Infrastructure Engineer - Network Cloud

Infrastructure Engineer (Networks/Cloud) at Ground Control

Ground Control (GC) is the UK s largest external maintenance and commercial landscaping We are a values-centred, purpose driven business, creating and maintaining external spaces that are safe and enjoyable for

We are the contractor of choice for many well-known private and public organisations such as Network Rail, Tesco, Severn Trent Water, Sainsbury s, and the Tower of London, to name a

We are looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing infrastructure The primary focus for this role will be to assist the Head of IT Infrastructure with optimising and enhancing our on-prem and cloud-based IT This will be a Hybrid role , with time in our Billericay

You will take a pivotal role in the design, build and management of the network infrastructure of the This includes networking, routing of both physical and virtual

We are building our virtualisation stack and cloud architecture therefore supporting the teams with any networking controls and enhancements to the networking

Take a predominant role in helping the company maintain our recognised security accreditation, ISO27001 and help to attain Cyber Essentials

Help identify and address any reported cyber security risks within our IT estate, recommending best practises, vulnerability remediation where possible and feed into new process and structural initiatives to elevate our overall security

How we work

Everyone is welcome, and we are embracing a culture where difference is Your uniqueness will be We believe diversity grows innovation, and innovation creates Together we will succeed in caring for each other, caring for our communities, and caring for our

What we offer

At Ground Control we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard Along a great basic salary, we also offer a wide-ranging benefits programme inspiring you to realise your full potential:

Perks and Benefits

• We are an Investors in People Gold Standard company and we put people at the centre of everything we
• Sunday Times 2019 Top Track 250 Company, and the LSE s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain .
• The Queens Award for Enterprise - Innovation
• We inclusively support The Race at Work Charter , Ban the Box , The Armed Forces Covenant and are Disability Confident .
• We offer a supportive, entrepreneurial working environment that fosters inclusion &
• We invest 5% of our profits into the Evergreen Fund, an investment fund dedicated to sustainability and environmental
• By 2025 we have committed to planting 1,000,000 trees, having a fully electric fleet, and being carbon
• A competitive salary and semi-annual bonuses, share options, 2 x salary Death in Service
• Training, development, coaching and mentoring opportunities, with a clear career path
• Match funding for employee fundraising and 2 personal choice volunteering
• Free gym access and nursery
• Cycle to work scheme and travel
• Bupa employee support, free flu jab, subscriptions to an online GP service and Calm, the wellbeing

What you will achieve

• Take ownership of and help clear the backlog of infrastructure projects and
• Along with the rest of the infrastructure team, ensure that all our IT services are available within applicable
• Complete our procedures knowledge based by defining repeatable and efficient procedures for infrastructure
• Identify and suggest areas for
• Substantially contribute towards the gradual migration of our production environment to

Who we are seeking

• You have accumulated a considerable knowledge and experience of infrastructure (virtualisation, networking, storage, monitoring, Windows Server 2012/16/19, Active Directory, ) through a strong relevant engineering degree and/or solid experience in infrastructure-related
• You have substantial experience of on-prem data centre maintenance and
• You have reasonable experience of
• Microsoft Azure in a hybrid environment and moving to a full cloud platform
• In depth experience of networking technologies
• Hand-on experience of configuring networking devices such as Firewalls, Switches, Routers
• Professional certifications such as (CCNA/CCNP/JNCIA) or equivalent experience
• Security experience (Pentesting/SoC) would be beneficial, not essential
• In-depth knowledge of networking principals and technologies such as VLAN, CIDR, LLDP, VRRP SNMP, etc
• Awareness of working towards recognised security accreditations and adopting and implementing IT security best practise
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with staff at all levels of the business
• Managing a large IT estate using remote deployment and monitoring tools
• Ability to work on your own initiative but fully recognise the importance of being a part of a wider cohesive team unit
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and can express product requirements in a clear, structured fashion to both technical and non-technical

We have ambitious plans, join us!