Senior Systems Engineer

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Salary - Salary up to £76,920 depending on experience + annual bonus & benefits

Location - Edinburgh, Permanent

Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid; however, you should be able to travel to our Edinburgh office two days per week for this position.

Closing Date - Applications close 14th November at 5pm

A chance to thrive

We're looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Windows Server and Active Directory team at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc.

• You will lead the on-going evolution of the Windows Server Team by driving their strategic shift to DevOps practices within AWS.
• This is an exciting time to come on board, as we accelerate our data centre exit, migrate services to AWS, and deepen our integration with the broader Barclays Bank UK ecosystem
• You will collaborate with multiple technology teams, working closely with the Windows Server and Active Directory teams based in Bengaluru, under the guidance of the UK-based Engineering Lead.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborate with the Windows Server Team to accelerate their adoption of DevOps methodologies within the AWS ecosystem.
• Coordinate with the AWS Platform team to successfully transfer ownership of the Windows Server bakery images to the Windows Server team.
• Diagnose and resolve issues affecting Windows Server operating systems as needed.
• Remediate all vulnerabilities flagged on Windows Servers to ensure system integrity.
• Collaborate proactively with application owners to facilitate Windows Server upgrades, ensuring all systems remain on supported operating system versions.

We need you to have

• Demonstrated expertise in implementing DevOps methodologies and best practices.
• Hands on experience managing service deployment and operational support within AWS environments.
• Hands on experience in deploying, configuring, and upgrading Windows Server environments across multiple versions.
• Extensive experience in supporting and resolving issues across Windows Server environments.

And if you have any of these, even better

• Experienced in providing ongoing support for Active Directory environments.
• Hands on experience of Jenkins, Github and Cloudformation.
• Strong PowerShell scripting ability.
• Financial Services or regulated industry experience.

We don't expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it's worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.

What's in it for you

• Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service 365 days a year.
• Performance related annual bonus.
• Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we'll give you a second card to share with someone else.
• Benefit from our family oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous paid paternity leave.
• A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Everyone's welcome

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc. We're committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.

Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more. If you're interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Bank looks like, click apply to find out more!

Why Tesco Bank?

Whether we're helping our customers or looking after our people, you'll find there's a warmth and friendliness to everything we do.

It means we put your wellbeing first and give you bags of support, training and development, so you can build the career that's right for you. It's about looking after each other with the same care that we give to our customers.

We've created an environment where everyone feels included, accepted and welcome. Which means you can bring your whole self to work every day and totally thrive at the same time.