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Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at HL.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you!

About the role

As HL continues it digital journey, we are scaling up our Engineering capabilities within our Azure Cloud Platform team. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a proven track record in delivering and maintaining cloud solutions within an enterprise environment. You will be joining a committed technology team and will play a significant role in our technology transformation journey, working on our Azure Cloud infrastructure service migration. We offer a commitment to your career development through training, mentoring and internal opportunities.

What you'll be doing

• Delivering a best-in-class service within a high performing infrastructure service team
• Providing maintenance and deployment services across our Azure Cloud Platform and the on-premise VMware virtual environment
• Leading Major Incident events, ensuring RCA is carried out for Incidents and Problems
• Leading by example to create a culture of continuous service improvements
• Working with the Azure Technical Lead to help to develop our service strategy
• Responsible for recording, managing, and approving changes in line with ITIL best practice
• Creating, updating, and where appropriate, signing off documentation and knowledge items
• Managing the relationship with 3rd party vendors to ensure the successful procurement and installation of services across the HL environment
• Implementing and maintaining robust security controls within the cloud
• Protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance with data governance standards

About you

• 3+ years working with Cloud technology including; Azure Networking, Azure Virtual Machines and Scale Sets, Azure storage, Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery
• Experience with Azure Platform deployment and on-prem to cloud migration projects
• Strong experience of on-premise Windows Server Platforms, products, and associated technologies
• Understanding of Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework, Azure Landing Zones and Well Architected Framework
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and related tools
• Financial efficiency: Analysing system performance and providing reports to identify cost-saving opportunities
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize workload
• Highly articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Qualified to Microsoft AZ-900
• A willingness to provide on-call support services

Desirable:

• Experience in scripting: Automating infrastructure deployments in the Cloud with Terraform and Azure Pipelines
• Defining business operational requirements and implementing service designs
• Serverless architecture experience
• Experience working in Financial Services
• Qualified to Microsoft AZ-104 (or equivalent)
• Qualified to ITIL 4 Foundation

Interview process

The first stage will incorporate competency-based questions including an assessment of your technical knowledge and transferable skills. For candidates who progress to the second stage, there will be a presentation to prepare and deliver.

SalaryCirca £55,000pa depending on experience + on call allowance (circa £5,000) & benefits below

Working Schedule

This role is a permanent role, Monday - Friday 37.5 hours a week. We offer hybrid working whereby you'll be required in the office one day per month as a minimum.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

*dependant on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis. Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.