Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Birmingham - Objectway Limited

Description

Building on more than 30 years of business expertise, Objectway is an international wealth, banking and asset management software provider empowering clients to embrace their future challenges while providing great performance today. The Group is a future-proof technology player with a well-established track record in the financial services industry and over €100 million of consolidated revenue. The Group is a global Top 100 fintech provider (IDC ranking), whose clients include 200+ leading Wealth Managers, Banks, Asset Managers, Fund Managers, Insurers and Outsourcers in more than 15 countries. With over 800 professionals operating from Italy, UK, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Ireland, the Group serves clients in 4 continents, supporting approximately 100,000 investment professionals to manage more than €1 trillion in assets.

To strengthen our team in the UK we are currently looking for a:

SENIOR INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our ICT team. This role is crucial in designing, implementing, and maintaining our enterprise infrastructure while ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability of our systems.

Your role includes

Join Design and Implementation team for building complex infrastructure solutions across on-premises and cloud environments

Acting as a technical reference point for the infrastructure team and collaborating with cross-functional teams

Managing infrastructure modernization initiatives and technology evolution

Ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity of critical systems

Contributing to strategic planning and architectural decisions for the IT infrastructure

Working close to the hardware and data center layer, and contributing as an individual expert

The role has a strong bias towards Data Center server deployment and management to best practice standards, with network and firewall management requiring support for both Private and Public cloud setting.

Key responsibilities

Design, document, deploy, and manage enterprise infrastructure including servers, storage, networking, and virtualization platforms

Translate system, software, and operational requirements into scalable, resilient infrastructure designs

Implement and maintain monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery solutions

Ensure infrastructure security compliance and implement best practices for system hardening

Troubleshoot complex technical issues related to hardware, networking, and data center environments and provide Level 3 support

Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning

Document infrastructure architecture, processes, and procedures

Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Development teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with application needs, and to optimize framework performance

Support implementation and deployment activities where required

Conduct data centre assessments, site visits, and infrastructure reviews

Participate in on-call rotation for critical infrastructure support

Contribute to technical standards, best practices, and long-term infrastructure decisions.

Requirements

Strong experience in infrastructure engineering and hardware design, not just implementation or system administration

Strong expertise in virtualization technologies (VMware vSphere, KVM, or similar)

Proven experience with data center environments and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Solid understanding of enterprise infrastructure architectures (compute, storage, networking)

Comfortable operating in project-based, high-intensity delivery environments

Experience with Linux and Windows server administration, and system hardware management

Knowledge of storage solutions (SAN, NAS, object storage)

Understanding of security best practices and compliance frameworks

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Willing and able to travel frequently within the UK.

Nice to Have

Relevant certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, VMware VCP, CCNP, or similar)

Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, etc.)

Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Checkmk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)

Familiarity with ITIL framework and IT service management

Experience with database administration (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Knowledge of backup solutions (Veeam, Commvault, or similar)

Previous experience in infrastructure migration projects

Knowledge of Fortinet and Cisco networking stacks.

Personal Profile

Personable and enthusiastic. The successful candidate should be commercially aware and able to communicate with others clearly in relation to technical matters

Flexible and willing to learn. The role is varied and provides new challenges daily

Ability to align remotely, working with distributed teams

Leadership together with a strong team building aptitude are essential

Willingness to travel – London, Maidenhead, Manchester, Birmingham and others. The successful candidate must be prepared to travel to these Data Centre's / Offices (at the company's expense) when required. Overseas travel may occasionally be required.

What we offer:Permanent Employment.

A challenging and progressive position within an international work environment.

What's nextPlease note that first interviews are mainly held virtually. Second or third stage might be arranged at our premises.

Equality Policy:We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

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