IT Senior Platform & Middleware Engineer (Unix), BB5

IT Senior Platform & Middleware Engineer (Unix) When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. IT Senior Platform & Middleware Engineer (Unix) Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington Circa £50,000 + benefits About us Studio Retail Limited is one of the largest online value retailers in the UK. We offer a personal shopping service to 1.8 million customers each year online via our fantastic websites and our catalogue. We are based in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington with great motorway links across the North West of England. About the Opportunity At Studio we?re in the 2nd year of a 4-year journey and as a part of this we are transforming our entire end to end IT systems. As part of the development and expansion of our IT department, we now have a new opportunity for an IT Senior Platform & Middleware Engineer (Unix) based at our fantastic, newly re-furbished offices in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington. As IT Senior Platform & Middleware Engineer (Unix) you will provide and maintain secure and reliable installation, configuration, troubleshooting, application deployment and Unix Middleware expertise, coaching and guiding technician capabilities to deliver IT services and business needs, aligned to all governance, compliance and quality standards and expectations * Providing and maintaining safe, secure, performant and reliable Unix Middleware application hosting environments, enabling the delivery of business objectives and goals * Maintaining the integrity of Unix Middleware platforms and environments, building resilience and delivering business continuity * Proactively identifying, recommending and improving ways of working in deployment of Unix Middleware systems, supporting and delivering continuous service improvements across IT, the business and end users * Auditing and adhering to all compliance, governance, quality and security standards, delivering a safe, secure and reliable Unix Middleware service to the business * Providing coaching, support and guidance to Unix Middleware technicians, contributing to building technician capabilities to meet the requirements of the IT Services Portfolio and business needs What are we looking for? * Significant experience of successful delivery and deployment of Applications & Middleware in a commercial cloud environment * Ability to deliver in a demanding and pressurised environment * Experience in effectively managing a range of tasks and priorities, simultaneously * Good communication & interpersonal skills and an ability to collaborate in the technical arena * Ability to engage, challenge and influence system users * Ability to work in a team or on their own * Appropriate professional qualification/experience * Excellent critical thinking and solution creation skills * Confident and resilient Why Studio Retail Limited? Studio Retail Limited is a growing business with a developing IT team focused on the overall successful operation of the IT function. This is a great time to join us and be part of our evolution and transformation. We have a lot of experienced colleagues who will tell you they love working here because of the people and the opportunities to develop. We have a fast-paced environment and our offices have a friendly and informal feel to them, no suits required to do a great job here! We offer a great benefits package and would love to hear from you if you think we could be the right company for you to grow your career