policies, and ensuring these policies are followed, and to implement all aspects of the design of database architecture, including logical, physical and security models. Ensure maintenance of the logical and physical models underlying the databases. Provide end user support through service desk requests and incidents Manage the configuration of databases and supporting technology across the various hardware systems and to ensure best use of those systems within required operational parameters (e.g. resilience). Assist in the collection and analysis of data relating to the capabilities and requirements of databases, and to enable the identification of actions needed to develop them, following best practice. You'll have relevant experience in: Experience of Oracle Database Administration. Experience of managing ApEx environments. Knowledge of server scripting (Microsoft Powershell and Unix Shell Scripting). If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch. Disability confident As a member of the disability confident scheme, Digital Health and Care Wales guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. DHSC guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify for the above, please notify us. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different. Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Unix System Administrator Abingdon Rd, Culham, UKFull-timeSalary: £35,520 + excellent benefits including outstanding pensionSite Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire or Rotherham, YorkshireConfirmed Grade: Level 4Department: Computing - Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Company Description By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world's energy? If so, read on.Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative. Job Description As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert. - Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).- Flexible working options including family friendly policies.- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.- Wide range of career development opportunities .- A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive .This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and Security Clearance is required. The Role The UNIX Systems Group, part of the Computing Division at UKAEA, is integral to the technical design and delivery of UNIX systems, mainly running Linux and Solaris. Operating within the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Unit, this group actively supports application deployment, managing network infrastructure, security, server, storage, end-user computers, and device management. The Unix Systems Administrator, contributing to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions unit, plays a crucial role in configuring and maintaining UNIX-based systems, ensuring seamless operations, and promptly addressing technical issues. This role is essential for managing system configurations and implementing project-related activities within the broader scope of the Computing Division's responsibilities. Additional Responsibilities: - UNIX-based systems, including HPC Clusters, general purpose server running core infrastructure and cloud-based systems for optimal performance and security compliance.- Contribute to support and maintenance for applications running on Solaris, Linux, and other UNIX-based platforms.- Maintain and configure UNIX based storage systems.- Develop and manage OS and application configurations, along with a consistent configuration management system across all managed machines.- Ensure timely application of patches, updates, firmware, and security fixes, maintaining system integrity and minimizing vulnerabilities.- 1st and 2nd level support for UNIX Systems. QualificationsEssential Requirements: - HND equivalent in a relevant STEM subject or equivalent experience.- Practical experience managing Linux or Solaris Systems.- Experience with configuration management tools such as Cfengine or Ansible.- Good understanding of current network protocols.- Good interpersonal and communication skills. Desirable Requirements: - Proficiency in writing well-documented code in high-level languages or scripts such as Java, C, Python, or Perl.- Experience in preparing technical aspects for procurements- Hands on experience with Solaris 10 and Solaris 11.- Experience in managing Linux systems at scale.- Experience managing ZS appliances.- Experience in using version controls systems, i.e. git or svn. Additional Information For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success. Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
Mar 25, 2024
Full time
Unix System Administrator Abingdon Rd, Culham, UKFull-timeSalary: £35,520 + excellent benefits including outstanding pensionSite Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire or Rotherham, YorkshireConfirmed Grade: Level 4Department: Computing - Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Company Description By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world's energy? If so, read on.Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative. Job Description As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert. - Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).- Flexible working options including family friendly policies.- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.- Wide range of career development opportunities .- A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive .This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and Security Clearance is required. The Role The UNIX Systems Group, part of the Computing Division at UKAEA, is integral to the technical design and delivery of UNIX systems, mainly running Linux and Solaris. Operating within the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Unit, this group actively supports application deployment, managing network infrastructure, security, server, storage, end-user computers, and device management. The Unix Systems Administrator, contributing to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions unit, plays a crucial role in configuring and maintaining UNIX-based systems, ensuring seamless operations, and promptly addressing technical issues. This role is essential for managing system configurations and implementing project-related activities within the broader scope of the Computing Division's responsibilities. Additional Responsibilities: - UNIX-based systems, including HPC Clusters, general purpose server running core infrastructure and cloud-based systems for optimal performance and security compliance.- Contribute to support and maintenance for applications running on Solaris, Linux, and other UNIX-based platforms.- Maintain and configure UNIX based storage systems.- Develop and manage OS and application configurations, along with a consistent configuration management system across all managed machines.- Ensure timely application of patches, updates, firmware, and security fixes, maintaining system integrity and minimizing vulnerabilities.- 1st and 2nd level support for UNIX Systems. QualificationsEssential Requirements: - HND equivalent in a relevant STEM subject or equivalent experience.- Practical experience managing Linux or Solaris Systems.- Experience with configuration management tools such as Cfengine or Ansible.- Good understanding of current network protocols.- Good interpersonal and communication skills. Desirable Requirements: - Proficiency in writing well-documented code in high-level languages or scripts such as Java, C, Python, or Perl.- Experience in preparing technical aspects for procurements- Hands on experience with Solaris 10 and Solaris 11.- Experience in managing Linux systems at scale.- Experience managing ZS appliances.- Experience in using version controls systems, i.e. git or svn. Additional Information For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success. Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
Linux Systems Administrator - Windows - Financial / Banking. Candidate must have strong Linux Systems Administration including Builds, Installs, Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning with a minimum 4+ years Scripting in any of Python, Bash, Perl, R, PowerShell with any DevOps and AWS beneficial. Preferred candidates will have a broader skillset including some Windows Desktop / Server and strong Relational Database Skills - SQL Server, Postgress, Oracle or Sybase. Whilst candidates with NO previous Financial experience WILL be considered ideal candidates will come from a Financial / Banking Background with some E-Trading Application Support looking after a number of Financial Trading Applications and Market Data Systems with some FIX connectivity / Client On-boarding and troubleshooting. Essential Skills: Strong Linux / Unix System Administration - RedHat, Ubuntu, CENTOS, SuSE, Solaris. Windows Desktop - 7/8/10. Windows Server / Active Directory - 2012/16. Shell Scripting - Python, R, Perl, Powershell, Bash. Strong knowledge of Relational Databases - SQL Server, Postgress, Oracle. Any experience of Low Latency / HFT (High Frequency Trading) Algorithmic Trading Systems advantageous including BIOS / Kernel Tuning and Optimization any DevOps experience would also be highly beneficial although this is a superb opportunity offering someone with the core skills to gain some exposure to other areas. Non Essential But Highly Desirable Skills: DevOps experience, AWS, Splunk. Previous Application Support (Ideally E-Trading / Market Data Systems). Experience supporting Futures & Options Trading / Settlement Systems. Knowledge of at least one of the ISV's products - Fidessa, Trading Technologies, Stellar, ULLink, WebICE, Object Trading / Vela, ION / Patsystems, Trayport. Exchange Connectivity - ICE / LIFFE, Eurex, CME / CBOT, Xetra, Chi-X, LME, LSE, NYSE. FIX Connectivity - Client On-boarding, Support / Troubleshooting of FIX Logs / Connections. Other Market Data - Reuters, Bloomberg, CQG, Ateo (Teo and Lisa). Within reason the role will pay what's required for "The Right Candidate" the wide salary range will largely depend on relevant Financial experience but applications are expected in the £70 to £100k range + Excellent Bonus + Benefits depending upon the level of experience.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
Linux Systems Administrator - Windows - Financial / Banking. Candidate must have strong Linux Systems Administration including Builds, Installs, Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning with a minimum 4+ years Scripting in any of Python, Bash, Perl, R, PowerShell with any DevOps and AWS beneficial. Preferred candidates will have a broader skillset including some Windows Desktop / Server and strong Relational Database Skills - SQL Server, Postgress, Oracle or Sybase. Whilst candidates with NO previous Financial experience WILL be considered ideal candidates will come from a Financial / Banking Background with some E-Trading Application Support looking after a number of Financial Trading Applications and Market Data Systems with some FIX connectivity / Client On-boarding and troubleshooting. Essential Skills: Strong Linux / Unix System Administration - RedHat, Ubuntu, CENTOS, SuSE, Solaris. Windows Desktop - 7/8/10. Windows Server / Active Directory - 2012/16. Shell Scripting - Python, R, Perl, Powershell, Bash. Strong knowledge of Relational Databases - SQL Server, Postgress, Oracle. Any experience of Low Latency / HFT (High Frequency Trading) Algorithmic Trading Systems advantageous including BIOS / Kernel Tuning and Optimization any DevOps experience would also be highly beneficial although this is a superb opportunity offering someone with the core skills to gain some exposure to other areas. Non Essential But Highly Desirable Skills: DevOps experience, AWS, Splunk. Previous Application Support (Ideally E-Trading / Market Data Systems). Experience supporting Futures & Options Trading / Settlement Systems. Knowledge of at least one of the ISV's products - Fidessa, Trading Technologies, Stellar, ULLink, WebICE, Object Trading / Vela, ION / Patsystems, Trayport. Exchange Connectivity - ICE / LIFFE, Eurex, CME / CBOT, Xetra, Chi-X, LME, LSE, NYSE. FIX Connectivity - Client On-boarding, Support / Troubleshooting of FIX Logs / Connections. Other Market Data - Reuters, Bloomberg, CQG, Ateo (Teo and Lisa). Within reason the role will pay what's required for "The Right Candidate" the wide salary range will largely depend on relevant Financial experience but applications are expected in the £70 to £100k range + Excellent Bonus + Benefits depending upon the level of experience.
Role responsibilities: Provide first and second level technical support on incidents and problems Monitor overall system performance and ensure smooth system functionality Create, maintain, and utilise documentation Assist building compliance with processes and policies What you will bring to the team: Excellent organisation and time management skills Working to ITIL best practices Desire to improve processes, looking for the root cause of a problem Willingness to both share your knowledge and learn from others A proactive approach towards looking for risks and problems Desirable Skills and Technologies Exposure to automation software such as Ansible/Puppet Experience or knowledge of various Red Hat related products, including Satellite 6, OpenShift 3/4, RHEL/CentOS 6/7/8, and RHEL Atomic/CoreOS Knowledge of scripting with Bash, Python, and/or Git Experience of AWS Basic understanding of CLI
Mar 21, 2024
Full time
Role responsibilities: Provide first and second level technical support on incidents and problems Monitor overall system performance and ensure smooth system functionality Create, maintain, and utilise documentation Assist building compliance with processes and policies What you will bring to the team: Excellent organisation and time management skills Working to ITIL best practices Desire to improve processes, looking for the root cause of a problem Willingness to both share your knowledge and learn from others A proactive approach towards looking for risks and problems Desirable Skills and Technologies Exposure to automation software such as Ansible/Puppet Experience or knowledge of various Red Hat related products, including Satellite 6, OpenShift 3/4, RHEL/CentOS 6/7/8, and RHEL Atomic/CoreOS Knowledge of scripting with Bash, Python, and/or Git Experience of AWS Basic understanding of CLI
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for an experienced Python Developer to support essential tooling and systems across DBT. This role is ideal for a Back End Python developer looking for career growth and be exposed to cloud native systems with an SRE touch to join a team that ensures DBT's digital services work as users expect, working with development teams giving them the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CD/CI pipelines. £55,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) plus excellent Civil Service benefits and pension. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham or Salford. DBTs Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team develops and operates tools, services, and platforms that enable the UK government to provide world leading support to businesses in the UK and overseas. As a senior SRE developing Python, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota. The Tech Stack includes: Python and Django framework Serverless compute (Lambda) Amazon Web Services Azure Jenkins and AWS Codepipelines Terraform & CloudFormation Kubernetes Elastic Container Service (ECS) Elasticsearch PostgreSQL Sentry Redis Essential Skills and Experience You should be able to demonstrate: Experience and fluency in Python, writing clean and effective code. Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud. Ability to build code-defined, reliable, and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems (eg, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi). Experience in designing, analysing, and troubleshooting distributed systems. Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP Networking. Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure changes. Desirable Skills and Experience While not essential, it would be ideal if you have demonstrable skills and experience of: Experience coding infrastructure (ie, Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience in defining and measuring Service Level Objectives. Experience in observability driven development. Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open Source components. In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: Salary of £54,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) including annual allowance depending on location and experience Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service An excellent Civil Service pension scheme. If you are a Python Developer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or Systems Administrator looking to enhance your career and make a difference across an expanding function, then apply today or contact Alison Whitehead at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information. Further Information: This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years.
Aug 14, 2023
Full time
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for an experienced Python Developer to support essential tooling and systems across DBT. This role is ideal for a Back End Python developer looking for career growth and be exposed to cloud native systems with an SRE touch to join a team that ensures DBT's digital services work as users expect, working with development teams giving them the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CD/CI pipelines. £55,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) plus excellent Civil Service benefits and pension. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham or Salford. DBTs Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team develops and operates tools, services, and platforms that enable the UK government to provide world leading support to businesses in the UK and overseas. As a senior SRE developing Python, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota. The Tech Stack includes: Python and Django framework Serverless compute (Lambda) Amazon Web Services Azure Jenkins and AWS Codepipelines Terraform & CloudFormation Kubernetes Elastic Container Service (ECS) Elasticsearch PostgreSQL Sentry Redis Essential Skills and Experience You should be able to demonstrate: Experience and fluency in Python, writing clean and effective code. Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud. Ability to build code-defined, reliable, and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems (eg, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi). Experience in designing, analysing, and troubleshooting distributed systems. Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP Networking. Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure changes. Desirable Skills and Experience While not essential, it would be ideal if you have demonstrable skills and experience of: Experience coding infrastructure (ie, Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience in defining and measuring Service Level Objectives. Experience in observability driven development. Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open Source components. In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: Salary of £54,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) including annual allowance depending on location and experience Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service An excellent Civil Service pension scheme. If you are a Python Developer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or Systems Administrator looking to enhance your career and make a difference across an expanding function, then apply today or contact Alison Whitehead at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information. Further Information: This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years.
Do you have strong Oracle Applications DBA experience and strive for a new and exciting challenge? We are looking for a strong Senior Database Administrator to provide Production and Development Support Services to a major Oracle E-Business Suite. The team comprises of 11 DBA's who are all ensuring that issues and changes resulting from live incidents, maintenance or approved change requests are identified, resolved and tested prior to implementation. The estate primarily comprises the Oracle eBusiness Suite (Payroll, HR, Finance and CRM). A Strategic Management Information (SMI) solution using OBIEE with an Exadata hosted data warehouse. A Hub interface between the main database and satellite systems, some of which are also in-house while others have third party COTS packages as their front end. This is an exciting time for the team, with plans well underway to transform from current systems to the Cloud. This would give you the opportunity to deploy your skills to support the transition and grow with the team. You will also be supported with training on different areas to help you broaden your knowledge. The role is hybrid with 2 days a week in our Gosport Office. What you will be doing: Maintain the Oracle EBusiness system running in a closed secure network. Maintain the Strategic Management Information (SMI) system, running on a mixture of AIX and Linux, and assist in the upgrade to Oracle Analytics Server (OAS 5.9) Maintain and support the SMI Data Warehouse solution hosted on Exadata appliances. Install Oracle software patches to the relevant environments according to the patch's instructions, as advised by the Patching Manager. Supervise and tune the database environment, ensuring system integrity and performance. Respond to and resolve database problems to ensure system availability. Ensure that the operations team are able to make direct contact when on call. Ensure the Disaster Recovery system is always receiving shipped logs, and they are being applied in a timely fashion to meet the SLAs. Action allocated incident investigation and ensure that resolutions and actions are performed in the required timescales as prioritised and agreed by the DBA Team. Be available for scheduled out of hours maintenance tasks and on-call rotas as agreed with the DBA Team Leader. What you'll bring: Oracle E-Business maintenance skills Performance Tune On experience. Oracle technology installs and upgrades to databases and WebLogic on Unix and Windows Multi-node database installations RMAN Backup and Recovery experience Disaster Recovery with Standby and Fail-Over Ability to attend site out-of-hours, and at weekends if required, for on-call response. It would be great if you had: Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Oracle Business Intelligence technical experience Oracle Enterprise Manager experience SQL & PL/SQL coding experience Unix shell scripting 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 the 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. Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Gosport Security Clearance Level: DV Internal Recruiter: Theo Salary: £49,781 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Loved reading about this job and want to know more about SSCL? Shared Services Connected Ltd was established as a joint venture between the Cabinet Office and Sopra Steria, in 2013 as part of the Government's Shared Services Strategy for Smarter Government programme and operates from four regional centres of excellence: Blackpool; Newcastle; Newport; and York. We deliver best in class business transformation programmes to across the Public Sector with a target to release one billion pounds of savings to the public. We have established an enviable track record in the design and delivery of large-scale innovative HR, Payroll, IT, and Finance & Accounting solutions to significantly improve efficiencies and enhance service levels across Government and Public Sector. Our clients include several government agencies including the Department for Work and Pensions, Environment Agency Department for Education, Ministry of Justice and Home Office as well as the Metropolitan Police Service and the Construction Industry Training Board. 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.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Do you have strong Oracle Applications DBA experience and strive for a new and exciting challenge? We are looking for a strong Senior Database Administrator to provide Production and Development Support Services to a major Oracle E-Business Suite. The team comprises of 11 DBA's who are all ensuring that issues and changes resulting from live incidents, maintenance or approved change requests are identified, resolved and tested prior to implementation. The estate primarily comprises the Oracle eBusiness Suite (Payroll, HR, Finance and CRM). A Strategic Management Information (SMI) solution using OBIEE with an Exadata hosted data warehouse. A Hub interface between the main database and satellite systems, some of which are also in-house while others have third party COTS packages as their front end. This is an exciting time for the team, with plans well underway to transform from current systems to the Cloud. This would give you the opportunity to deploy your skills to support the transition and grow with the team. You will also be supported with training on different areas to help you broaden your knowledge. The role is hybrid with 2 days a week in our Gosport Office. What you will be doing: Maintain the Oracle EBusiness system running in a closed secure network. Maintain the Strategic Management Information (SMI) system, running on a mixture of AIX and Linux, and assist in the upgrade to Oracle Analytics Server (OAS 5.9) Maintain and support the SMI Data Warehouse solution hosted on Exadata appliances. Install Oracle software patches to the relevant environments according to the patch's instructions, as advised by the Patching Manager. Supervise and tune the database environment, ensuring system integrity and performance. Respond to and resolve database problems to ensure system availability. Ensure that the operations team are able to make direct contact when on call. Ensure the Disaster Recovery system is always receiving shipped logs, and they are being applied in a timely fashion to meet the SLAs. Action allocated incident investigation and ensure that resolutions and actions are performed in the required timescales as prioritised and agreed by the DBA Team. Be available for scheduled out of hours maintenance tasks and on-call rotas as agreed with the DBA Team Leader. What you'll bring: Oracle E-Business maintenance skills Performance Tune On experience. Oracle technology installs and upgrades to databases and WebLogic on Unix and Windows Multi-node database installations RMAN Backup and Recovery experience Disaster Recovery with Standby and Fail-Over Ability to attend site out-of-hours, and at weekends if required, for on-call response. It would be great if you had: Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Oracle Business Intelligence technical experience Oracle Enterprise Manager experience SQL & PL/SQL coding experience Unix shell scripting 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 the 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. Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Gosport Security Clearance Level: DV Internal Recruiter: Theo Salary: £49,781 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Loved reading about this job and want to know more about SSCL? Shared Services Connected Ltd was established as a joint venture between the Cabinet Office and Sopra Steria, in 2013 as part of the Government's Shared Services Strategy for Smarter Government programme and operates from four regional centres of excellence: Blackpool; Newcastle; Newport; and York. We deliver best in class business transformation programmes to across the Public Sector with a target to release one billion pounds of savings to the public. We have established an enviable track record in the design and delivery of large-scale innovative HR, Payroll, IT, and Finance & Accounting solutions to significantly improve efficiencies and enhance service levels across Government and Public Sector. Our clients include several government agencies including the Department for Work and Pensions, Environment Agency Department for Education, Ministry of Justice and Home Office as well as the Metropolitan Police Service and the Construction Industry Training Board. 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.
-Linux Development Engineer - Outside IR35 -Edinburgh/Hybrid -6-month initial contract -Immediate Start -Outside IR35 New opportunity to the market for a seasoned Engineer with a strong Linux administration and software development background to work for a large Edinburgh-based client - joining the existing global team as they continue their transformation journey. The primary aim is to assist in the launch of a new network automation platform. Primarily, you will be tasked with maintaining and developing network automation via Python as well as maintaining a Python codebase for network operations. The role also involves support and deployment of RHEL environments and automated build process. From an experience perspective, you will have spent time previously as a Linux Systems Administrator and also a developer writing code in Python - ideally you will also have recent DevOps pipeline and tooling exposure as well as experience of network automation. Skills and Experience Summary; Strong software development methodology experience Python Scripting skills Linux Systems Administration background Network automation exposure API Integration Unix - RHEL System administration Solaris administration Red Hat Satellite administration Unix Automation DevOps practices, with automation of infrastructure Jenkins/Docker experience Supporting Ansible playbooks Ansible, including Ansible Tower deployment and administration Load Balancer technologies Familiarity with Agile working practices Effective team working and technical decision making Designing and leading infrastructure projects Strong documentation skills Broad stakeholder Management skills For further information and a confidential discussion please forward your CV to (see below)
Sep 21, 2022
Contractor
-Linux Development Engineer - Outside IR35 -Edinburgh/Hybrid -6-month initial contract -Immediate Start -Outside IR35 New opportunity to the market for a seasoned Engineer with a strong Linux administration and software development background to work for a large Edinburgh-based client - joining the existing global team as they continue their transformation journey. The primary aim is to assist in the launch of a new network automation platform. Primarily, you will be tasked with maintaining and developing network automation via Python as well as maintaining a Python codebase for network operations. The role also involves support and deployment of RHEL environments and automated build process. From an experience perspective, you will have spent time previously as a Linux Systems Administrator and also a developer writing code in Python - ideally you will also have recent DevOps pipeline and tooling exposure as well as experience of network automation. Skills and Experience Summary; Strong software development methodology experience Python Scripting skills Linux Systems Administration background Network automation exposure API Integration Unix - RHEL System administration Solaris administration Red Hat Satellite administration Unix Automation DevOps practices, with automation of infrastructure Jenkins/Docker experience Supporting Ansible playbooks Ansible, including Ansible Tower deployment and administration Load Balancer technologies Familiarity with Agile working practices Effective team working and technical decision making Designing and leading infrastructure projects Strong documentation skills Broad stakeholder Management skills For further information and a confidential discussion please forward your CV to (see below)
The Opportunity: Currently we are recruiting a Linux System Administrator to support our Unix/Linux based server farm, our networks, and our office IT infrastructure. The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the System Administration team to securely administer the Company's computing systems and networks and ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organisational values and policies. Key responsibilities: Configuration, installation and maintenance of network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN servers; Configuration, installation and maintenance of a variety of test and production servers such as web servers, databases, mail servers. We have hundreds of servers distributed across multiple international locations; the operating systems used are OpenBSD (on firewalls) and Linux CentOS (on everything else); Creating and documenting the systems configuration and operations; To provide general technical assistance as required in the software and hardware diagnostics across the platforms (PC, Macintosh and Unix equipment) in the company. This includes direct involvement in all aspects of installation, upgrades and maintenance. Essential skills: Significant experience in managing Unix systems (Linux and OpenBSD); A strong background in installing, configuring and using free software/open source packages such as Subversion, Postfix, Apache, Ansible and similar ones; Proven experience with firewall and networking technologies; Significant experience in using and programming Unix shells; Meticulous in configuring and documenting systems to the highest standard; Willingness to run the IT in a free software/open source environment; Desirable is Experience of Oracle Databases running on a Linux OS and any Azure experience
Nov 06, 2021
Contractor
The Opportunity: Currently we are recruiting a Linux System Administrator to support our Unix/Linux based server farm, our networks, and our office IT infrastructure. The successful candidate will work as an integral part of the System Administration team to securely administer the Company's computing systems and networks and ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organisational values and policies. Key responsibilities: Configuration, installation and maintenance of network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPN servers; Configuration, installation and maintenance of a variety of test and production servers such as web servers, databases, mail servers. We have hundreds of servers distributed across multiple international locations; the operating systems used are OpenBSD (on firewalls) and Linux CentOS (on everything else); Creating and documenting the systems configuration and operations; To provide general technical assistance as required in the software and hardware diagnostics across the platforms (PC, Macintosh and Unix equipment) in the company. This includes direct involvement in all aspects of installation, upgrades and maintenance. Essential skills: Significant experience in managing Unix systems (Linux and OpenBSD); A strong background in installing, configuring and using free software/open source packages such as Subversion, Postfix, Apache, Ansible and similar ones; Proven experience with firewall and networking technologies; Significant experience in using and programming Unix shells; Meticulous in configuring and documenting systems to the highest standard; Willingness to run the IT in a free software/open source environment; Desirable is Experience of Oracle Databases running on a Linux OS and any Azure experience
We are looking for a talented Engine Test Systems Technical Administrator to join our team specialising in Engineering for our Components Business Segment in Huddersfield. This is a permanent role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 7.30am - 3.30pm Salary starts at £25,700 - £35,300 depending on experience. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Leads software and hardware technologies support in an engineering environment, develops and supports engineering processes and systems. Participates in the design, development, and support of engineering systems; writes documents and code; tests engineering systems using user-level knowledge of at least one high-level language currently used on projects. Installs software and leads licensing/access controls issues; resolves help desk tickets and provides customer support with installations, training and application support for assigned products; supports major systems changes and implementations of new hardware and software. Maintains high level of understanding and capability for support of Windows or UNIX operating systems interfaces. Participates in cross-functional reviews; collects and tabulates metrics; gathers data using Six Sigma tools; schedules tracking systems and other process improvement tools. Takes corrective actions based on problem reports and change requests as needed to ensure high-quality software products. Interfaces with customers, suppliers, engineers and other functions. Coordinates engineering systems development including planning, scheduling, ordering and tracking. Leads and participates in improvement projects. Participates in self- and team-audits and associated corrective action. To be successful in this role you will need the following: Requires significant relevant work experience or specialised skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience. Design and develop AVL Puma user-level software to meet stakeholder requirements whilst maintaining data quality, system integrity and usability. Work with subject matter experts to ensure Puma systems are configured & managed to Cummins standards. Work with supplier to oversee PC hardware and operating system, ensuring systems are up-to-date, healthy and fit for purpose. Manage the integration of third-party tools (e.g. ATI Vision) into the control system. Act as first line support for breakdown issues relating to or involving the Puma control system. Promptly raise any issues to the supplier through standard processes and see these through to resolution. Continue to develop knowledge of Puma and associated systems through formal and informal learning. Create, share and update documentation relating to CTT-specific functionality and other knowledge essential to the 24/7 operation of Puma test beds. Proactively share knowledge with global CTT sites to ensure consistency of systems. Kelly Services are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role. Should you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with Kelly's Privacy Statement. For information regarding data protection at Kelly, please visit the Kelly website and have a look into the Privacy Statement. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Nov 04, 2021
Full time
We are looking for a talented Engine Test Systems Technical Administrator to join our team specialising in Engineering for our Components Business Segment in Huddersfield. This is a permanent role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 7.30am - 3.30pm Salary starts at £25,700 - £35,300 depending on experience. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Leads software and hardware technologies support in an engineering environment, develops and supports engineering processes and systems. Participates in the design, development, and support of engineering systems; writes documents and code; tests engineering systems using user-level knowledge of at least one high-level language currently used on projects. Installs software and leads licensing/access controls issues; resolves help desk tickets and provides customer support with installations, training and application support for assigned products; supports major systems changes and implementations of new hardware and software. Maintains high level of understanding and capability for support of Windows or UNIX operating systems interfaces. Participates in cross-functional reviews; collects and tabulates metrics; gathers data using Six Sigma tools; schedules tracking systems and other process improvement tools. Takes corrective actions based on problem reports and change requests as needed to ensure high-quality software products. Interfaces with customers, suppliers, engineers and other functions. Coordinates engineering systems development including planning, scheduling, ordering and tracking. Leads and participates in improvement projects. Participates in self- and team-audits and associated corrective action. To be successful in this role you will need the following: Requires significant relevant work experience or specialised skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience. Design and develop AVL Puma user-level software to meet stakeholder requirements whilst maintaining data quality, system integrity and usability. Work with subject matter experts to ensure Puma systems are configured & managed to Cummins standards. Work with supplier to oversee PC hardware and operating system, ensuring systems are up-to-date, healthy and fit for purpose. Manage the integration of third-party tools (e.g. ATI Vision) into the control system. Act as first line support for breakdown issues relating to or involving the Puma control system. Promptly raise any issues to the supplier through standard processes and see these through to resolution. Continue to develop knowledge of Puma and associated systems through formal and informal learning. Create, share and update documentation relating to CTT-specific functionality and other knowledge essential to the 24/7 operation of Puma test beds. Proactively share knowledge with global CTT sites to ensure consistency of systems. Kelly Services are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role. Should you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with Kelly's Privacy Statement. For information regarding data protection at Kelly, please visit the Kelly website and have a look into the Privacy Statement. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Linux System Administrator - Cross-train into AWS Are you a Linux Administrator, Systems Administrator or Support Analyst looking to take the next step in your career and cross train into the Cloud? Are you looking to get your foot in the door with a globally leading cloud technology, earning coveted industry experience and professional certifications along the way? If so, Revolent could have the ideal role for you. The role Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a global leading cloud platform, offering individuals, companies and governments a compehensive range of services internationally. An AWS Solutions Architect is one of the most in-demand job roles from companies looking for AWS developers. Your role will involve finding technical solutions to problems, weighing them up against business outcomes, and being able to explain them to those outside of the technical team. Where do we fit in? Revolent Group specialise in world-leading cloud talent creation, providing a fast-track route into AWS for those with a background in IT or system administration. In our AWS Solutions Architect program, you'll join our intensive course led by a fully-qualified AWS training team. As well as an introduction to the platform, you'll be given practical exercises that demonstrate the ways the technology can be used in a commercial environment, before joining leading AWS Advanced Consulting Partner Rebura for a ten week work placement. We'll also support you towards becoming AWS certified, increasing your earning potential once you enter the job market. We'll ensure you have enough experience to make you a desirable and lucrative option to hiring managers around the world. Our history of working with AWS enables us to place you with both AWS partners and customers, who can give you the experience you need to further increase your range of knowledge. Revolent's Learning and Development team will create a plan tailored to your requirements, meaning you get the support you need to enjoy the career that you want. The ideal applicant: Solid experience working with Linux OS (Minimum 2 + years) Any degree background (ideally STEM) Excellent communication and team-working skills Ambitious, adaptable and driven to cross-train Commitment to a minimum of two years working with us post training Geographically flexible for placement Note: The AWS Solutions Architect Program is currently only available in the UK Whats in it for you? Fully funded training and certifications 10 week placement with AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Rebura Guaranteed commerical experience for 2 years Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technology A blend of virtual and in person delivery for work-life balance Mentoring and ongoing support throughout your career We hugely value good communication and interpersonal skills, strong analytical ability, and flexibility in travelling to meet clients when required. Interested? Apply now directly to or call to discuss on . Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas, the successful candidate must by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Linux, Unix, Windows, Infrastructure, Server, Systems, administration, Administrator, AWS, Design, Support, Cloud, CI/CD, Scripting, BASH, Python, Storage, Training, Engineer, Cloud services, Computer Services, AWS Solutions Architect
Oct 07, 2021
Full time
Linux System Administrator - Cross-train into AWS Are you a Linux Administrator, Systems Administrator or Support Analyst looking to take the next step in your career and cross train into the Cloud? Are you looking to get your foot in the door with a globally leading cloud technology, earning coveted industry experience and professional certifications along the way? If so, Revolent could have the ideal role for you. The role Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a global leading cloud platform, offering individuals, companies and governments a compehensive range of services internationally. An AWS Solutions Architect is one of the most in-demand job roles from companies looking for AWS developers. Your role will involve finding technical solutions to problems, weighing them up against business outcomes, and being able to explain them to those outside of the technical team. Where do we fit in? Revolent Group specialise in world-leading cloud talent creation, providing a fast-track route into AWS for those with a background in IT or system administration. In our AWS Solutions Architect program, you'll join our intensive course led by a fully-qualified AWS training team. As well as an introduction to the platform, you'll be given practical exercises that demonstrate the ways the technology can be used in a commercial environment, before joining leading AWS Advanced Consulting Partner Rebura for a ten week work placement. We'll also support you towards becoming AWS certified, increasing your earning potential once you enter the job market. We'll ensure you have enough experience to make you a desirable and lucrative option to hiring managers around the world. Our history of working with AWS enables us to place you with both AWS partners and customers, who can give you the experience you need to further increase your range of knowledge. Revolent's Learning and Development team will create a plan tailored to your requirements, meaning you get the support you need to enjoy the career that you want. The ideal applicant: Solid experience working with Linux OS (Minimum 2 + years) Any degree background (ideally STEM) Excellent communication and team-working skills Ambitious, adaptable and driven to cross-train Commitment to a minimum of two years working with us post training Geographically flexible for placement Note: The AWS Solutions Architect Program is currently only available in the UK Whats in it for you? Fully funded training and certifications 10 week placement with AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Rebura Guaranteed commerical experience for 2 years Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technology A blend of virtual and in person delivery for work-life balance Mentoring and ongoing support throughout your career We hugely value good communication and interpersonal skills, strong analytical ability, and flexibility in travelling to meet clients when required. Interested? Apply now directly to or call to discuss on . Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas, the successful candidate must by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Linux, Unix, Windows, Infrastructure, Server, Systems, administration, Administrator, AWS, Design, Support, Cloud, CI/CD, Scripting, BASH, Python, Storage, Training, Engineer, Cloud services, Computer Services, AWS Solutions Architect
The global leader in high performance, multi asset order and execution management solutions is actively seeking an experienced Technical Analyst to join their growing team in London. The successful applicant will work on their flagship Sell Side Order Management System throughout the implementation and support aspects of the project delivery lifecycle, working across our global teams and client facing with our investment banking / trading clients. The company, founded in 1996, introduced the first trading system that enabled clients to control and customize their proprietary algorithms while maintaining the confidentiality of their trading strategies via a vendor-provided, broker-neutral platform. Their worldwide client base spans more than 175 buy- and sell-side institutions, including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, commodity trading advisors and institutional brokers. Located in Great Neck, NY with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, the company maintains an experienced staff of developers, programmers, strategists and product specialists, who work hand-in-hand with their clients' technologists and traders to break new ground in the field of electronic trading. The company offers competitive salaries, bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package. About You: As a Technical Analyst, you will have a sound technical foundation to implement and integrate our trading platform on client site, with an emphasis on technical support Key Responsibilities: Implementation and integration Technical support Client services and relationship management Work closely with the Regional Executives of Sell Side OMS Communicate progress Work across functions with stakeholders Suggest improvements to systems and processes Key Requirements: Experience in technical implementation and support Trading systems Front to back office experience Trade support with time critical responsiveness Escalation management FIX protocol Programming experience Scripting, C++, SQL, Linux / Unix Strong analytical skills Methodical / analytical Client focused Excellent communication skills Desirable: Global equities trading business knowledge Working within global teams Agile, Kanban, Scrum, Waterfall Does this sound like you? The company would love to hear from you. You can click APPLY to send your CV for immediate consideration. The company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law. Candidates with previous job titles and experience including; IT Support Engineer, 1st Line Support Engineer, 2nd Line Support Engineer, IT Support Technician, Service Desk Technician, Helpdesk Engineer, IT Service Desk, Linux or Windows Systems Administrator, Infrastructure Systems Engineer, Technician, Infrastructure, VMWare ESX, HyperV, Active Directory, Windows, Citrix, Exchange, SAN, Cisco, CCNA, CCNP, IT Engineer, Networks Engineer, IT Technician, Systems Engineer, Cisco, 3rd Line Support, Network Technician, Implementation Engineer, Systems Implementation Manager, C++, Java, Python, SQL may also be considered. IND123
Sep 15, 2021
Full time
The global leader in high performance, multi asset order and execution management solutions is actively seeking an experienced Technical Analyst to join their growing team in London. The successful applicant will work on their flagship Sell Side Order Management System throughout the implementation and support aspects of the project delivery lifecycle, working across our global teams and client facing with our investment banking / trading clients. The company, founded in 1996, introduced the first trading system that enabled clients to control and customize their proprietary algorithms while maintaining the confidentiality of their trading strategies via a vendor-provided, broker-neutral platform. Their worldwide client base spans more than 175 buy- and sell-side institutions, including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, commodity trading advisors and institutional brokers. Located in Great Neck, NY with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, the company maintains an experienced staff of developers, programmers, strategists and product specialists, who work hand-in-hand with their clients' technologists and traders to break new ground in the field of electronic trading. The company offers competitive salaries, bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package. About You: As a Technical Analyst, you will have a sound technical foundation to implement and integrate our trading platform on client site, with an emphasis on technical support Key Responsibilities: Implementation and integration Technical support Client services and relationship management Work closely with the Regional Executives of Sell Side OMS Communicate progress Work across functions with stakeholders Suggest improvements to systems and processes Key Requirements: Experience in technical implementation and support Trading systems Front to back office experience Trade support with time critical responsiveness Escalation management FIX protocol Programming experience Scripting, C++, SQL, Linux / Unix Strong analytical skills Methodical / analytical Client focused Excellent communication skills Desirable: Global equities trading business knowledge Working within global teams Agile, Kanban, Scrum, Waterfall Does this sound like you? The company would love to hear from you. You can click APPLY to send your CV for immediate consideration. The company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law. Candidates with previous job titles and experience including; IT Support Engineer, 1st Line Support Engineer, 2nd Line Support Engineer, IT Support Technician, Service Desk Technician, Helpdesk Engineer, IT Service Desk, Linux or Windows Systems Administrator, Infrastructure Systems Engineer, Technician, Infrastructure, VMWare ESX, HyperV, Active Directory, Windows, Citrix, Exchange, SAN, Cisco, CCNA, CCNP, IT Engineer, Networks Engineer, IT Technician, Systems Engineer, Cisco, 3rd Line Support, Network Technician, Implementation Engineer, Systems Implementation Manager, C++, Java, Python, SQL may also be considered. IND123
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is an Agency of the Scottish Government, working in partnership with organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to deliver safe and secure custodial services that empower offenders to take responsibility and to fulfil their potential. We employ over 4500 people in a diverse range of professions across our 13 prisons, the SPS College, Central Stores and our Headquarters in Edinburgh where this post is based.
We are looking for a Network Specialist to join our growing IT team on a permanent basis. As a subject matter expert, you will be part of our highly skilled technical team that develops and supports the critical infrastructure that powers our 13 prisons, SPS College, Central Stores and Headquarters. You will play an integral role in exciting infrastructure projects, and corporate applications using the latest windows and virtualisation technologies, Network technologies, and deploy leading-edge services across our Scotland-wide estate.
If you have the following, we would like to hear from you:
Minimum of an undergraduate Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent qualification), or equivalent technology training in Network Support/Design.
Experience of working with network security and security controls, for example CCNP security.
Experience of Cisco technology (for example: Catalyst ISR, ASR, ASA, AnyConnect, Firepower, UCS, MDS).
General Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems experience.
Sound knowledge of Information and Communications Technology solutions.
Good planning and organising, problem solving and decision making and communication and interpersonal skills.
Benefits on offer include (but are not limited to):
Attractive Pension (Civil Service)
Supportive towards candidates attaining Industry Recognised Qualifications
Specialist Training
Annual Leave - 37 days rising to 42 days
Employee Savings scheme, including Cycle to Work
Employee Assistance Programme
Sick Pay
All successful applicants are required to undertake Police Security Check (SC) vetting (NPPV level 3) security clearance and must have been a resident within the UK for the last 5 years.
For further information on this exciting opportunity, including full job description, person specification, assessment process and to apply for this vacancy please visit www.sps.gov.uk .
Closing date: 2nd February 2021 at 12noon
Jan 20, 2021
Full time
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is an Agency of the Scottish Government, working in partnership with organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to deliver safe and secure custodial services that empower offenders to take responsibility and to fulfil their potential. We employ over 4500 people in a diverse range of professions across our 13 prisons, the SPS College, Central Stores and our Headquarters in Edinburgh where this post is based.
We are looking for a Network Specialist to join our growing IT team on a permanent basis. As a subject matter expert, you will be part of our highly skilled technical team that develops and supports the critical infrastructure that powers our 13 prisons, SPS College, Central Stores and Headquarters. You will play an integral role in exciting infrastructure projects, and corporate applications using the latest windows and virtualisation technologies, Network technologies, and deploy leading-edge services across our Scotland-wide estate.
If you have the following, we would like to hear from you:
Minimum of an undergraduate Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent qualification), or equivalent technology training in Network Support/Design.
Experience of working with network security and security controls, for example CCNP security.
Experience of Cisco technology (for example: Catalyst ISR, ASR, ASA, AnyConnect, Firepower, UCS, MDS).
General Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems experience.
Sound knowledge of Information and Communications Technology solutions.
Good planning and organising, problem solving and decision making and communication and interpersonal skills.
Benefits on offer include (but are not limited to):
Attractive Pension (Civil Service)
Supportive towards candidates attaining Industry Recognised Qualifications
Specialist Training
Annual Leave - 37 days rising to 42 days
Employee Savings scheme, including Cycle to Work
Employee Assistance Programme
Sick Pay
All successful applicants are required to undertake Police Security Check (SC) vetting (NPPV level 3) security clearance and must have been a resident within the UK for the last 5 years.
For further information on this exciting opportunity, including full job description, person specification, assessment process and to apply for this vacancy please visit www.sps.gov.uk .
Closing date: 2nd February 2021 at 12noon
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG
Do you consider yourself a highly skilled systems administrator? Are you enthusiastic about working co-operatively as part of an expert team where quality of service, attention to detail, and a willingness to respond positively to new challenges are equally important? Do you have the ability to converse with users at all technical levels, and to respond systematically and methodically to problems even under pressure? Are you able to work well independently as well as part of a wider team?
If so, we would like to hear from you.
The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford is looking for an experienced Senior Systems Administrator to join its friendly, dynamic and well established team, responsible for providing IT support for over 1,000 desktop users and a further 1,000 roving users within the department. Reporting to the Head of IT, your responsibilities will include providing day-to-day user support and maintaining excellent levels of service delivery, whilst also progressing longer-term projects and proactively contributing to the creation and evolution of departmental IT strategy. As a senior member of an IT team of seven, you will be expected to assist team members in developing existing skills, and to take the technical lead, where appropriate, on complex projects and system developments. The IT team are responsible for collectively supporting system security, upgrades and development, as well as providing general IT support in person and via an email support request tracking system.
This is a permanent position. Although advertised at Grade 8, the department would be willing to consider candidates at Grade 7 (£32,817 - £40,322 p.a.) with potential but less experience who are seeking a development opportunity, for whom the responsibilities would be adjusted accordingly.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the post, please contact Dr Waldemar Schlackow ( waldemar.schlackow@maths.ox.ac.uk ) or Dr Keith Gillow ( keith.gillow@maths.ox.ac.uk ). Informal queries about the application process should be directed to the Recruitment Co-ordinator, quoting the vacancy reference 145548.
Please note that candidates will be selected for interview based on their ability to meet the selection criteria as specified in the attached job description. You will be required to upload a supporting statement detailing how you meet each of these selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. In addition, applicants will be asked to complete a brief online test at their convenience within the week following the closing date.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 23 March 2020. Interviews are anticipated to take place on Monday 20 April 2020.
Feb 21, 2020
Full time
Do you consider yourself a highly skilled systems administrator? Are you enthusiastic about working co-operatively as part of an expert team where quality of service, attention to detail, and a willingness to respond positively to new challenges are equally important? Do you have the ability to converse with users at all technical levels, and to respond systematically and methodically to problems even under pressure? Are you able to work well independently as well as part of a wider team?
If so, we would like to hear from you.
The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford is looking for an experienced Senior Systems Administrator to join its friendly, dynamic and well established team, responsible for providing IT support for over 1,000 desktop users and a further 1,000 roving users within the department. Reporting to the Head of IT, your responsibilities will include providing day-to-day user support and maintaining excellent levels of service delivery, whilst also progressing longer-term projects and proactively contributing to the creation and evolution of departmental IT strategy. As a senior member of an IT team of seven, you will be expected to assist team members in developing existing skills, and to take the technical lead, where appropriate, on complex projects and system developments. The IT team are responsible for collectively supporting system security, upgrades and development, as well as providing general IT support in person and via an email support request tracking system.
This is a permanent position. Although advertised at Grade 8, the department would be willing to consider candidates at Grade 7 (£32,817 - £40,322 p.a.) with potential but less experience who are seeking a development opportunity, for whom the responsibilities would be adjusted accordingly.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the post, please contact Dr Waldemar Schlackow ( waldemar.schlackow@maths.ox.ac.uk ) or Dr Keith Gillow ( keith.gillow@maths.ox.ac.uk ). Informal queries about the application process should be directed to the Recruitment Co-ordinator, quoting the vacancy reference 145548.
Please note that candidates will be selected for interview based on their ability to meet the selection criteria as specified in the attached job description. You will be required to upload a supporting statement detailing how you meet each of these selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. In addition, applicants will be asked to complete a brief online test at their convenience within the week following the closing date.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 23 March 2020. Interviews are anticipated to take place on Monday 20 April 2020.
City, London
Blackthorn Trace
Blackthorn Trace have partnered with a global leading financial services industry who are building a Cyber Threat team across the UK, US and Canada. With the financial services industry constantly under attack by sophisticated cyber adversaries that range from nation states to criminals. In response, my client are creating a Cyber Threat Center charged with ensuring all equities are secure against all tiers of adversaries. You will work within the central hub for Computer Operations and be on the front lines of security incident response, threat hunting, and intelligence. Hours - 6am - 2.30pm, 2 days per week from home. Responsibilities Act a senior member of the Cyber Threat Center who handles security events and incidents on a daily basis in a fast-paced environment. Acts as an Incident Handler who can handle minor and major security incidents within the defined Computer Security Incident Response process. Role embodies Cyber Network Defense and a successful Cyber Threat Analyst will be able to quickly analyze threats, understand risk, deploy effective countermeasures, make business critical incident response decisions, and work as part of a team of individuals dedicated to protecting the firm. Maintains situational awareness for cyber threats across the global firm and take action where necessary. Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Countermeasure deployment across various technologies. Malware and exploit analysis. Intrusion monitoring and response. Assessing alerts and notifications of event activity from intrusion detection systems and responding accordingly to the threat. Continuing content development of threat detection and prevention systems. Data analysis and threat research. Experience and Skills Systems administrator experience in Linux, Unix, Windows or OSX operating systems. Knowledge of networking and the common network protocols. Demonstrated ability to create complex scripts, develop tools, or automate processes Knowledge of vulnerabilities and a comfort in manipulating exploit code for analysis. Demonstrated ability to perform static and dynamic malware analysis. Demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets and identify anomalies. Demonstrated ability to quickly create and deploy countermeasures under pressure. Familiarity with common infrastructure systems that can be used as enforcement points. One or more of the following certifications or the ability to obtain within 1 year: CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate SANS: GCIH - Incident Handler SANS: GCIA - Intrusion Analyst Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation. Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles. PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Feb 15, 2019
City, London
Blackthorn Trace
Blackthorn Trace have partnered with a global leading financial services industry who are building a Cyber Threat team across the UK, US and Canada. With the financial services industry constantly under attack by sophisticated cyber adversaries that range from nation states to criminals. In response, my client are creating a Cyber Threat Center charged with ensuring all equities are secure against all tiers of adversaries. You will work within the central hub for Computer Operations and be on the front lines of security incident response, threat hunting, and intelligence. Hours - 6am - 2.30pm, 2 days per week from home. Responsibilities Act a senior member of the Cyber Threat Center who handles security events and incidents on a daily basis in a fast-paced environment. Acts as an Incident Handler who can handle minor and major security incidents within the defined Computer Security Incident Response process. Role embodies Cyber Network Defense and a successful Cyber Threat Analyst will be able to quickly analyze threats, understand risk, deploy effective countermeasures, make business critical incident response decisions, and work as part of a team of individuals dedicated to protecting the firm. Maintains situational awareness for cyber threats across the global firm and take action where necessary. Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Countermeasure deployment across various technologies. Malware and exploit analysis. Intrusion monitoring and response. Assessing alerts and notifications of event activity from intrusion detection systems and responding accordingly to the threat. Continuing content development of threat detection and prevention systems. Data analysis and threat research. Experience and Skills Systems administrator experience in Linux, Unix, Windows or OSX operating systems. Knowledge of networking and the common network protocols. Demonstrated ability to create complex scripts, develop tools, or automate processes Knowledge of vulnerabilities and a comfort in manipulating exploit code for analysis. Demonstrated ability to perform static and dynamic malware analysis. Demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets and identify anomalies. Demonstrated ability to quickly create and deploy countermeasures under pressure. Familiarity with common infrastructure systems that can be used as enforcement points. One or more of the following certifications or the ability to obtain within 1 year: CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate SANS: GCIH - Incident Handler SANS: GCIA - Intrusion Analyst Huntress Search Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of 'protected characteristics' as defined under the Equality Act and other relevant UK legislation. Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles. PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Systems Administrator
We are looking for a couple of Systems Administrators to join our client’s small but growing team in the Oxford area. The role combines maintenance and projects as they advance their systems with newer technologies and tools. You will be passionate about and take pride in the work you are doing and thrive on challenges in a high-pressure environment.
Primary Technologies
* UNIX operating systems (FreeBSD/CentOS)
* Databases (PostgreSQL)
* Mail (PowerMTA/Exim/Postfix)
* HTTP/HTTPS (NGINX/Varnish/lighttpd/Apache)
* Juniper/Cisco networking
Required Skills
* Demonstrate a high level of experience with a UNIX-like system
* Large volume email sending and issue mitigation
* Solid understanding of database systems (PostgreSQL/MySQL/MariaDB)
* Basic networking experience
* Knowledge of load balancing solutions (haproxy/nginx)
* Ability to write scripts to assist with tasks and automation (bash/python)
* Excellent communicator, must be able to communicate effectively in high pressure situations
Desirable Skills
* Experience with PostgreSQL HA clusters
* Config management (puppet/ansible/chef)
* Advanced network knowledge (switching/routing/firewalling)
* ZFS experience
* Centralised authentication (LDAP/Active Directory/RADIUS)
Please only apply for this role if you have the required skills, the right to work in the UK, and live within a 1 hour commute of OX2
Oct 29, 2018
Systems Administrator
We are looking for a couple of Systems Administrators to join our client’s small but growing team in the Oxford area. The role combines maintenance and projects as they advance their systems with newer technologies and tools. You will be passionate about and take pride in the work you are doing and thrive on challenges in a high-pressure environment.
Primary Technologies
* UNIX operating systems (FreeBSD/CentOS)
* Databases (PostgreSQL)
* Mail (PowerMTA/Exim/Postfix)
* HTTP/HTTPS (NGINX/Varnish/lighttpd/Apache)
* Juniper/Cisco networking
Required Skills
* Demonstrate a high level of experience with a UNIX-like system
* Large volume email sending and issue mitigation
* Solid understanding of database systems (PostgreSQL/MySQL/MariaDB)
* Basic networking experience
* Knowledge of load balancing solutions (haproxy/nginx)
* Ability to write scripts to assist with tasks and automation (bash/python)
* Excellent communicator, must be able to communicate effectively in high pressure situations
Desirable Skills
* Experience with PostgreSQL HA clusters
* Config management (puppet/ansible/chef)
* Advanced network knowledge (switching/routing/firewalling)
* ZFS experience
* Centralised authentication (LDAP/Active Directory/RADIUS)
Please only apply for this role if you have the required skills, the right to work in the UK, and live within a 1 hour commute of OX2
Senior Linux System Administrator
Telford – c£50,000
Are you an experienced Linux Systems Administrator looking for your next step? I have a great opportunity to join a key client of mine who are a multinational corporation. The role will cover supporting the Linux platforms providing stability, performance and a scalable architecture. The role incident reporting and system migration of around 500 Oracle data bases.
Skills required:
* Linux systems administration (any flavour RedHat preferable)
* Unix (HP-UX preferable)
* Automation
* Ansible, Puppet or Chef
* Shell Scripting
* NFS
* Storage technologies
Experience:
* Minimum of 4 years Linux systems administration experience
* Worked in a DevOps environment
* Track record supporting infrastructure
* Project delivery in infrastructure
We are in the process of arranging interviews for more information call Brad on (Apply online only)
Oct 29, 2018
Senior Linux System Administrator
Telford – c£50,000
Are you an experienced Linux Systems Administrator looking for your next step? I have a great opportunity to join a key client of mine who are a multinational corporation. The role will cover supporting the Linux platforms providing stability, performance and a scalable architecture. The role incident reporting and system migration of around 500 Oracle data bases.
Skills required:
* Linux systems administration (any flavour RedHat preferable)
* Unix (HP-UX preferable)
* Automation
* Ansible, Puppet or Chef
* Shell Scripting
* NFS
* Storage technologies
Experience:
* Minimum of 4 years Linux systems administration experience
* Worked in a DevOps environment
* Track record supporting infrastructure
* Project delivery in infrastructure
We are in the process of arranging interviews for more information call Brad on (Apply online only)