Senior IT Engineer – Infrastructure
SS&C Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Lichfield • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Maintain, support, and enhance a hybrid infrastructure environment spanning private data centres and AWS.
- Design, configure, and administer AWS services including VPCs, EC2, load balancers, IAM, security groups, and monitoring.
- Support and manage Linux and Windows Server environments, including web and application services.
- Administer and troubleshoot enterprise networking including routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, VPN, Wi-Fi, and firewall platforms.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure, network, and cloud incidents.
- Work with managed service providers and vendors to ensure infrastructure services meet performance, availability, and security requirements.
- Implement and improve monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness to support 24/7 global operations.
- Contribute to infrastructure projects including upgrades, migrations, capacity planning, and new service deployments.
- Apply cloud automation and deployment approaches to infrastructure and compute services, supporting scalable and repeatable environments.
- Document systems, processes, and changes, contributing to operational knowledge and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in a senior IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or similar role.
- Strong hands-on experience supporting hybrid environments across AWS and private infrastructure.
- Proven experience configuring and administering AWS services such as VPC, EC2, load balancers, IAM, and security controls.
- Awareness of cloud automation and deployment strategies, including infrastructure-as-code or automated provisioning and build/deploy tooling.
- Strong Linux and Windows Server administration skills.
- Solid networking fundamentals and experience with enterprise firewalls (e.g. Fortinet or equivalent).
- Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills across systems, networks, and cloud services.
- Experience working with third-party providers and managed data centre environments.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership of complex issues, and drive solutions through to completion.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
Benefits
- Flexibility : Hybrid Work Model
- Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University
- Competitive holiday scheme
- Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
- Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
- Hands-On, Team-Customised training throughout your career
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Hard skills
AWSVPCEC2load balancersIAMLinux administrationWindows Server administrationnetworkingcloud automationinfrastructure-as-code
Soft skills
troubleshootingroot-cause analysisindependenceownershipcommunicationcollaborationteam-orientedproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementoperational readiness