Production Services Engineer

Job ID: 010048

Location: Bradford, UK, BD5 8LJ

Job type: Permanent - Full Time

Salary: Up to £50,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

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Are you a technically strong infrastructure professional who enjoys solving complex problems in businesscritical environments? If so, we may have the role for you!

As a Production Services Engineer, you’ll play a key role in supporting and maintaining businesscritical infrastructure and systems, ensuring high availability, performance and security across our production, test and development environments, including working on a wide range or projects to enhance both the future direction and services the Society offers.

This is a hybrid role, with a mix of working from home and time in the office.

About the role

In this Production Services Engineer role, you will -

Provide 2nd and 3rd line support for complex systems across a 24x365 environment, including on call support, incident resolution and problem diagnosis
Install, administer and support core infrastructure, ensuring system availability, performance, security and effective backup and recovery
Act as a subject matter expert for elements of the technology stack, contributing to capacity planning, disaster recovery, continuous improvement and technical documentation
Ensure the Society's data is processed and backed up securely and that effective controls ensure data and systems can be recovered as required
Plan and support batch processing, data imports and exports

About you

You’ll be a technically strong infrastructure professional who enjoys solving complex problems in businesscritical environments and working collaboratively across teams.

What will you bring to the role?

Experience in the development, maintenance and 2nd/ 3rd line support of highly complex automated job schedules
Excellent knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and HP Operating Systems, system monitoring, backup and recovery, and performance management
Expert level skills in Bash scripting, python and automation are desirable
Good working knowledge of Oracle middleware and databases, SQL, and experience producing clear technical documentation and communicating with both technical and non technical stakeholders
Expert level skills in designing & developing high quality complex scripts
Detailed technical knowledge of backup and recovery technologies

Business Impact

We may be almost 160 years old, but we’re still leading the way when it comes to digital transformation. Our ever-growing IT, Transformation and Digital teams are embracing innovation to shape change. And drive us into the modern age of information, AI, and automation. All whilst keeping us, and our members, safe. So, they have a real impact on our transformation journey, and our future. And that means you can too!

Learning & Development

Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.

These include...

Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.

Learn about developing your career here

Our ways of working and flexibility

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We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. We help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Find out more about our Ways of Working

Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
Access to brilliant health benefits
Life assurance at 6 times your salary
25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
Wellbeing resources and tools
Retail and Leisure discounts

Find out more about what we offer

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Meet the Recruiter(s)

Mike Peel

Resourcing & Inclusion Specialist

Connect with Mike Peel

I partner with the following business areas on all things resourcing & inclusion: IT, Transformation, Data, Digital Channels, Finance and Financial Crime.

I joined the team in September 2021 and I absolutely love working for YBS! It’s a brilliant place to work, with an incredibly friendly, flexible and inclusive culture.

I’ve got lots of experience in Recruitment, Talent & HR across Retail, Charity and Financial Services. Throughout my career I’ve partnered with every head office function you can think of! Everything from Trading, Marketing and Finance through to HR, Property and Legal.

I love supporting people with their careers and development, so if you’d like to chat to me about what it’s like to work at YBS or want to find out more about our latest opportunities, then it would be great to connect!

Holly Gallagher

Resourcing & Inclusion Specialist

Connect with Holly Gallagher

Since joining YBS in June 2023, I have had the pleasure of supporting the wider business with all things recruitment. Covering IT, Transformation, Data, Digital Channels, Finance and Financial Crime.

YBS has been a great place to work both professionally and personally as I have been provided with the support to upskill and learn, and recently had the opportunity to undertake a Level 3 Data Technician Apprenticeship which has been truly amazing!

If you are keen to learn more about the culture here at YBS, or any current opportunities I'd love to hear from you!

Our Colleague Networks & Groups

Our Vision is to be a leading organisation that embraces diversity, champions equity, and creates an inclusive environment where all individuals regardless of their background or identity feel valued, empowered and supported.

Our Colleague Networks and Groups are designed to amplify the voices of diverse groups and provide a structured route to effect real change. They provide a safe space and use colleague feedback to support the progression of our DEI Strategy. Our eight networks and groups are:

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