HISCOX is an international insurer specialized in the market of luxury goods & property, and high-end professional insurance. As experts in risk, we give people and businesses the confidence to realise their ambitions. With offices in 9 European countries, we have a very international staff and encourage a culture that fosters inclusion and collaboration, offering exciting opportunities for personal and professional growth.
In our Lisbon office we have the privilege of employing approximately 500 exceptional professionals representing 29 diverse nationalities. Despite our central location within the city, we recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. As part of our commitment to our employees' well-being, we provide a 35-hour workweek along with the option for a hybrid working schedule.
The Team: The IT Services (ITS) function consists of ~100 IT professionals that deliver and maintain the technology that enables everyone at Hiscox, our partners and our customers; every hour of every day.
The Role: Hiscox is hiring for a Network & Security Engineer to work within our IT Services infrastructure team. Our business is fast moving, quick to decide and we have rapidly evolving targets and priorities. You will be used to working in a similar environment and will have the ability to work in a self-motivated and confident manner.
Key Responsibilities: Act as a primary technical contact for key technical areas, coordinating with stakeholders and colleagues as required.Contribute to the planning, design and delivery of IT initiatives.Configure tools to automate the provisioning, testing and deployment of infrastructure.Produce and own system and infrastructure designs, policies and documentation.Provide reports and proposals for improvements to colleagues and stakeholders.Provide advice and guidance to support the adoption of methods and tools.Drive IT Services in the migration towards a code centric model for managing infrastructure.Act as a support escalation point for the 3rd line infrastructure support provider.Proactively manage IT infrastructure to minimise business disruption and identify and drive initiatives to improve the quality and effectiveness of the infrastructure services.Manage and provide 3rd line support for infrastructure platforms in accordance with agreed service levels, standards and processes.Discover and remove technical debt as part of a continuous improvement work ethic.Drive decision making across different teams and disciplines, seeking informed decisions that lead to value-add, quality, appropriate outcomes.Drive the adoption of Agile values, principles and practices within IT Services.Actively contribute to the development of other team members.Embrace change and support the IT Services vision and strategy.Person Specification: Essential technical Skills: Deployment experience of Azure vWAN Hub and Cloud NGFWCheckpoint cloudguard and Palo VM and VMSS (VM scale set) in AzureAzure DNSInfoblox DDIExpressroute and VNET gatewaysTerraform, GITWhy Hiscox? Healthy work-life balance with our 35h/week and hybrid working system.
After 5 years work 1-month sabbatical leave.
Team spirit with many opportunities to engage and an open culture.
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About usWe're a global, specialist insurer headquartered in Bermuda and listed on the London Stock Exchange. With 3,000 employees and 32 offices in 12 countries we're a business with lots of opportunity for people with talent, spark and lots of ambition. If you want to build a great career with a company that prioritises strong values – such as integrity and courage – where our people always pull together to do the right thing for each other and our customers, then we'd love to hear from you.
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