Endeavour is looking for a seasoned Infrastructure Engineer to join our global telecoms service client, based in Brussels, initially for a 3 months contract, with possibility of extension.

As the successful candidate, you will be an active member of the IT infrastructure engineering team and maintain strong relationships with your peers from the operational, architect, network teams.

You role will involve:

• taking technical leadership & engineering ownership around multiple IT infrastructure components:

·         Storage systems

·         Linux platforms

·         Virtualization platforms

·         Automation.

• Delivering design for new solutions.
• Delivering extension / improvement design of the existing infrastructure & solutions based on latest capacity growth, delivered performance and based on future evolution forecasts.
• Managing the systems lifecycle (supplier roadmap evaluation, trigger new sw upgrades or system replacements).
• Conducting the necessary LAB Testing for any new solution validation (new technical solution, new software validations).
• Monitoring technological and supplier/market evolutions, shares best practices, lessons learned, define & document the detailed technical system architecture blueprints
• Contributing & driving technological infrastructure roadmap. Contributing in the definition of technical standards (solution standards, tools and methodologies).
• Conducting technical infrastructure workshops involving multiple stakeholders working in different units of the organization (IT operational, architect, network, business).
• Driving automation by building the necessary framework, tooling & procedures and by stimulating the use of the recommended scripts and tools within the organization.
• Analyzing and recommending plans for investing in IT infrastructure that will support the company strategic targets, improve the organization performance and/or provide cost reduction opportunities.

The ideal Infrastructure Engineer will have  the following skills and experience:

Expert level (proven hands-on expertise) on:

• OS administration: Solaris, Redhat, Ubuntu
• Software distribution using tools like Redhat satellite, Puppet or equivalent
• SAN & NAS technologies: V-MAX, VNX, 3-PAR.
• virtualization platforms: VMware & KVM.

Good understanding of:

• Database technologies: MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle.
• Containers technologies: Docker
• IaaS services: AWS, Google & Azure
• Datacenter routing & switching (incl. integration with firewalling layers) : BGP, OSPF, 802.1Q, QinQ, Vswitch, Virtual Connect, VXLAN, NSX.
• Knowledge of system monitoring tools: Nagios, Netcool, Cacti
• Familiarity with project management (planning, follow up, communication)

Please apply for further details on the excellent contract opportunity! 

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Be responsible for development of product upgrades and changes to a live system
• Provide technical support to issues raised by the Service Ops Centre
• Be responsible for the investigation and delivery of defect resolutions through Engineering in to the Production Environment without impacting the Live service.
• Be responsible for delivering engineering changes to time and quality
• Be responsible for following the engineering lifecycle

Essential Skills

Good understanding and proven track record of the following Technologies

• VMware ESXi
• VMware vSphere
• HP Server Hardware
• HP Desktop Hardware
• Windows Server 2008 / 2012R2
• Active Directory and Group Policy
• Experience of working in a secure infrastructure environment
• Be capable of producing concise install documentation.

Desired Skills

• Windows Installer
• IP / Firewall technologies
• Databases (SQL, Oracle)
• Windows Vista/7
• Powershell
• McAfee Products
• Lumension Products

We are seeking a contract Infrastructure/Solutions Architect to undertake a short-term contract in Central London. Within this role you will be responsible for producing Solution Architecture Document subsequent to the completion of an ongoing audit. Initially this engagement will be for 1 month (extensions likely) and the rate on offer is £500+ per day.

The Solutions Architect will need to be familiar with the following technologies;

• VMWare
• HP/Dell Servers
• HPE 3Par/Hitachi Unified Storage
• Cisco/Fortinet/Juniper
• Microsoft Active Directory / Office365 / SharePoint / Azure

Responsibilities;

• Conduct technical workshops with Subject Matter Experts
• Review documentation and audit results
• Create Solution Architecture Document
• Present findings

Please APPLY TODAY with an up to date CV

Endeavour Recruitment is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer for their busy IS Department.  The role is technical in nature and needs specialist application skills supported by expansive technical skills.  This is a permanent opportunity with our client based in East Grinstead.  Salary between £42K to £45K plus excellent benefits package.

About this role:

• Working closely with third parties to ensure Applications meet required Service Levels.
• Technical design work in the general Computing Infrastructure (physical and virtual) to implement high quality support and continuous improvement
• Insurance activities that support pro-active management, monitoring and optimisation of the insurance application infrastructure.
• Extensive working with third parties
• Working knowledge of Linux.
• Developing such skills as are necessary to support new technologies
• Personal workload management in support of ITIL Incident and Problem Management, through use of ticketing systems.
• Adherence to ITIL Change Management processes.
• Good technical authoring and procedure writing skills.
• Flexible working hours, with frequent need to work additional hours at short notice.
• Inclusion on the teams 24x7 service support rota

Required Skills/Attributes:

• Extensive IT industry experience
• Experience of working with 3rd party application providers
• Ability to plan, track and coordinate complex technical activities
• Good verbal and written communication skills and the confidence to interact with technical peers
• Microsoft skills to include Windows server, SharePoint and some SQL server.
• Strong customer facing verbal and written communication skills
• Motivated by efficient use of technology to solve business problems
• Lateral thinking and problem solving ability
• Good personal workload management and ability to work to deadlines
• ‘Completer finisher’ with a high attention to detail
• Positive attitude and enthusiasm for personal improvement

If you believe you have the right experience and previous track record to successfully deliver in this role, then please apply quickly in order to be shortlisted.  

Have you had exposure to Linux and are looking for the chance to become an out-and-out Linux Systems Administrator?

If so, we have an outstanding opportunity with a market leading, global Digital Agency based in Central London.

Unsurprisingly, they work out of a really cool office, provide amazing perks, have a benefits package as long as your arm and to top it off, work with World leading brands on high profile, award winning projects.

In short, this is a great place to work!

We are looking for someone who has enough experience with Linux to feel comfortable from day one and eager to learn from and be mentored by some of the best.

The London team provide Sys Admin & DevOps support locally and often teaming up with colleagues remotely throughout EMEA and the US.

Initially assisting with the day-to-day running of the infrastructure, you will soon be recommending changes & improvements, working with Dev-Ops team and ultimately, taking lead on various projects.

You will be familiar with or had exposure to a number of the following;

• Support - Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)
• Automation - Puppet and Foreman
• Monitoring – Nagios (Graylog / Cacti beneficial)
• Virtualisation – VMware vSphere
• Qualifications – such as Linux+/RHCSA, CCNA, VMware Certified Associate (VCA) and MCSA
• Beneficial – Atlassian (Jira, Confluence & Bitbucket), Apache, Syslog, Active Directory (AD), Cisco ASA/Palo Alto and Commvault

This really is an amazing opportunity to take your career to the next level. Alongside the perks and the benefits, the starting salary on offer is around £40,000

If this sounds like the role that you have been waiting for, don’t delay, send us your CV today!

German Speaking - Storage Developer – Vienna – 4 Year Contract

Endeavour Recruitment has a New opportunity for an experienced Storage Developer to work in the Beautiful City of Vienna. Advanced knowledge of IBM Products such as V5000 / 7000 Storwize and Spectrum Virtualize Controller.  Project runs to 2021.   EUR€54 Per Hour.

Key skills and experience required:

• V5000 / 7000 Storwize
• Spectrum Virtualize Controller
• SVC SAN Volume Controller
• Cisco MDS SAN Directors
• Fibre Channel Storage
• Storage Virtualization
• FC SAN Switch Infrastructure
• Monitoring/Optimizing/Turning Storage (preferably IBM Spectrum Control
• Good knowledge of data storage for virtual environments & databases
• VMWare
• Windows Server / Linux
• Nagios / Icinga / Check MK
• PowerShell
• Perl

If you are an experienced developer with a passion for technology looking for a new and exciting opportunity, then please do not hesitate to apply!

Endeavour Recruitment is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer for their client based close to Gatwick Airport.  The successful candidate must have prior experience with SAP Basis as well as technical expertise in a variety of areas.   Candidates should have at least 10 years’ prior experience working in IT support..  12 Month Contract at £454.00 per day.

Our client is seeking an experience Infrastructure Engineer to assist with the upgrade and re-platform of their IT Department Infrastructure.   The successful candidate will be involved in the planning, transitioning and migration.  Excellent communication skills are essential.

Expected Knowledge Base:

Endeavour Recruitment are seeking an experienced Linux Systems Administrator to undertake a 6 month contract with our market leading client in Cork.

Over the next few months our client are implementing & upgrading some key enterprise applications and they are looking for a very capable Linux Systems Administrator to assist the team with project delivery and BAU support.

You will need to demonstrate a strong Systems Administration background across Windows, including VMware, Storage (such as Dell Compellent/EMC) and Cloud (pref. AWS). Previous experience as a Solutions Architect or supporting/deploying JD Edwards would be beneficial.

The city and county of Cork have plenty to offer, including direct flights to major UK and EU cites.

The rate available for this contract is circa EUR300 to 350+.

Please apply with an up to date CV to be shortlisted for this fantastic contract.

Endeavour Recruitment are seeking an experienced Windows Systems Administrator to undertake a 6 month contract with our market leading client in Cork.

Over the next few months our client are implementing & upgrading some key enterprise applications and they are looking for a very capable Windows Systems Administrator to assist the team with project delivery and BAU support.

You will need to demonstrate a strong Systems Administration background across Windows, including VMware, Storage (such as Dell Compellent/EMC) and Cloud (pref. AWS). Previous experience as a Solutions Architect or supporting/deploying JD Edwards would be beneficial.

The city and county of Cork have plenty to offer, including direct flights to major UK and EU cites.

The rate available for this contract is circa EUR400 per day

Please apply with an up to date CV to be shortlisted for this fantastic contract.

This is a fantastic long-term contract for a 3^rd Line Support Engineer / Systems Administrator in the wonderful city of Vienna. You will need to have a solid mix skills as per below, including IBM Spectrum (Tivoli). Initially a 12month contract, with very likely extensions and an excellent day rate for the right person;

Key Skills & Experience

Essential

• Fluent in English & German
• Microsoft Server 2012
• Microsoft SQL (Installation & Support)
• Basic monitoring experience using Nagios
• Basic knowledge of VMware vSphere
• IBM Spectrum/Tivoli Storage

 Beneficial

• Microsoft SCCM / SCOM
• Microsoft Cluster Services
• Hyper-V (Installation & Support)

 Hardware

• IBM Flex
• IBM Storage SVC, V7000, V5000

If you are fluent in English & German, seeking a long-term contract in Vienna, then please do not hesitate to send your CV across today