Infrastructure Specialist - System Administration

Infrastructure Specialist - System Administration

At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career at IBM CIC gives you the chance to work with visionaries across multiple industries, helping shape the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the world’s most innovative companies. Curiosity and a relentless quest for knowledge form the foundation of success here.

You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas beyond your role and devise creative solutions that impact a wide network of clients, whether at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture centres on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

• Numerous training opportunities from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry‑recognized certifications.
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to help you drive and advance your career.
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year.
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential component of our culture through policies, processes, employee champion teams and support networks.
• Culture that welcomes ideas for growth and innovation.
• Internal recognition programs for peer‑to‑peer appreciation and manager‑to‑employee recognition.
• Tools and policies that support work‑life balance, including flexible working, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• Traditional benefits such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program and a group personal pension plan with an additional 5% of your base salary paid monthly by IBM.

Unleash your leadership potential as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist and drive the development of infrastructure strategies for cloud‑based solutions. In this role, you will lead the provision of essential 24/7 technical support, ensuring seamless operations across various applications, Dev Ops, middleware, security and infrastructure components. Join our Infrastructure team and make a significant impact on our clients’ cloud‑based solutions.

• Develop and lead cutting‑edge infrastructure strategies for cloud‑based solutions.
• Administer Dev, Test & Production environments hosted on Windows, Linux and Unix servers.
• Develop and configure infrastructure and configuration as code using Ansible and Terraform.
• Ensure seamless operations across various applications, Dev Ops, middleware, security and infrastructure components.
• Mentor junior infrastructure specialists, offering guidance and support for their professional development.
• Stay abreast of emerging infrastructure technologies and best practices, driving continuous improvement.

Bachelor’s Degree

• Extensive experience with infrastructure administration and cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of load balancing and CDN options provided by multiple cloud vendors.
• Experience installing and configuring databases (MySQL, MSSQL, Postgre
  
  SQL).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Power Shell, Python).
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations.

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and Integrated Service Level Management.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and best practices.
• Background in software development or IT consulting.
• Expertise in migration tools (AWS Migration Hub, AWS Server Migration Service, etc.).
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills.

Publication record in peer‑reviewed journals or reputable industry publications.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

• Information Technology
• IT Services and IT Consulting