Principal IT Systems Engineer
At Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), we're looking for a Principal IT Systems Engineer to join our IT Operations and Engineering team.
This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role for an experienced engineer who combines deep infrastructure expertise with modern cloud and platform engineering capabilities. You'll play a key role in shaping and supporting our enterprise technology platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, acting as a trusted technical authority and escalation point across the business.
Responsibilities
- Act as the senior technical authority and escalation point across infrastructure, cloud, identity and platform services.
- Provide technical leadership and deputise for the IT Systems Team Manager when required.
- Drive the design, resilience and continuous improvement of on-premises and cloud platforms.
- Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues and major incidents.
- Influence engineering standards, architecture decisions and platform best practices.
- Develop automation, Infrastructure as Code and reusable platform capabilities.
- Provide technical oversight of third-party suppliers and solutions.
- Mentor engineers and champion secure, resilient and automation-first ways of working.
Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience in Infrastructure, Systems or Platform Engineering within a complex enterprise environment.
- Strong expertise in Azure and modern cloud technologies.
- Advanced automation and Infrastructure as Code skills, including Terraform, PowerShell and Ansible.
- Deep knowledge of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
- Strong understanding of platform engineering, CI/CD and observability.
- Experience influencing technical direction and engineering standards.
- Broad infrastructure knowledge across Windows, Linux, networking and enterprise platforms.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable
- Financial Services or regulated environment experience.
- Docker and Kubernetes.
- Intune and SCCM.
- Hypervisor or hyperconverged infrastructure technologies.
DEI at PIC
At PIC, we believe that true innovation stems from embracing diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to building a workplace where every individual, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or socio-economic background, feels valued, heard and empowered to succeed. We hold ourselves accountable through ongoing initiatives, such as inclusive hiring practices, and equitable career development opportunities that support belonging and community. While we’re proud of our progress, we recognise there’s work ahead, and we remain dedicated to listening, learning and evolving together.
In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you will get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme and much more.
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