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Posted on 8 April 2026
Join our team as a Platform Engineer/Infrastructure Engineer, delivering secure, reliable, and high‑performing infrastructure services that support critical business operations. You’ll support on‑premise and cloud platforms, ensuring they remain stable, scalable, and compliant. Working closely with development, security, and third‑party vendors, you will maintain and enhance infrastructure services, drive continuous improvement, and play a key role in disaster recovery and resilience planning.
Contract Type: Permanent preferred, but contract considered
What you’ll do
Infrastructure Support & Operations
- Manage and maintain on‑premise and cloud infrastructure including servers, storage, virtualisation technologies, and backup & recovery services
- Administer platforms across UNIX, Windows, VMware, and cloud environments (Azure/AWS)
- Support private, hybrid, and public cloud storage technologies (Block/File/Object)
- Ensure security, performance, stability, and capacity across all platform services
- Monitor platform performance and resolve system issues proactively
- Undertake the administration, configuration, and troubleshooting of infrastructure platforms
- Provide technical guidance on infrastructure components for IT projects
- Work with development, security, and digital teams on enhancements, improvements, and platform changes
- Support disaster recovery planning and resilience improvements
Governance, Compliance & Documentation
- Ensure alignment with HSE, cyber security, and compliance requirements
- Create and maintain operational documentation: processes, procedures, design, config, and support manuals
- Maintain asset inventories and support adherence to enterprise technology standards
- Support ITSM processes, ensuring effective controls and service levels
Vendor, Stakeholder & Team Collaboration
- Manage relationships with vendors and service providers
- Act as a conduit between technical teams and business stakeholders
What to bring
Technical Expertise
- Proven experience as a subject matter expert in operational infrastructure support(servers, storage, backup & recovery, SaaS/PaaS/IaaS, security services)
- Strong working knowledge of Azure/AWS cloud environments and associated tooling
- Experience with virtualisation (VMware, Citrix, Hyper‑V)
- Automation skills using PowerShell, CLI, Ansible, Terraform, or similar
- Understanding of ITIL practices and enterprise ITSM frameworks
Industry & Delivery Experience
- Background in oil & gas or similarly complex, regulated operational environments (preferred)
- Experience working across the full lifecycle: administration, support, performance monitoring, maintenance, and continuous improvement
Core Competencies
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts
- Strong problem‑solving, analytical thinking, and results‑driven mindset
- Demonstrated accountability, sound judgement, and leadership behaviours
- Ability to work effectively across teams and manage competing priorities
- Self‑motivated, proactive, and committed to improving ways of working
What You’ll Get in Return
For employees, we’re committed to recognising and rewarding hard work. Our competitive salary and benefits package includes; Company Pension Scheme, Private Medical & Dental Insurance, Group Income Protection, Group Life Assurance, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme. We also invest in your development. If you choose to self‑study in your own time, we’ll fund your study materials and exam fees — and once you pass, you’ll receive an incentive bonus.
How to Apply
We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you have any access needs or require adjustments at any stage of the application or assessment process, please let us know — we’re happy to support you.
Please note: All offers of employment will be subject to background checks and confirmation of the right to work in the UK.
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