- Company Name
- Lancashire Insurance Group
- Job Title
- Senior Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer
- Job Description
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Job Title: Senior Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer
Role Summary:
Lead the design, build, operation, and continuous improvement of hybrid cloud and on‑premise infrastructure for a global enterprise, while managing MSPs and third‑party vendors to meet SLAs, security, and compliance standards.
Expectations:
- Deliver high‑performance, secure, and cost‑efficient infrastructure solutions that support worldwide application services.
- Exhibit independent leadership, establishing and achieving project milestones, budgets, and quality targets.
- Foster collaboration with architecture, security, and business stakeholders to align infrastructure with corporate objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage relationships with MSPs and 3rd‑party vendors; define, monitor, and enforce SLAs and contractual obligations.
- Oversee deployment, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of hardware, virtualization (vSphere), and cloud platforms (Azure).
- Conduct quarterly vulnerability assessments and annual penetration tests; lead remediation initiatives.
- Coordinate asset management, license compliance, and documentation of services.
- Plan, resourced, and deliver data centre and cloud projects, ensuring alignment with corporate goals.
- Monitor performance, troubleshoot network outages, and schedule patches, hot‑fixes, and security updates.
- Evaluate, select, and onboard new MSPs and partners, ensuring adherence to security and operational standards.
- Draft, review, and enforce operational agreements and SLAs with external providers.
- Collaborate with architecture teams to define monitoring, management, and risk mitigation regimes.
Required Skills:
- Strong technical expertise in hybrid cloud environments (Azure, vSphere).
- Hands‑on experience with Microsoft technologies (Active Directory, System Center, etc.).
- Proven management of MSPs/third‑party vendors in enterprise settings.
- Deep knowledge of vulnerability management, penetration testing, and patch management.
- Ability to design and architect scalable, secure, and reliable IT infrastructure.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Self‑directed problem‑solving with a structured, methodical approach.
- Leadership experience in influencing cross‑functional teams and driving outcomes.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, VMware Certified Professional (VCP), and/or CompTIA Security+.