Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
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Job Description
Our IT infrastructure plays a critical role in ensuring smooth operations across both physical stores and online sales channels at Pavers. As we continue to grow we have a new opportunity for an experienced Lead Infrastructure Engineerto take a key role in driving our infrastructure strategy ensuring reliability security and scalability of our systems. This is position as a fulltime permanent role based at our Head Office in York. Some flexible/hybrid working options can be discussed but you should be expected to be onsite at least 3 days per week.
This opportunity comes with a Competitive salarydependanton experience.
As the IT LeadInfrastructure Engineer you will be responsible for overseeing the design implementation and management of the companys IT infrastructure across retail stores corporate offices and our ecommerce platform. You will lead infrastructure projects ensure system reliability optimise network performance and enhance security whilst leading/developing a team of engineers. In addition to technical expertise you will provide strategic direction collaborating with crossfunctional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
Core areas of responsibility will be; Infrastructure Leadership & Strategy Network & Systems Administration Team Leadership Cloud & Virtualisation Management Security & Compliance Performance Monitoring & Optimisation and Documentation & Knowledge sharing.
Lets see what else is in it for you:
- Generous Colleague Discount
- Discretionary Annual Bonus scheme
- Free onsite parking at York Head Office
- Death In Service Benefit
- Holiday Entitlement (Increases with service)
- Company Contribution Pension
- Access toRetailTRUST(Wellbeing & Financial Support)
- Access to the Pavers Foundation: employeeled grant application and charitable giving scheme
- Access to wider training and development opportunities through Pavers Academy
Snap Shot of your duties as our IT Lead Infrastructure Engineer:
- Lead the overall design implementation and maintenance of the companys IT infrastructure including networks servers storage and cloud platforms.
- Develop and execute strategies to ensure scalable reliable and secure infrastructure solutions to support retail stores and the ecommerce platform.
- Lead infrastructure architecture reviews ensuring alignment with business goals and emerging technologies.
- Oversee the management of companywide networks including LAN/WAN VPN and wireless networks.
- Lead the administration of onpremise and cloudbased server environments (e.g. Azure AWS) ensuring uptime and performance
- Ensure the availability performance and security of key systems including pointofsale (POS) systems store network connectivity and ecommerce backend systems.
- Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure engineers providing guidance training and technical expertise to ensure a high level of service delivery
- Manage cloud infrastructure (e.g. Azure AWS) ensuring efficient use of cloud resources cost optimisation and robust security.
- Lead the implementation and optimisation of virtualisation technologies (e.g. VMware HyperV) to enhance system efficiency and scalability.
- Design and implement disaster recovery and backup strategies to ensure business continuity in case of failures.
- Ensure infrastructure security by implementing best practices and managing security systems (e.g. firewalls endpoint protection encryption).
- Maintain compliance with industry standards and regulations including GDPR PCI DSS and internal security policies.
- Conduct regular security audits vulnerability assessments and incident response exercises to strengthen the organisations security posture.
- Lead and manage largescale infrastructure projects
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives timelines and deliverables ensuring successful execution within budget and time constraints
- Coordinate with thirdparty vendors and service providers to deliver technical solutions and support.
- Proactively monitor the performance of IT systems identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions to optimise performance.
- Manage network and system capacity planning for future growth and scaling infrastructure to meet business demands.
- Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for all infrastructure components systems and processes including developing training materials to support
What youll need to be our IT Lead Infrastructure Engineer:
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms (Azure AWS) and virtualisation technologies (VMware HyperV).
- Proven experience as a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer Infrastructure Lead or similar role ideally within a retail or ecommerce environment
- Leadership/Management experience
- Strong expertise in managing complex network infrastructures including LAN/WAN VPN firewalls and wireless technologies.
- Deep understanding of server and storage management including both Windows and Linux environments.
- Solid knowledge of IT security best practices including experience with firewalls intrusion detection systems and data protection (PCI DSS GDPR).
- Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to mentor and develop junior engineers.
- Excellent project management skills with a proven track record of delivering largescale infrastructure projects.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes and service management tools (e.g. ServiceNow Jira).
- Ideally youll hold certifications such as CCNP MCSE AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect & ITIL Foundation or higher certification.
- Knowledge of scripting and automation (e.g. PowerShell Bash) to automate infrastructure tasks.
- Experience using Terraform or Infrastructure as codewould be beneficial
The Company
The Pavers story began in York in 1971 when Catherine Paver took out a 200 bank loan (for a sofa she told them) to fund her new business. She had big dreams of changing the world of footwear and a passion to provide comfortable and stylish shoes for all.
Starting small she sold shoes at village halls and homeware parties before opening the first Pavers shop in Scarborough in 1981 when Catherines three sons joined the business. One of her sons Stuart ran the business as Managing Director for over 40 years joined by his son Jason in 2016. As of September 2023 Jason Paver is now the Managing Director of Pavers Ltd with Stuart Paver moving to Chairman taking the company into the 3rd generation of family run leadership.
From these modest beginnings Pavers Shoes has grown to be a UK leader in todays footwear industry with over 180 stores nationwide encompassing our more recently acquired brands including Jones Bootmaker Herring Shoes Padders & Van Dal.
We remain acquisitive highly profitable and are an evergrowing independent familyrun business employing over 1900 people.
We were delighted to receive recognition as a 3* Employer withWorld Classlevels of workplace engagement and the2nd Best Retailer to Work Forby Best Companies in November 2024. At Pavers we attribute the talents passion and dedication of our colleagues as the reasons for our success.
Benefits
Holidays that increase with service
Company Pension Contribution
Wellbeing Assistance through Retail Trust
Enhanced Maternity Paternity and Adoption Pay
Gym
Discounts
Multiple Retailer
Discounts
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Employment Type
Full-Time
