Systems Engineer - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Sovereign Housing Association

Sovereign Housing Association

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Basingstoke, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sovereign's ambitious Corporate Plan identifies the important role that data, digital and technology plays in our future success.

Sovereign's CIO function will enable us to leverage the investments we have already made and embrace new technology frontiersto create a modern, digitally connected business; one that delivers maximum impact and value for our customers and people.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an
experienced Systems Engineer to join our team in
Basingstoke on a permanent basis.

You'll combine office and home working to ensure a positive work / life balance.

The role
As
Systems Engineer, you'll be responsible for all processes related to maintaining, developing, and decommissioning Sovereign's IT Systems, Enterprise Applications and Cloud Services, working in DevOps environment

Key responsibilitiesinclude:

Configuring, deploying, and managing cloud services
Contributing to the successful delivery of Sovereign's Strategic System replacement program and participating in new system design activity
Managing system health and ensuring systems meet RTO and RPO objectives, completing regular DR testing
Ensuring Quality Assurance is performed across production and nonproduction environments
Monitoring and testing system performance to identify possible optimisation solutions, and work with Product team members to implement these
Configuring and installing system changes and updates, to improve the functionality of systems, user experience and accessibility

Your experience
You should have proven experience in a similar role as Systems Engineer with an understanding of the full product lifecycle

You'll also have:

Experience of scaling Agile and establishing DevOps methodologies
Proven experience in relationship building, influencing and communication
Proven working experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting onpremises and cloud systems
Public Cloud experience, preferably Microsoft Azure
Experience with system virtualisation and containerisation
Proven experience of system administration and performance tuning
Good working knowledge of Server OS and Network Operations processes
Expertise in identifying, managing, and monitoring the impacts of digital change
Ability to negotiate the balance of customer centricity and commercial viability of a product
ITIL V4 or equivalent professional qualification

Your benefits
You'll be given the opportunity to grow your skills within a role that will bring great satisfaction.

We've got some fantastic benefits at Sovereign, including:
- £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
Generous pension scheme, matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
Wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships
Flexible working we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance, and critical illness cover

We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at Sovereign - take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

If you're ready for a new challenge and want to make a big difference in how our business makes more informed decisions, then we'd love to hear from you