Infrastructure Engineer

at  Peel Hunt

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Peel Hunt are a leading UK investment bank focused on mid-cap and growth companies that puts long-term success above short-term gain, helping good companies succeed and delivering outstanding results. We have three business areas, but we act as one Peel Hunt. Our integrated approach combines expert research and distribution, a range of investment banking services, and an execution services hub that provides liquidity to the UK capital markets.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Commitment to quality and doing it right
• Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Extensive experience with Azure and other Microsoft products
• Experience designing, deploying and managing infrastructure solutions
• Experience with automation and scripting
• A genuine and demonstrable enthusiasm for IT
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work well independently or as part of a team
• Ability to learn quickly and think on your feet
• Ability to work under pressure and complete tasks to set deadlines
• Excellent organisational skills with strong written and verbal communications

Desirable

• Experience with Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Wiz or Prisma
• Experience with Linux (RedHat)
• Experience with Databases (SQL, Oracle)
• Experience with Virtualisation (VMware)
• Experience with NAS (NetApp)
• Experience with Backup/Restore (BackupExec, Veeam)
• Experience with Networking (Cisco), VoIP (Cisco Call Manager)
• Experience working in Financial Services

Responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Understand the regulatory environment, and values and abilities consistent with the FCA Conduct Rules
• Identify, diagnose, research, track and resolve technical issues within current product offerings while also investing in next generation products and services
• Design, deploy, secure, and maintain Azure solutions including Entra ID, Azure SQL Database, Azure App Services, Azure virtual networks, Exchange Online, and Intune
• Implement and maintain Azure security best practices, and Microsoft Defender products and services
• Monitor and respond to security incidents, implementing appropriate mitigation measures
• Collaborate on the implementation of security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with data governance standards
• Work closely with Data and AI teams to ensure their Azure-based solutions are designed, implemented, and maintained correctly and securely
• Provide guidance on Azure services relevant to Data and AI teams, such as Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory and Azure OpenAI
• Participate in joint projects to integrate Data and AI solutions with existing systems and applications, ensuring seamless operation and data flow
• Design, implement and maintain on-premises infrastructure solutions using technologies such as Windows Server, Active Directory, SQL Server, Oracle, VMware, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Cisco Switches and Palo Alto Firewalls
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell or Python to streamline operational tasks
• Troubleshoot and resolve system and network issues across hybrid environments