Job Description – Systems Administration - Lisbon
About Hiscox:
At Hiscox we care about our people.
We hire the best people for the work, and we're committed to diversity and creating a truly inclusive culture, which we believe drives success.
We embrace hybrid-working practices, balancing the ability to work remotely with the culture and energy we experience when we are face-to-face in our offices.
Our focus on collaboration and cross-functional working is supported with virtual tools that minimise physical travel, hot-desking neighbourhoods that create a physical sense of community and Team Charters that our teams co-create to set out how they'll work together.
This modern way of working has contributed to impressive employee engagement scores across Hiscox and means we're delivering even better solutions for our Hiscox Colleagues.
As an international specialist insurer we are far removed from the world of mass market insurance products.
Instead we are selective and focus on our key areas of expertise and strength - all of which is underpinned by a culture that encourages us to challenge convention and always look for a better way of doing things.
We insure the unique and the interesting.
And we search for the same when it comes to talented people.
Hiscox is full of smart, reliable human beings that look out for customers and each other.
We believe in doing the right thing, making good and rebuilding when things go wrong.
Everyone is encouraged to think creatively, challenge the status quo and look for solutions.
Scratch beneath the surface and you will find a business that is solid, but slightly contrary.
We like to do things differently and constantly seek to evolve.
We might have been around for a long time (our roots go back to 1901), but we are young in many ways, ambitious and going places.
Some people might say insurance is dull, but life at Hiscox is anything but.
If that sounds good to you, get in touch.
Systems Administrator: 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 are hiring for a Systems Administrator 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: VMware vSphere (installation, configuration, performance tuning, capacity management) Operating Systems (including in depth troubleshooting and performance tuning experience) e.g.
Windows Server, Red Hat Linux Scripting tool e.g.
PowerShell HPE enterprise hardware e.g.
HPE Simplivity, Synergy and Bladecenter or other manufacturer. Enterprise backup solutions e.g.
CommVault or other backup solutions. Enterprise storage arrays and fibre channel SANs e.g.
Pure and Brocade. Desirable technical skills: Build automation tools e.g.
Terraform, Puppet Patch management tools e.g.
Ivanti Event monitoring tools e.g.
SolarWinds Cloud infrastructures e.g.
Microsoft Azure
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