Server Engineer

We are looking for an Engineer with previous experience supporting Servers in a corporate network. The role will be a Project role working on projects end to end, including solution design, implementation, build, and documenting for handover to our Operations team.

The projects will cover a wide area including server infrastructure from hardware, OSs, virtual platforms, backups, and monitoring.

Main Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Attend project meetings.
• Design solutions following the company, and industry standards.
• Work with PMs, other internal teams, and 3rd parties to deliver solutions.
• Install, and configure the server elements of solutions, including Hardware, OS, Monitoring, Backup.
• Document designs / solutions.
• Handover completed solutions to the Operations team.
• Build effective working relationships across the Asda Technology function.
• Design, Install, configure solutions following the Asda Security policies.
• Manage your day-to-day workload to ensure tasks are completed within set timescales.

Core Skillsets

• Good customer service skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Capable of managing own workload with minimal supervision.
• Logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Willingness to understand and learn new skills.
• Strong People Skills.
• Experience supporting Windows, Linux servers and VMware infrastructure (at L3 level).
• PowerShell Scripting, and automation experience

Advantageous to have knowledge/experience in the below.

• Knowledge and experience of Enterprise Retail IT environments.
• Experience supporting servers hosted in Azure.
• Automation tools, ie Ansible, Packer
• Microsoft Server, or VMware certification

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including

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Discretionary company bonus

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Company pension up to 7% matched

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15% colleague discount in store and online

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Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

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Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

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Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves