Bolton
Join us as an IT infrastructure Solutions Specialist! Identify requirements for, design and deploy IT Infrastructure platforms in a secure mission-critical environment. If you are an IT professional passionate about delivering innovative and robust IT solutions, your future is here!
Salary: Up to £65,500 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 37.5 hours, 5-day week. Onsite 2 days a week or on business demand.
Security Clearance: British Citizen
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. After offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo and attain HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. Developed Vetting (DV) clearance is required for this role.
What we can offer you:
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Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
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Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
-
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
-
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
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Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
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Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more
The opportunity:
Working within the Infrastructure Platforms team, you will be responsible for forming functional and non-functional requirements, architecting and implementing solutions. You will manage relationships with suppliers and internal customers, be a technical consult on operational issues and contribute to strategy. This is an exciting opportunity in a fast moving, unique, multi-national IT Function
Successful candidates will be joining a highly respected, motivated, dynamic and supportive team. The team owns and manages the lifecycle of all Infrastructure & Cloud platforms in the UK. Team members are actively encouraged and supported to generate continuous improvement initiatives to grow and mature the areas their own. To help do this, a strong emphasis is placed on gaining technical knowledge and experience via exploiting the extensive technical and management training capabilities of MBDA. The team continues to grow significantly and is expanding their scope and influence.
What we're looking for from you:
Essential
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Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft technologies including but not limited to: Windows Server including clustering, Exchange, Active Directory, MECM/SCCM.
-
Excellent Knowledge in virtualisation technologies such as VMWare and Hyper-V.
-
Good understanding of Cloud Services such as Microsoft Azure & integration into on premise solutions.
-
Proven skill in producing architectural and design documents such as high-level designs, low-level designs, specifications, and requirements.
-
Strong experience in delivering IT projects.
- Strong analytical skills, applying a methodical data-driven approach.
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Ability to work effectively in multi-discipline, multi-cultural and diverse teams. Able to digest complex requirements and communicate solutions to varying levels of technical competency.
-
Knowledge of automation and associated topics e.g. Ansible, Desired State Configuration, Azure Automation and PowerShell to achieve tasks such as deployment, patching, and config management.
Desirable
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Understanding of best practices working in a high security, multiple network environment typical in the defence industry.
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Experience working with database infrastructure for platforms such as SQL Server, DB2 and Oracle.
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Experience with HPC workloads on Windows.
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Experience with infrastructure platform monitoring tools such as Dynatrace.
Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
#LI-RM1
Bolton
Join us as an IT infrastructure Solutions Specialist! Identify requirements for, design and deploy IT Infrastructure platforms in a secure mission-critical environment. If you are an IT professional passionate about delivering innovative and robust IT solutions, your future is here!
Salary: Up to £65,500 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 37.5 hours, 5-day week. Onsite 2 days a week or on business demand.
Security Clearance: British Citizen
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. After offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo and attain HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. Developed Vetting (DV) clearance is required for this role.
What we can offer you:
-
Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
-
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
-
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
-
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
-
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
-
Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more
The opportunity:
Working within the Infrastructure Platforms team, you will be responsible for forming functional and non-functional requirements, architecting and implementing solutions. You will manage relationships with suppliers and internal customers, be a technical consult on operational issues and contribute to strategy. This is an exciting opportunity in a fast moving, unique, multi-national IT Function
Successful candidates will be joining a highly respected, motivated, dynamic and supportive team. The team owns and manages the lifecycle of all Infrastructure & Cloud platforms in the UK. Team members are actively encouraged and supported to generate continuous improvement initiatives to grow and mature the areas their own. To help do this, a strong emphasis is placed on gaining technical knowledge and experience via exploiting the extensive technical and management training capabilities of MBDA. The team continues to grow significantly and is expanding their scope and influence.
What we're looking for from you:
Essential
-
Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft technologies including but not limited to: Windows Server including clustering, Exchange, Active Directory, MECM/SCCM.
-
Excellent Knowledge in virtualisation technologies such as VMWare and Hyper-V.
-
Good understanding of Cloud Services such as Microsoft Azure & integration into on premise solutions.
-
Proven skill in producing architectural and design documents such as high-level designs, low-level designs, specifications, and requirements.
-
Strong experience in delivering IT projects.
- Strong analytical skills, applying a methodical data-driven approach.
-
Ability to work effectively in multi-discipline, multi-cultural and diverse teams. Able to digest complex requirements and communicate solutions to varying levels of technical competency.
-
Knowledge of automation and associated topics e.g. Ansible, Desired State Configuration, Azure Automation and PowerShell to achieve tasks such as deployment, patching, and config management.
Desirable
-
Understanding of best practices working in a high security, multiple network environment typical in the defence industry.
-
Experience working with database infrastructure for platforms such as SQL Server, DB2 and Oracle.
-
Experience with HPC workloads on Windows.
-
Experience with infrastructure platform monitoring tools such as Dynatrace.
Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
#LI-RM1
