Infrastructure Technician

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. Employment Type: Permanent