Senior Systems Engineer

Permanent
Full time
35 hours per week
£39,838 - £56,243 plus 3% flex after 3 months and comprehensive benefits
Hybrid - home based and Birmingham
Communications, Corporate Functions

What's in it for you

  • Join an organisation at the start of an multi-million pound enterprise wide modernisation
  • Work as part of a well-established and influential organisation within the legal profession
  • Work with high profile stakeholders and member groups and make a long-lasting impact
  • A friendly and flexible working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation
  • A generous flexible benefits package - including pensions, medical benefits and interest free season ticket loans



The Law Society is looking to recruit a Senior Systems Engineer. You will be responsible for the support and delivery of application and infrastructure services across the organisation. It demands expertise in Microsoft technologies particularly AD, O365, Azure and proficiency in delivering on premise infrastructure across server, storage, network and security appliances and devices.

You will act as an escalation point for the IT managed service provider(s) by providing 3rd line support for ITIL based incidents and problems; ensuring existing services are well maintained and have continual service improvement plans. The role is actively involved in establishing and evolving IT platforms and service offerings.  It provides technical delivery and guidance to project teams in selecting and deploying new solutions across the business.


The successful candidate will show:

  • Strong experience of Microsoft Azure
  • Excellent understanding of traditional and cloud-based infrastructure and applications
  • Comprehensive understanding of monitoring toolsets and ability to analyse data the toolsets provide
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, collaborative and results oriented approach towards issue resolution.
  • Ability to communicate confidently and effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build good relationships at all levels
  • Ability to work with internal support staff and with third-party suppliers
  • Experience in delivering technical projects
  • Experience of Disaster Recovery process/solutions/invocations 

 

To apply, please submit a CV and supporting statement clearly demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role.

We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Senior Systems Engineer JD - May 2019.pdf – 70KB
Vacancy closing date: 06/06/2019, 23:55
The Law Society is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This opportunity is closed to applicants.