Systems Infrastructure Specialist

4 weeks ago


Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Roke Manor Research Limited Full time

As a Systems Infrastructure Specialist, you will deliver operational assistance including incident management, change execution, and maintenance tasks as part of an on-site team. Your role will involve proactive oversight and responsive support for Roke's clients' critical secure environments.

Roke is a prominent technology and engineering firm with a diverse clientele across National Security, Defence, and Industry 4.0 through our Futures division and Intelligence as a Service. You will collaborate with our clients to address their intricate and distinctive challenges.

Key Responsibilities

  • Delivering operational assistance, including incident management, change execution, and maintenance tasks to ensure a stable and dependable environment.
  • Executing approved technical requests from end clients.
  • Designing and implementing enhancements to operational and reference platform environments.
  • Utilizing automation to boost productivity and minimize human error.
  • Creating clear and concise documentation.
  • Assisting the Technical Lead with active management of environments and escalating any risks.
  • Proactively monitoring to anticipate potential issues.
  • Engaging in stakeholder management, service reporting, and reviews with Roke Service Delivery Managers and client stakeholders.
  • Adopting and adapting ITIL4 practices for agile platform operation delivery and operational environments.
  • Developing and maintaining service operations in accordance with client and Roke policies, procedures, and standards to ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices.
  • Implementing agreed changes to service provision, configuration items, and documentation.

Key Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience managing IT operations in complex, fast-paced, highly regulated environments, ideally aligned with national security or defence.
  • Familiarity with some or all of the following technologies: VMWare Suite (ESXi, vCenter, NSX / VCF), Windows System Administration (AD, DNS, DHCP, PKI), Linux System Administration, backup solutions such as Veeam, Docker and/or Kubernetes, and Nagios.
  • Understanding of Networking Technologies.
  • Knowledge of Cyber Security principles.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across all organizational levels.
  • Familiarity with the ITIL framework and ideally experience working closely with DevOps product teams, particularly in the public sector and National Security landscape.
  • Understanding of software development practices and tools used by software developers, capable of supporting those who build and maintain service-oriented architecture and microservices, containerization platforms, and runtime.

With a legacy spanning over 60 years, Roke provides specialized expertise in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We transform the way organizations think and act through dynamic insights derived from the analysis of multiple data layers. Our mission, passion, and motivation revolve around managing the innovative, technical aspects that ensure safety.

Joining a team driven by purpose and ambition, you will be at the center of an exciting growth trajectory: having doubled in size over the last four years, we aim to double our workforce by 2027. At Roke, every individual is valued. We push technical boundaries together, reinvest in product innovation, and empower our personnel to make a meaningful impact.

Work Environment

You will be based on-site with a customer, with occasional visits to the local office as required.

Why Join Us?
Operating as one Roke, we share a belief that everyone has a role in fostering an environment that encourages you to bring your authentic self to work; a place where everyone has the time, trust, and freedom to thrive.

We are dedicated to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity, and Inclusion, supported by our employee-led resource groups, which contribute to making Roke a welcoming workplace for individuals from all backgrounds.

Mental health and wellbeing are also priorities at Roke, with a group of supportive Mental Health First Aiders available to listen to anyone in need, alongside a team of Mental Health First Aid Champions who promote a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma, and support positive wellbeing.

Benefits and Perks

  • Flexible working hours to accommodate your lifestyle.
  • Annual bonus based on profit sharing and personal performance.
  • Private medical insurance, including coverage for pre-existing conditions.
  • Generous holiday allowance: 25 days plus public holidays and your birthday off.
  • Share Save scheme: Monthly savings into a 3 or 5-year plan.

Clearances

Due to the nature of this role, eligibility for DV clearance is required. Therefore, you should be a British Citizen and have resided in the U.K. for the last 10 years.

Next Steps

We look forward to receiving your application, including an up-to-date CV.



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