Senior Network Engineer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Description

Senior Infrastructure EngineerRole Summary/Purpose of JobThis role will provide technical expertise in the Infrastructure team, The successful candidate will work closely with the platform leads to capture a backlog of requirements, identify and develop new capabilities and work with the private cloud team to deliver these into production.

You will work closely with project and product teams comprised of multiple technical disciplines, including developers, subject matter experts, Cloud Engineering administrators, system administrators, and system architects to implement and maintain enterprise-grade information technology applications that are highly-available, scalable, and secure.

Responsible for:

• Prioritizing project and BAU workload for cloud technologies and partners
• Providing incident and problem management support
• Reporting risks, issues and opportunities to senior stakeholders
• Ensuring all systems are maintained, supportable and evergreen Key Responsibilities & DeliverablesSenior Infrastructure EngineerEnsure that the Private cloud capabilities and associated technologies are sufficiently documented, maintained, available, and have required technical resources. The Senior Infrastructure engineer will also be responsible for ensuring that there is appropriate life-cycle management ensuring that technologies remain supported and are decommissioned (consolidated or replaced) where there is a legitimate need and look at the opportunity to manage towards a Cloud first strategy.

Assists with the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.
Analyses service and component availability, reliability, maintainability and serviceability. Ensures that services and components meet and continue to meet all of their agreed performance targets and service levels. Conducts testing of recovery procedures.
Assesses and analyses release components. Undertakes routine installations and de-installations of items of hardware and/or software.

Documents details of all hardware/software items that have been installed and removed so that configuration management records can be updated.

Experience in IT Infrastructure professional.

Knowledge of storage technologies, vSAN, Data domain etcAbility to work independently to meet project deadlines with limited supervision, excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to deliver executive level presentations.

Windows server OS Administration/troubleshootingBackup TechnologiesDesirableBS or MA in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalentOustanding troubleshooting skills and a strong understanding of root cause analysis methodologiesExperience with Dell VXrailExperience working with HCI.Excellent and demonstrable 'end to end' infrastructure technologies understanding in relation to the Private cloud and associated capabilitiesFluency in reading logfiles and network traces to troubleshoot complex technical issuesA good understanding of service and delivery concepts, ITIL, Lean, Six Sigma, CI/CD,etcA demonstrable ability to adapt to change, an aptitude for self development and to develop others where appropriateFlexible, inquisitive and optimistic in outlook, a broad understanding of the technology industry and landscapeAbility to innovate and adapt to changing requirements with an ability to undertake and lead complex analytical tasks.

Cisco Networking experience - Understanding of VLAN's, IP-Subnets, basic routing/network troubleshooting.
Microsoft Azure - Any exposure to Azure or previous experience would be advantageous.

Overview of Firm & FunctionFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a major international law firm, providing business law advice of the highest quality.

We want to be the law firm that clients turn to for legal advice where it matters most, wherever in the world that may be.

We deliver seamless service across borders, cultures and languages, and the launch of the Freshfields Global Centre (Europe) is central to this vision.

We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. Cross-border work isn't just what we do, it is what we excel at.

We understand what it really takes to work across different legal systems and commercial environments and to bridge language and cultural gaps.

We aim to add value in everything we do - we are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We use our experience and creativity to help clients make judgements and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we seek to make a real difference to the communities in which we operate.

Our Global CentreYou will be joining us at the start of this initiative and helping to shape this new and exciting way of delivering our global services.

The IT DepartmentOur primary goal in IT is to enable exceptional client service through technology.

The Global Centre serves as our new base for the central IT team and we have recently established our IT Service Desk, Testing and Service Operations teams in this new location.

We are continuing to build the team in the Centre to ensure the global delivery of high quality and consistent IT services in an efficient manner.

The team also works on the concept of "DevOps" to accelerate the delivery of change through the resources within the function working on projects and initiatives whilst supporting existing and new systems within the firm.

All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.

A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer:
we make decisions on a case-by-case basis and take a number of factors into account (e.g. the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence).