System Administrator / Infrastructure Engineer

<h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h4>System Administrator / Infrastructure Engineer</h4> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote, UK / Europe</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>💼 About the role</strong></p> <p>We are looking for a System Administrator to help manage our server infrastructure, cyber resilience and network security – helping us take PQShield to the next level as we continue to grow.&nbsp; You will report to the Infrastructure Technical Director.</p> <p>PQShield has now grown to 95 people, which means this role will be very hands-on, but at the same time you’ll be developing the long-term business, shaping one of the most important cyber security upgrade cycles in history.</p> <p>Our server infrastructure, policies and documentation are developed and mature, but we have plenty more big projects to take on as our infrastructure environment constantly expands.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>⚒️ What you’ll be doing</strong></p> <ul> <li>Developing and supporting the management of our existing development servers – these are physical machines running Linux (CentOS, Rocky Linux, Xen Enterprise and Ubuntu) and MacOS.</li> <li>Working with the Infrastructure Technical Director, Technical Leads, and COO to develop and implement a scalable server, network and storage strategy as the company grows.</li> <li>Installing and managing our industry specific tooling and configuring&nbsp; systems to manage jobs across a small computing cluster.</li> <li>Developing and managing monitoring, alerting, and logging frameworks to proactively identify and resolve system bottlenecks.</li> <li>Supporting the management of our network infrastructure and IT security across the company.</li> <li>Working with the rest of the Infrastructure Team to maintain and develop comprehensive documentation of the environment.</li> <li>Working with our suppliers to procure new equipment (such as servers and switches) when required.</li> <li>Helping our team with technical IT queries when they arise.</li> <li>Helping to maintain our certifications, including Cyber Essentials and the IT focussed parts of ISO 27001.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>🎯 Required Skills And Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>You have great Linux administration skills (including Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian based distributions).</li> <li>You have experience building Docker images and running their associated CI jobs.</li> <li>You are hands-on – you’re comfortable scripting, configuring, and installing things.</li> <li>You are experienced in network security – including configuration of firewalls and appropriate security policies.</li> <li>You are organised and like to document your work and the systems that you build (we use Google Workspace and Atlassian tools).</li> <li>You like collaborating with other engineers, are empathetic to colleagues’ problems, and can help tailor policies and processes in this regard.</li> <li>You are keen to explore new technologies and ways of working, such as using AI to help solve problems.</li> <li>You have great attention to detail.</li> <li>You like getting stuff done, building and improving things, and have a ‘no job too small’ attitude.</li> <li>You are creative in problem solving but conservative in change management.</li> <li>You have a ‘keep it simple’ engineering mindset.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>🔍 Nice to have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Red Hat Certified.</li> <li>Experience with MacOS and Windows Server.</li> <li>Experience with EDA software.</li> <li>Experience with self-hosted GitLab.</li> <li>Comfortable on the CLI and with local tooling.</li> <li>Comfortable and familiar with Ansible.</li> <li>A keen interest in cryptography is helpful.</li> <li>Spaces rather than tabs – obviously.</li> <li>Vim rather than EMACS – of course.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>🏆 Some of the perks of working with us:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerated career development.</li> <li>A collaborative, team environment with people who truly love what they do.</li> <li>Competitive salary and share option scheme.</li> <li>Flexible&nbsp;and&nbsp;hybrid&nbsp;working, and a working from home budget.</li> <li>Private health insurance for yourself and your family.</li> <li>25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and two wellness weeks).</li> <li>50% gym membership discount.</li> <li>The chance to work with a spirited, smart, and friendly team!</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em data-stringify-type="italic"><br>PQShield is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We’re passionate about talent and proud to foster an inclusive environment; all applicants will be considered regardless of their gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.</em></p></div>

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