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Senior Platform Engineer

Apply now Job no: 103329
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Leadenhall, Hybrid, Remote - work from anywhere within the UK
Categories: Technology Operations

Business Unit: Technology Operations & Cyber Security – Core IAAS 
Salary: £40,800 - £58,000 -  per annum DOE + benefits 
Location: Located close to Clydebank/Hillington as Data Centre attendance is required at times during the day and on call
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time 

Our Team - Our team manage Open Systems Storage (VMware, Windows, Rhel etc) estate for the bank. This includes day to day BAU work, Project work and incident support.

Within the team there are 2 main core functions, Storage & Backup and we also look after the banks San Infrastructure.

What you’ll be doing

Infrastructure Upgrades:

  • Powermax, Data Domain, Isilon upgrades
  • Netbackup Infrastructure upgrades
  • Netbackup Client upgrades
  • Hardware refreshes

Patching:

  • Netbackup Infrastructure and client patching
  • Powermax, Data Domain, Isilon bug fix / security patching


Storage Allocations:

  • Open systems, Oracle and File share storage provisioning

    Backups:
  • Backup and restore job failure troubleshooting
  • Backup policy management and configuration
  • Working with application teams to determine and implement their backup requirements

We need you to have

  • A sound understanding of the principles of resilience and operability in an enterprise storage environment
  • Great experience of planning, preparing and delivering objectives.
  • A desire and aptitude to continually grow your own knowledge and skills, and help others do the same
  • A broad understanding of surrounding IT infrastructure: hardware, networking, data.
  • An aptitude to quickly assimilate and understand complexity under pressure to diagnose and remediate technical issues.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. 

If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.  

Say hello to Virgin Money 

Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of the Nationwide group, together we're the UK's first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose; Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. With us, you’ll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun-filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference. Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.  Be yourself at Virgin Money 

At Virgin Money, we celebrate everyone. We have fun, think big, and relentlessly include each other, all in pursuit of our purpose: Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.  We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.    

Asa Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.  If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications, we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role, while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Now the legal bit 
Although some of our roles allow you to be based anywhere in the UK, we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. 

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.  

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