Business Unit / Team: Chief Operating Office
Salary range: £40,000 - £55,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
Location: Remote, with occasional requirement to attend Glasgow or Newcastle office
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Our Team
The Core & Data Application Support team provide support and expertise for the banks on premise & Azure cloud digital data platform. Our team is responsible for deployments of project changes to the data platform and at the same time providing technical support, maintenance, and improvement of the underlying technical estate across multiple environments.
As Virgin Money strives to become a Digital-First bank we are preparing the team for the transition, but we also have a range of systems and services that we must continue to provide an excellent service and support towards.
The team are currently supporting the banks cloud adoption strategy, with several services now being developed onto Azure. We are seeking someone with experience of running and migrating applications to Azure. This role is about supporting the team towards operational excellence within an Azure cloud environment.
What you’ll be doing
• Accountable for the operational 24/7 support and management of the banks on premise & Azure cloud digital data platform, providing technology specialism within application support, and for assisting with the development of the technical cloud capability of the team
• Responsible for e2e service support of VM’s key Core banking & Data systems, which will require support on applications and services that reside across both on premise and Cloud platforms
• Carrying out daily health checks and reporting of overnight batches and systems where there is a requirement to work between the hours of 07:30 - 17:30 as part of early/late rota
• Supporting our services through the proactive identification of risk and swift resolution of live issues while maintaining excellent customer service
• Flexibility with potential to join an on-call support rota for 24/7 core & data services & also support out of hours changes
• Responsible for controlled change to applications & associated platforms, working with key internal colleagues to ensure that operational requirements are effectively defined and applied in the solution designs
• Producing and updating technical schematics and documentation as components are delivered or changed, to ensure an accurate picture of the landscape for all environments
• Contributing to customer satisfaction by ensuring that the on Customer & Colleague products and services are available and performant
We need you to have
• Solid experience of managing production services across an Azure cloud platform including performance, availability, resilience & security of the platform.
• Azure Fundamental qualified
• Experience of supporting batch & file transfer related issues for on premise and Cloud
• Significant experience of providing technical specialism for application support for on premise systems in both Windows & Unix operating systems.
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
• Scripting and automation skills.
• Experience with agile methodologies.
• Experience in the Financial Services industry.
Red Hot Rewards
• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if Part–Time) plus the option to buy more
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
• Market-leading pension
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
• Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)
And there’s no waiting around, you’ll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
We’re all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.
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We’re making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK’s best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we’re a workforce to be reckoned with. We’re putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people’s lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, ’Making You Happier About Money’, underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.
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Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.
If you’re successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years’ worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we’ll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you’ll be subject to periodic employment checks.