Systems Team Lead

Systems Team Lead | Telecommunications | Gibraltar

Systems Team Lead required to play a critical role in managing and optimizing our infrastructure to ensure the highest levels of performance, reliability, and scalability. This position requires strong technical expertise in Linux and Windows systems administration, VMware and XCP-ng virtualization, automation frameworks, and infrastructure management. The Systems Team Lead will have a proven track record of leading teams, driving projects to completion, and implementing best practices in system design and administration.

What's on offer to you?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Pension scheme.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and industry trends.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead a team of systems engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to drive excellence in performance and service delivery.
• Design, implement, and manage Linux-based infrastructure to support critical network operations, including servers, storage systems, and networking components.
• Architect XCP-ng and VMware virtualization solutions to optimize resource utilization, performance, and scalability.
• Develop and implement and automation framework using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to streamline system provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes. Experience with CFEngine will be a plus. The main goal is to improve operation efficiency and to ensure alignment to configuration standards and security policies.
• Design and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) templates to automate the deployment and configuration of virtualized environments.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and efficiency improvements, and drive initiatives to automate repetitive tasks and workflows.
• Monitor system performance, capacity, and availability using monitoring tools such as Observium, ElasticSearch. TIG stack and Graylog.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, such as PCI DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA, as applicable to system administration and security practices.
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits, and implement remediation measures to address identified risks and vulnerabilities.

What You Will Need to Succeed In This Role

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in systems engineering, with expertise in Linux administration, VMware virtualization, and automation.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems (e.g., CentOS, Ubuntu) and experience with system administration tasks such as package management, filesystems, and networking.
• Proficiency in VMware vSphere/vCenter and XCP-ng administration, including VM deployment, resource management, and high availability configurations.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as CFEngine and Ansible, Puppet, Chef or Terraform for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and orchestration.
• Excellent scripting skills (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell) for automation and task automation.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and technologies.
• Experience with cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) is a plus.
• Certifications such as RHCE, VCP, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer are preferred.

Keywords: Systems Team Lead | Telecommunications | Gibraltar | Linux | Automation | VMWare