Systems Engineer III - Networking


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Tesco

Listed on

28th May 2019

Location

Welwyn Garden City

Salary/Rate

Competitive

Salary Notes

Competitive

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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About The Tesco Technology Infrastructure Team

The Infrastructure Engineering team design, develop and operate all infrastructure used by Tesco Technology across our data centres, offices, stores and distribution centres. This encompasses multiple domains; private and public cloud, connectivity, end-user computing, CI/CD and monitoring toolkit. This includes both 3rd party and internally developed infrastructure applications and infrastructure that support the wider Tesco business.

Key activities include:

Designs, develops and operates the Infrastructure platforms that allow development teams and business colleagues to consume infrastructure.

Designs, develops and operates the automation to allow Infrastructure platforms to be consumed in a controlled, auditable and repeatable manner.

Setting the strategy, objectives and high-level plans for infrastructure.

Works with development teams to collaborate in creating appropriate infrastructure solutions.

Evaluating partners, software and hardware and finding the right mix to deliver the strategy.

Driving innovation at Tesco through infrastructure transformation.

Defining and overseeing standards and simplification across the estate.

Designing, delivering and operating new and re-usable infrastructure solutions.

The Infrastructure team are supporting both the current Infrastructure and also the work required to continue the transformation of Tesco Technologies Infrastructure to modern platforms that can be easily consumed through self-service APIs, automatically handle failures and use best of breed modern technologies.

You will be repsonsible for

The Role - Systems Engineer III - Networks

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the role's key responsibilities and measures:

Architect, Design and Deliver solutions using existing Infrastructure components. Where new infrastructure technologies are being introduced, I implement them and establish best practice for their adoption. I will resolve incidents that have not been seen before and initiate change to ensure that issues can be easily dealt with in future.

Contribute to the Technology Roadmap for Tesco Technology Network

Evaluate new tools and techniques being able to understand their value and impact.

Understand current application development techniques (12 factor app) and their implications to infrastructure

Lead group design discussions on my area of expertise and be able to present with authority to a variety of audiences.

Collaborate with Software Engineers to understand their requirements and assist them consuming Infrastructure in the most seamless way possible.

Coach and mentor system engineers across Technology who are at a more junior level.  I ensure that my own team's designs are is of a high quality and I understand the impacts to any other areas of infrastructure.

Keep my technical skills up to date and keep track of new technologies, understanding how they might benefit the Technology team and wider Tesco.

Introduce automation to all aspects of my day to day work. Previous experience working in a DevOps environment and automating Infrastructure solutions.

This role will best suit an individual who enjoys working as part of a team, is well organised, pragmatic and a lateral thinker with an inquisitive mind who is motivated to make change for the better and, most importantly, puts our customers first.

Key Skills and Experience

You'll need to have demonstrated experience of:

Previous experience working in a DevOps environment and automating Infrastructure solutions.

Previous experience of designing delivering network solutions for a Software Defined Data Center

Previous experience of understanding and modernising a large legacy network estate

Previous experience at designing solutions for large complex global organisations.

Stakeholder management

Excellent technical knowledge of network topologies, troubleshooting and design, TCP/IP.

Multilayer Switching and Routing.

Deep technical knowledge of Firewalls, including build and configuration of Checkpoint Firewalls, Cisco Firewalls and VPN Configuration.

Cisco/Arista switches deployed in Spine/Leaf topology.

VMware NSX and familiarity with wider VMware software stack (vCentre, vRealize).

Firewalling and load balancing - hardware and/or software appliances.

Emerging network and network security trends for DevOps/Cloud.

Personal

Flexibility, ability to plan and organise, responsiveness, creativity, self-starter.

Able to build solid working relationships with peers and senior leadership.

Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organisation.

About Tesco

Our vision here at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop online, whether they are at home, out shopping, on the move, anywhere in the world.

We want our customers to be inspired and whatever they are looking for, we're finding bigger and better ways to provide it.

Everything is underpinned by our continuous drive for the best tools and technology to deliver our vision. We're driving innovation and transforming our Technology to become the world's leading e-commerce business.

We need people who share our ambition to deliver for our customers; Passionate and confident people willing to take the initiative and drive us forwards. In return we offer excitement, a great team, an excellent benefit package, and significant career development opportunities.

Joining us means playing a part in defining; building and launching an ambitious roadmap of digital products that could affect the lives of millions of people over the years to come.

If that sounds exciting then we'd love to hear from you.

The position will be based at our Head Office, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshie.

What's in it for you

An annual bonus scheme which you can achieve up to 3.5% of base salary.

Privilegecard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 6 months service with 10% off most purchases at Tesco.

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day.

A retirement savings plan - 4%-7.5% contribution rate.

Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay.

Buy As You Earn Scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares and save tax after 3 months of service.

Save As You Earn Scheme which gives you the opportunity to save direct from your pay for three or five years with the option of using your savings to buy Tesco shares at a discounted price after 1 year of service.

Access to Tesco Learning and Development Academy.

Deals & Discounts through Tesco including Tesco Mobile & Tesco Bank.

Deals and Discounts through many other external businesses.

Cycle to work and Car Share Schemes.

Onsite discounted Nuffield Health Gym.

Subsidised Canteen.

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