Job Title – SeniorIT Infrastructure Engineer

Job Location – Portchester, UK
(Please note this is an onsite role and there is a small element of UK travel required – to be discussed upon application).

Job ID – 20080

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Portchester are the maritime industry’s autonomy partner of choice, we are powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers. We have delivered more than 100 autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) systems.

The individual will work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting. Provide technical and engineering participation on the corporate data network and secure environments. As the Portchester site lead, you will be expected to have the communication and skills required to lead medium to large scale infrastructure, applications, and security projects consisting of IT and functional business area resources.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Providing technical expertise and support in troubleshooting issues and optimizing performance.
• Administer VMWare vSphere/vCenter environments, Nutanix Environments, Microsoft Windows Servers, Active Directory, System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM), VDI, DHCP, DNS, Print & File Servers
• Install, configure, and manage hyper-converged systems.
• Participate in on-call support, scheduled weekend outages, and disaster recovery activities as required
• Respond to Cyber Security incidents and proactively engage with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage technical projects to improve and extend the infrastructure and respond to business needs.
• Document all procedures and installs of new products.
• Prepare and present training information to technical staff and user personnel.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience in a similar role
• Recent related experience in the administration of Windows systems and servers and experience in the administration of Linux systems and servers
• Significant recent working knowledge of VMware, VDI, ESXi, or a VMware certification (VCP, VCP-DV)
• Relevant experience in automation with PowerShell or PowerCLI
• Exposure and working knowledge of disaster recovery, back-up, storage and system security tools knowledge (i.e. Symantec, Cohesity, Nutanix, etc)
• Basic network fundamentals: TCP/UDP, switching, routing (layers 1-7)
• Commitment to maintaining the highest standard of customer service is essential with outstanding oral and written communication
• Strong problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
• Ability to work in fast paced environments and adapt quickly to changing situations
• Ability/desire to learn new skills and technologies as required

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with Nutanix and Cohesity
• Experience with Azure & AWS
• Knowledge and application of ITIL concepts, or an ITIL v3 certification
• Project Management or project leadership experience

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.

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