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Senior Java Developer
  • Knutsford
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020

Job Title: Senior Java Developer
Location: Radbroke, Knutsford


Barclays UK Tech function, has a Clearing Hub division which is the corner stone of clearing by image. This is an initiative to allow images of cheques to be a legal instrument for paying people. This removes the need for paper to be transported by secure vehicles on the road between branches and the central clearing centre. A further benefit in using mobile image capture is to allow customers a new channel for recording cheque payments.


As a Senior Java Developer, you will contribute to the mobile image clearing project by writing code to specification for multiple applications / products during the build phase of the SDLC. You will also be seen as a lead in this function, so having good teamwork skills and an eye for mentorship would be brilliant.


What will you be doing?


• Write and test code thoroughly and liaise with business users to ensure delivery is fit fur purpose
• Develop technical understanding of a component or sub-component within an application /product, providing support for technical queries, live incidents and problems
• Ensure technical integrity and quality of application is maintained across their lifetime
• Responsible for your own work right through from deployment to customer acceptance
• Help impact assess business requested change to the Clearing Hub Platform
• Provide technical guidance and support to multiple offshore technical delivery teams on the projects.


What we’re looking for:


• Proven track record coding in Java
• Exposure coding in Oracle PL-SQL
• Jira / Confluence or BitBucket (or other code repository technologies) exposure
• Architecture knowledge with Micro Services.


Skills that will help you in the role:


• Root cause analysis exposure
• Apache Camel
• Delivery of Continuous Improvement
• Excellent communication skills.


Where will you be working?


You will be working at our technology hub in the North West, located at Radbroke Hall in Knutsford. It’s convenient for most people who live within a 35-mile radius, spanning from Liverpool, Chester, Manchester and Stoke. It’s a lively atmosphere with large open plan offices, with everything you need on site including various catering options, Starbucks, Gym, onsite parking etc.


Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.


Our Values


Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.


Our Diversity


We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.


Our Benefits


Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility, then please discuss this with us.

Senior Java Developer
  • Knutsford
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020

Job Title: Senior Java Developer
Location: Radbroke, Knutsford


Barclays UK Tech function, has a Clearing Hub division which is the corner stone of clearing by image. This is an initiative to allow images of cheques to be a legal instrument for paying people. This removes the need for paper to be transported by secure vehicles on the road between branches and the central clearing centre. A further benefit in using mobile image capture is to allow customers a new channel for recording cheque payments.


As a Senior Java Developer, you will contribute to the mobile image clearing project by writing code to specification for multiple applications / products during the build phase of the SDLC. You will also be seen as a lead in this function, so having good teamwork skills and an eye for mentorship would be brilliant.


What will you be doing?


• Write and test code thoroughly and liaise with business users to ensure delivery is fit fur purpose
• Develop technical understanding of a component or sub-component within an application /product, providing support for technical queries, live incidents and problems
• Ensure technical integrity and quality of application is maintained across their lifetime
• Responsible for your own work right through from deployment to customer acceptance
• Help impact assess business requested change to the Clearing Hub Platform
• Provide technical guidance and support to multiple offshore technical delivery teams on the projects.


What we’re looking for:


• Proven track record coding in Java
• Exposure coding in Oracle PL-SQL
• Jira / Confluence or BitBucket (or other code repository technologies) exposure
• Architecture knowledge with Micro Services.


Skills that will help you in the role:


• Root cause analysis exposure
• Apache Camel
• Delivery of Continuous Improvement
• Excellent communication skills.


Where will you be working?


You will be working at our technology hub in the North West, located at Radbroke Hall in Knutsford. It’s convenient for most people who live within a 35-mile radius, spanning from Liverpool, Chester, Manchester and Stoke. It’s a lively atmosphere with large open plan offices, with everything you need on site including various catering options, Starbucks, Gym, onsite parking etc.


Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.


Our Values


Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.


Our Diversity


We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.


Our Benefits


Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility, then please discuss this with us.

Infrastructure Technician
  • Knutsford
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020

Job Title Infrastructure Engineer
Location Knutsford


Application Hosting Services provides secure, resilient and cost effective Java application hosting services to Barclays businesses through collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement and service excellence.


Application Hosting is the organization which runs, builds and maintains the Bank's middleware IT infrastructure. The AVP role is for the Application Hosting Infrastructure Specialist who is responsible for delivering middleware components within projects, maintaining the Application Hosting infrastructure and providing service support in middleware operations.


As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be delivering infrastructure engineering including maintenance and servicing technologies for the Application Hosting Estate.


What will you be doing?


•Implementing simple and moderately complex changes to Application Hosting infrastructure
•Preparing documentation that explains the technical solution clearly, to various stakeholders who may have different level of technical skills
•Supporting Junior Team members on advising and recommending complex technical solutions focusing on requirements and planning to meet client needs
•Accountable for individual results, and for the impact of the individual results on the wider Application Hosting Team
•Maintaining or enhancing systems infrastructure components and services to ensure that infrastructure is in vendor supported and standards compliant state
•Reacting quickly and as necessary to systems errors and service problems to minimize downtime and restore service
•Attending incident resolution calls and be able to clearly articulate basic technical issues 
•Identifying of root cause and implementation of permanent fix


What we’re looking for:


•Strong understanding of Application Hosting Platforms (ie JBoss, Tomcat or Apache)
•Understanding of IBM Application Hosting Platforms (Websphere Application Server) 
•Monitoring tools knowledge (ie  CA APM, Wily)


Skills that will help you in the role:


•Automation Tools (e.g.  BladeLogic, Chef, Nolio or Jenkins)
•SSL encryption and certificate management
•Shell scripting


Where will you be working?


•We are set in the beautiful countryside of Knutsford, and have lots to on offer to our employees including: Dress down code every day, an onsite gym, remote working, Starbucks, family fun days, Astro turf, Tennis courts and much more. We also offer a free shuttle bus service from Knutsford train station to the site in the morning and from the site back to the train station in the evening.


Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. 


Our Values 


Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.


Our Diversity


We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.


Our Benefits


Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us.

Infrastructure Technician
  • Knutsford
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020

Job Title Infrastructure Engineer
Location Knutsford


Application Hosting Services provides secure, resilient and cost effective Java application hosting services to Barclays businesses through collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement and service excellence.


Application Hosting is the organization which runs, builds and maintains the Bank's middleware IT infrastructure. The AVP role is for the Application Hosting Infrastructure Specialist who is responsible for delivering middleware components within projects, maintaining the Application Hosting infrastructure and providing service support in middleware operations.


As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be delivering infrastructure engineering including maintenance and servicing technologies for the Application Hosting Estate.


What will you be doing?


•Implementing simple and moderately complex changes to Application Hosting infrastructure
•Preparing documentation that explains the technical solution clearly, to various stakeholders who may have different level of technical skills
•Supporting Junior Team members on advising and recommending complex technical solutions focusing on requirements and planning to meet client needs
•Accountable for individual results, and for the impact of the individual results on the wider Application Hosting Team
•Maintaining or enhancing systems infrastructure components and services to ensure that infrastructure is in vendor supported and standards compliant state
•Reacting quickly and as necessary to systems errors and service problems to minimize downtime and restore service
•Attending incident resolution calls and be able to clearly articulate basic technical issues 
•Identifying of root cause and implementation of permanent fix


What we’re looking for:


•Strong understanding of Application Hosting Platforms (ie JBoss, Tomcat or Apache)
•Understanding of IBM Application Hosting Platforms (Websphere Application Server) 
•Monitoring tools knowledge (ie  CA APM, Wily)


Skills that will help you in the role:


•Automation Tools (e.g.  BladeLogic, Chef, Nolio or Jenkins)
•SSL encryption and certificate management
•Shell scripting


Where will you be working?


•We are set in the beautiful countryside of Knutsford, and have lots to on offer to our employees including: Dress down code every day, an onsite gym, remote working, Starbucks, family fun days, Astro turf, Tennis courts and much more. We also offer a free shuttle bus service from Knutsford train station to the site in the morning and from the site back to the train station in the evening.


Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. 


Our Values 


Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.


Our Diversity


We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.


Our Benefits


Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us.

Python Application Developer- London
  • London
  • 04 Mar 2020

The group (located across London, New York, Houston, Buenos Aires and Mumbai) is responsible for the production, orchestration, capture and feeding of Risk and PNL data to various aggregators across the CIB for T+1 analysis by the Commodities, Currencies and Emerging Markets business performing a critical control function in today’s highly regulated environment. In addition to this the group is responsible for the build out of the reporting and core business functionality in the Risk Central platform, the target state aggregation and reporting platform for Risk and PNL across the Corporate Investment Bank.

Using technologies like Python, Scala, Hadoop, Kafka and Spark, part of the teams remit is building a resilient high-capacity platform supporting the firm’s business and regulatory agenda. On a typical day, billions of rows of data are fed to the system from both end of day batches and real-time calculators. A modern application stack is being developed to serve the needs of heterogeneous clients across the Investment Bank and Risk & Finance.

The role requires full-stack development and strong software fundamentals with the ideal candidate involved in all aspects of the Risk Central build out. This includes writing internal and external APIs, writing code that persists and aggregates data, and building services and other tools that are critical in enterprise grade mission critical system.

 

The successful candidate will be able to handle the full pipeline of the system, from sourcing data from the front office systems, building and enhancing data publishers, persisting and managing the landed data through to reporting results to downstream clients. In order to accomplish this, the developer will have familiarity of all technologies used in the project and have a basic understanding of all involved workflows.

Required skills:

Ability to think analytically and quickly pick up new technical concepts.

Expertise with functional or object orientated languages.

Expertise in Python is a plus.

Fluent English is required.

Strong hold in Data Structures and Algorithm

God experience in Django framework.

Hands on experience using numpy and pandas

Strong experience in building microservices and web API

Proficient in Apache Spark/PySpark.

Thorough understanding of version control system concepts 

 

 

Our Corporate & Investment Bank relies on innovators like you to build and maintain the technology that helps us safely service the world’s important corporations, governments and institutions. You’ll develop solutions for a bank entrusted with holding $18 trillion of assets and $393 billion in deposits. CIB provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk, and extends liquidity in markets spanning over 100 countries around the world.

 

At JPMorgan Chase & Co. we value the unique skills of every employee, and we’re building a technology organization that thrives on diversity.  We encourage professional growth and career development, and offer competitive benefits and compensation. If you’re looking to build your career as part of a global technology team tackling big challenges that impact the lives of people and companies all around the world, we want to meet you.

 

All internal moves will normally take place on the same grade and same salary. Salaries are reviewed annually in February. Exceptions to the rule regarding transfer on current salary may include a move between geographic locations.

 

@2019 JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer Disability/Veteran.

Python Application Developer- London
  • London
  • 04 Mar 2020

The group (located across London, New York, Houston, Buenos Aires and Mumbai) is responsible for the production, orchestration, capture and feeding of Risk and PNL data to various aggregators across the CIB for T+1 analysis by the Commodities, Currencies and Emerging Markets business performing a critical control function in today’s highly regulated environment. In addition to this the group is responsible for the build out of the reporting and core business functionality in the Risk Central platform, the target state aggregation and reporting platform for Risk and PNL across the Corporate Investment Bank.

Using technologies like Python, Scala, Hadoop, Kafka and Spark, part of the teams remit is building a resilient high-capacity platform supporting the firm’s business and regulatory agenda. On a typical day, billions of rows of data are fed to the system from both end of day batches and real-time calculators. A modern application stack is being developed to serve the needs of heterogeneous clients across the Investment Bank and Risk & Finance.

The role requires full-stack development and strong software fundamentals with the ideal candidate involved in all aspects of the Risk Central build out. This includes writing internal and external APIs, writing code that persists and aggregates data, and building services and other tools that are critical in enterprise grade mission critical system.

 

The successful candidate will be able to handle the full pipeline of the system, from sourcing data from the front office systems, building and enhancing data publishers, persisting and managing the landed data through to reporting results to downstream clients. In order to accomplish this, the developer will have familiarity of all technologies used in the project and have a basic understanding of all involved workflows.

Required skills:

Ability to think analytically and quickly pick up new technical concepts.

Expertise with functional or object orientated languages.

Expertise in Python is a plus.

Fluent English is required.

Strong hold in Data Structures and Algorithm

God experience in Django framework.

Hands on experience using numpy and pandas

Strong experience in building microservices and web API

Proficient in Apache Spark/PySpark.

Thorough understanding of version control system concepts 

 

 

Our Corporate & Investment Bank relies on innovators like you to build and maintain the technology that helps us safely service the world’s important corporations, governments and institutions. You’ll develop solutions for a bank entrusted with holding $18 trillion of assets and $393 billion in deposits. CIB provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk, and extends liquidity in markets spanning over 100 countries around the world.

 

At JPMorgan Chase & Co. we value the unique skills of every employee, and we’re building a technology organization that thrives on diversity.  We encourage professional growth and career development, and offer competitive benefits and compensation. If you’re looking to build your career as part of a global technology team tackling big challenges that impact the lives of people and companies all around the world, we want to meet you.

 

All internal moves will normally take place on the same grade and same salary. Salaries are reviewed annually in February. Exceptions to the rule regarding transfer on current salary may include a move between geographic locations.

 

@2019 JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer Disability/Veteran.

Infrastructure Engineer
  • Knutsford
  • Salary negotiable
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020
Job Title Infrastructure EngineerLocation Knutsford

Application Hosting Services provides secure, resilient and cost effective Java application hosting services to Barclays businesses through collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement and service excellence.

Application Hosting is the organization which runs, builds and maintains the Bank's middleware IT infrastructure. The AVP role is for the Application Hosting Infrastructure Specialist who is responsible for delivering middleware components within projects, maintaining the Application Hosting infrastructure and providing service support in middleware operations.

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll be delivering infrastructure engineering including maintenance and servicing technologies for the Application Hosting Estate.

What will you be doing?
  • Implementing simple and moderately complex changes to Application Hosting infrastructure
  • Preparing documentation that explains the technical solution clearly, to various stakeholders who may have different level of technical skills
  • Supporting Junior Team members on advising and recommending complex technical solutions focusing on requirements and planning to meet client needs
  • Accountable for individual results, and for the impact of the individual results on the wider Application Hosting Team
  • Maintaining or enhancing systems infrastructure components and services to ensure that infrastructure is in vendor supported and standards compliant state
  • Reacting quickly and as necessary to systems errors and service problems to minimize downtime and restore service
  • Attending incident resolution calls and be able to clearly articulate basic technical issues
  • Identifying of root cause and implementation of permanent fix
What we're looking for:
  • Strong understanding of Application Hosting Platforms (ie JBoss, Tomcat or Apache)
  • Understanding of IBM Application Hosting Platforms (Websphere Application Server)
  • Monitoring tools knowledge (ie CA APM, Wily)
Skills that will help you in the role:
  • Automation Tools (e.g. BladeLogic, Chef, Nolio or Jenkins)
  • SSL encryption and certificate management
  • Shell scripting
Where will you be working?
  • We are set in the beautiful countryside of Knutsford, and have lots to on offer to our employees including: Dress down code every day, an onsite gym, remote working, Starbucks, family fun days, Astro turf, Tennis courts and much more. We also offer a free shuttle bus service from Knutsford train station to the site in the morning and from the site back to the train station in the evening.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Our Values

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us.

Infrastructure Engineer
  • Knutsford
  • Salary negotiable
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020
Job Title Infrastructure EngineerLocation Knutsford

Application Hosting Services provides secure, resilient and cost effective Java application hosting services to Barclays businesses through collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement and service excellence.

Application Hosting is the organization which runs, builds and maintains the Bank's middleware IT infrastructure. The AVP role is for the Application Hosting Infrastructure Specialist who is responsible for delivering middleware components within projects, maintaining the Application Hosting infrastructure and providing service support in middleware operations.

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll be delivering infrastructure engineering including maintenance and servicing technologies for the Application Hosting Estate.

What will you be doing?
  • Implementing simple and moderately complex changes to Application Hosting infrastructure
  • Preparing documentation that explains the technical solution clearly, to various stakeholders who may have different level of technical skills
  • Supporting Junior Team members on advising and recommending complex technical solutions focusing on requirements and planning to meet client needs
  • Accountable for individual results, and for the impact of the individual results on the wider Application Hosting Team
  • Maintaining or enhancing systems infrastructure components and services to ensure that infrastructure is in vendor supported and standards compliant state
  • Reacting quickly and as necessary to systems errors and service problems to minimize downtime and restore service
  • Attending incident resolution calls and be able to clearly articulate basic technical issues
  • Identifying of root cause and implementation of permanent fix
What we're looking for:
  • Strong understanding of Application Hosting Platforms (ie JBoss, Tomcat or Apache)
  • Understanding of IBM Application Hosting Platforms (Websphere Application Server)
  • Monitoring tools knowledge (ie CA APM, Wily)
Skills that will help you in the role:
  • Automation Tools (e.g. BladeLogic, Chef, Nolio or Jenkins)
  • SSL encryption and certificate management
  • Shell scripting
Where will you be working?
  • We are set in the beautiful countryside of Knutsford, and have lots to on offer to our employees including: Dress down code every day, an onsite gym, remote working, Starbucks, family fun days, Astro turf, Tennis courts and much more. We also offer a free shuttle bus service from Knutsford train station to the site in the morning and from the site back to the train station in the evening.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Our Values

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That's why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us.

IT Systems Administrator
  • Birmingham
  • Competitive salary
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020

The IT Administrator will ensure the essential smooth operation and continued development of the systems network infrastructure, ensuring the stable operation the organisation requires.

Overseeing 4 locations, the role will design and implement IT solutions to solve business issues and improve business processes in a rapidly changing environment, within Continental rules and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Develop network solutions to support business objectives and IT strategy.
  • Develop and maintain effective network security systems.
  • Provide users with technical support to ensure the effective and timely resolution of network / hardware deficiencies and the implementations of improvement actions.
  • Keep tacit knowledge with new innovations, helping to ensure the company’s IT infrastructure is on a competitive level, by implementing streamlined process and optimized tools.
  • Coordinate activities associated with purchase and installation of software and hardware, whilst ensuring license compliance.

Experience, Qualifications & Capabilities

  • A background in 2nd/3rd line administration in mixed Windows/Linux environment
  • Experience working in a multi-site network environment
  • The ability to work both helpdesk and project-led manner to agreed SLAs.
  • Excellent communication skills across different teams, Including both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Capable of working Independently and as part of a team without direct supervision.
  • Experience of working with colleagues in other countries.
  • Methodical approach to problem solving and documentation.
  • Able to work calmly under pressure.
  • Knowledge of the following products and technologies advantageous:- Windows server 2008-2016, Windows 7/10, Active Directory, AWS - Cloud, VMare, SAN/NAS, VOIP, Network skills - TCP/IP/DHCP/DNS, Firewall basics, LANDesk basics, Scripting skills - Powershell, Cisco, Web Servers IIS / Apache, Databases - MS SDQL/MySQL, Computer hardware or programming knowledge

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary package with annual "Value Sharing Bonus" paid to all employees.
  • A generous contributory pension scheme.
  • Healthcare cash back scheme.
  • 25 Days holiday.
  • Employee discounts on Continental tyres and other products.
  • Death in service insurance.
  • Free on-site parking.
  • On-going training and excellent personal development opportunities.

IT Systems Administrator
  • Birmingham
  • Competitive salary
    • Permanent
  • 04 Mar 2020

The IT Administrator will ensure the essential smooth operation and continued development of the systems network infrastructure, ensuring the stable operation the organisation requires.

Overseeing 4 locations, the role will design and implement IT solutions to solve business issues and improve business processes in a rapidly changing environment, within Continental rules and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Develop network solutions to support business objectives and IT strategy.
  • Develop and maintain effective network security systems.
  • Provide users with technical support to ensure the effective and timely resolution of network / hardware deficiencies and the implementations of improvement actions.
  • Keep tacit knowledge with new innovations, helping to ensure the company’s IT infrastructure is on a competitive level, by implementing streamlined process and optimized tools.
  • Coordinate activities associated with purchase and installation of software and hardware, whilst ensuring license compliance.

Experience, Qualifications & Capabilities

  • A background in 2nd/3rd line administration in mixed Windows/Linux environment
  • Experience working in a multi-site network environment
  • The ability to work both helpdesk and project-led manner to agreed SLAs.
  • Excellent communication skills across different teams, Including both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Capable of working Independently and as part of a team without direct supervision.
  • Experience of working with colleagues in other countries.
  • Methodical approach to problem solving and documentation.
  • Able to work calmly under pressure.
  • Knowledge of the following products and technologies advantageous:- Windows server 2008-2016, Windows 7/10, Active Directory, AWS - Cloud, VMare, SAN/NAS, VOIP, Network skills - TCP/IP/DHCP/DNS, Firewall basics, LANDesk basics, Scripting skills - Powershell, Cisco, Web Servers IIS / Apache, Databases - MS SDQL/MySQL, Computer hardware or programming knowledge

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary package with annual "Value Sharing Bonus" paid to all employees.
  • A generous contributory pension scheme.
  • Healthcare cash back scheme.
  • 25 Days holiday.
  • Employee discounts on Continental tyres and other products.
  • Death in service insurance.
  • Free on-site parking.
  • On-going training and excellent personal development opportunities.