As a Cloud Systems Engineer, you will assist with the maintenance & improvement of the Fastmarkets IT estate. Ensuring the business is running seamlessly on secure, resilient & fit for purpose infrastructure, throughout an exciting period of growth & change. This role demands a unique combination of strong technical skills across many technical disciplines, effective communication, and teamwork within the wider organisation. 

Fastmarkets’ IT Operations team is responsible for providing a front door into Fastmarkets Corporate and Digital Applications and Services for over 700 employees and 150 supplier partners across the globe with a variety of persona needs. The business operates in a Microsoft cloud first view across all pillars of technical delivery and need to provide a seamless experience as far as possible. 

Qualifications

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on...

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

• Manage Cloud based Infrastructure & End User Compute Configurations: Manage, monitor & improve all IT infrastructure & solutions. Deliver data-driven visibility into IT estate and report on operational progress. 

• Assurance & Governance: Feed into the asset lifecycle. Aligning closely with Information Security & Site Reliability engineers and architects to minimise and mitigate risks. Ensuring systems are backed up and deliver disaster recovery processes that are effective and actionable.  

• Planning & IT Strategy Execution: Partner with IT Change function to onboard new and improved technologies. Take decisions to help inform and manage capacity. Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver project requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment on identified issues. 

• Technical Oversight: Provide technical guidance to teams & 3rd party Partners ensuring adherence to industry best practices and standards. 

• Certification and Compliance: Ensure technical delivery aligns with agreed certifications and industry standards.