Wintel Engineer

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements. The Networks and Hosting team, within TfL are responsible for Microsoft (including Windows, Azure and SQL), AWS, Oracle and LINUX technologies managing and maintaining TfL's core infrastructure at a virtual and physical layer. The core servers we use includes Hyper Converged Infrastructure and full Windows Environments, hosting over 400 of TfL's Mission Critical and Business Critical services including The Elizabeth Line, London Underground, Overground, Buses and Oyster/Contactless which ultimately keep TfL services running. The Team The team is made up of approximately 20 Infrastructure platform specialists, covering 3 key functional workstreams; BaU, Build & Delivery and Lifecycle. The Role As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will carry out day to day technical activities, guided by a Senior Engineer. There may also be requirement to support out of hours work and on-call for TfL's 24/7 supported services, but this comes with a pay supplement. BaU Workstream -primary focus is to prevent outages through checks and monitoring, and if a failure does occur, identifying the root cause and restoring the service. Build & Delivery Workstream -delivering specific project outcomes including service transition and new services, related to the infrastructure environment including proof of concepts activities. Collaboration with our team of Technical Delivery Managers, and often Infrastructure Architects is key, to help deliver these outcomes. Lifecycle Workstream - ensuring that tools and platforms remain upgraded and compliant to keep them safe from cyber- attacks, stable, and fully supported. Working closely with our team of Technical Delivery Managers to deliver improvements to existing infrastructure. Key technical skills and knowledge required at a competent level Microsoft Windows Server up to and including Win2022 - Hyper Converged Infrastructure (DELL VxRail) - VMware vSphere up to and including 8.0 - Windows Clustering - HP C7000 blade enclosures - Microsoft Active Directory, DNS and DHCP - PowerShell (to enable automation through scripting) - Azure and AWS Cloud - Knowledge of SAN, NAS and Host connectivity to Windows - Forcepoint Web Security Solutions - Trend Antivirus Security Solutions - F5 load balancing technology - Secure File Transfer technology - Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery techniques and implementing DevOps best practices - ITIL Foundation v3 certification (minimum) We understand a confidence gap can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. So please don't hesitate to apply if you think you have what it takes even if you feel you don't meet all the criteria. We'd love to hear from you. Closing Date for applications: Sunday 5th January 2025 at 23:59 We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair. Please note that you must apply by using your CV (Word.docx format) and a covering letter (no more than two pages). Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description and ensure your CV reflects the requirements of the role. We will endeavour to give candidates as much notice as possible however some interviews/assessments will be organised at short notice and will require a degree of flexibility.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Our benefit package includes:

• Final Salary Pension Scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private Healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel