I&O Engineer - Systems and Virtualization

Global I&O Engineering And Architecture Role

As a key member of the Global I&O Engineering and Architecture team you will be responsible for advancing the capabilities and uses of Systems & Virtualization within the I&O function.

This could be through the conversion of strategies into roadmaps and implementation plans, creating low level engineering designs or by providing subject matter expert (SME) level support to the Operations teams.

The role will suit an individual who enjoys working collaboratively with Engineers and Architects to create holistic solutions incorporating a wide range of systems and technologies, and who is able to bring creativity to the solutioning process.

You will work closely with other Engineers who have specialized skills while cross-training within core technologies. Both they and you, will be constantly learning from each other.

Role Responsibilities

• Create innovative I&O engineering solutions and designs within defined standards and architectures, ensuring that designs work holistically within larger solutions.
• Collaborate with Architects to develop roadmaps from strategy documents and carry out regular roadmap reviews.
• Design roadmap implementation projects, communicating with stakeholders and operations teams to ensure delivery.
• Maintain a good awareness of Operations activities through regular communication with operations leads and by attending update meetings.
• Create build instructions for engineering designs, and support operations teams during implementation.
• Undertake requirements analysis of incoming requests ensuring deliverables are clearly understood and agreed with stakeholders.
• Proactively seek out opportunities for continuous improvement of systems and processes and propose improvement activities.
• Actively develop automation engineering solutions, identifying where automation should be used, and working with operations teams to implement solutions.
• Incorporate security-by-design into all solutions, ensuring that security requirements are considered concurrently with technical requirements.
• Work closely with I&O tower leads as an escalation point, providing SME support to operations teams, assisting with P1/P2 incident resolution.
• Liaise with 3rd party vendors when appropriate to create engineering solutions and continuous improvement proposals.
• Collaborate with Architects to propose, review and implement new standards and technologies.
• Carry out continuous personal development, ensuring technical skills are kept up to date and non-technical skills are gained and improved.
• Develop a base cross functional technical knowledge allowing holistic thinking during design processes.
• Carry out technical reviews of change requests and designs created by other teams.
• Work with Operations teams to analyse RCA’s and design action plans.

Role Requirements

Essential

• Expert knowledge of VMWare Cloud Foundation products, including vSphere, vSAN, vCenter, SRM, NSX, and vRealize
• Expert knowledge of the MS Windows Server Operating System
• Expert knowledge of Windows Server based infrastructure services such as Hyper-V, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS, File Services, and Print Services
• Experience in Logical Data Center design and implementation
• Extensive experience of creating holistic engineering solutions comprising multiple elements including:
• On premise private cloud and multiple public cloud environments
• Integrations between segregated network zones such as OT, iDMZ/DMZ, IT
• Incorporating cloud and middleware capabilities
• Experience of creating technology roadmaps based on strategy inputs
• Ability to carry out requirements analysis and create detailed engineering solution designs using Visio
• Experience in providing engineering expertise to Operations teams in support of incident and request resolution
• Experience of engineering solutions comprising containerized and serverless environments.