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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Senior Associate

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) have recently come together to form a powerful multinational, multidisciplinary platform that delivers premier advisory, tax, and independent audit services. With $2.7 billion in revenues and nearly 60 offices across the U.S., Ireland, the UAE, and other territories, our combined platform brings enhanced solutions and capabilities supported by cutting-edge technologies and a team of nearly 13,000 quality-driven professionals.

Grant Thornton Ireland contributes nearly 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, and is part of a global network of over 68,000 professionals spanning more than 149 countries. Together, we offer a truly global reach backed by deep local knowledge and national expertise.

By joining forces, we strengthen our ability to act as trusted advisors who make business more personal — investing in relationships and empowering clients to make the right decisions for their organisations today and into the future. Whether working with the public sector to build thriving communities, partnering with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or supporting diverse businesses to achieve their goals, Grant Thornton now provides a singular, seamless client experience grounded in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to the issues that matter most.

At GT Ireland we don't just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

The Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for understanding, supporting, and maintaining Grant Thornton's cloud environment ecosystem, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and AWS. Additionally, this role will support internal processes as part of the overall infrastructure delivery, including managing/interacting relevant service providers and support efforts to meet evolving business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide expert-level guidance and support for enterprise cloud environments, specializing in Azure (IaaS & PaaS), AWS, Application Services, Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, and cloud-based networking solutions. Ensure the design, deployment, and ongoing maintenance align with industry best practices and business objectives.
• Participate in IT change management processes, including handling Incident, Change, and Service Requests, to ensure seamless support across Azure, AWS, and other cloud environments. Adhere to ITIL best practices for effective service delivery and incident resolution.
• Support cloud-related incident management and post-incident reviews, focusing on Azure cloud primarily. Analyze root causes, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with service provider teams to resolve service disruptions quickly.
• Optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments for global users, including configuring host pools, session hosts, scaling plans, and ensuring alignment with Windows Virtual Desktop best practices. Work closely with MSP and global teams for operational support.
• Contribute to BCDR planning, focusing on Azure Site Recovery and cloud-native backup solutions. Ensure proper configuration of Azure and AWS resources for failover, disaster recovery, and high availability.
• Implement and automate security controls, cloud governance processes, and compliance validation across Azure and AWS environments. Utilize tools such as Azure Security Center and AWS CloudTrail to monitor security, detect vulnerabilities, and automate remediation to maintain best practices.
• Analyze compute, storage, and network performance metrics across Azure (VMs, Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, etc.) and monitor capacity, usage, and metrics, escalating issues as necessary to prevent resource exhaustion and optimize resource allocation.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring the architecture is scalable, resilient, and cost-effective in Azure and AWS. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet business needs. Maintain an updated ITSM catalog of supported cloud resources, ensuring accurate documentation for Azure and AWS offerings, including Virtual Machines, Networking (VNETs, Subnets), Storage Accounts, PaaS services (Azure SQL, API) and other resources.
• Provide regular status updates on open service issues related to Azure and AWS infrastructure. Address escalations and blockers in weekly meetings with MSP and GT teams, ensuring cross-team collaboration to resolve service provider-related issues efficiently.
• Leverage tools like Nerdio and Azure Virtual Desktop to streamline processes, ensure seamless access, and resource allocation across multiple global instances, ensuring consistency and optimization.
• Monitor and optimize cloud costs in both Azure and AWS using tools such as Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer. Track and manage cloud spend, ensuring efficient resource utilization and adherence to budget constraints.
• Support ongoing cloud projects, participate in cloud-related research and development (R&D), and assist in evaluating modern technologies to continuously improve the organization's cloud infrastructure capabilities.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or practical experience in a technical field involving large, complex cloud environments is required. Microsoft Azure/AWS and other IT Certifications are a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in comparable role with at least 3 years of recent experience managing Azure Cloud Services
• Minimum 3 years working with Azure AVD deployments and experience with tools like Nerdio a plus.
• Experience working with managed service providers, cloud services, hosted solutions, and Windows server environments.
• Experience creating and reviewing technical documentation.
• Proficiency in ITIL framework and methodologies including CMDB.
• Solid understanding of applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure architecture
• Solid analytical skills, experience solving practical issues and engaging cross functional teams.
• Working knowledge of distributed systems in an enterprise environment
• Infrastructure support background: virtualization, DNS, DHCP, data backup, disaster recovery, high availability
• Ability to successfully communicate with business partners, management, vendors, and technical teams.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or comparable systems
• Strong customer service skills
• Solid working knowledge of Service now.
• On-premises Active Directory experience
• Experience of Azure migrate and/or other similar third party tools
• Knowledge of Automated tools for Cloud resource deployment such as Ansible, Terraform or similar
• A successful candidate must have the following attributes:
• The ability to work on their own initiative and be a self-starter and a quick learner.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently produce high quality accurate work
• Proven planning and organizational skills
• Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• The willingness and ability to work co-operatively with others as part of a Global team.
• Flexibility in terms of responsibilities and working arrangements, as is normal with this type of job
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with strong report writing and documentation skills.

Life at GT

Reward and benefits:

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm's best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition:

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Senior Associate
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) have recently come together to form a powerful multinational, multidisciplinary platform that delivers premier advisory, tax, and independent audit services. With $2.7 billion in revenues and nearly 60 offices across the U.S., Ireland, the UAE, and other territories, our combined platform brings enhanced solutions and capabilities supported by cutting-edge technologies and a team of nearly 13,000 quality-driven professionals.

Grant Thornton Ireland contributes nearly 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, and is part of a global network of over 68,000 professionals spanning more than 149 countries. Together, we offer a truly global reach backed by deep local knowledge and national expertise.

By joining forces, we strengthen our ability to act as trusted advisors who make business more personal — investing in relationships and empowering clients to make the right decisions for their organisations today and into the future. Whether working with the public sector to build thriving communities, partnering with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or supporting diverse businesses to achieve their goals, Grant Thornton now provides a singular, seamless client experience grounded in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to the issues that matter most.

At GT Ireland we don't just predict your future, we build it.
A Career at GT
Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?
A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us
At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

The Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for understanding, supporting, and maintaining Grant Thornton's cloud environment ecosystem, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and AWS. Additionally, this role will support internal processes as part of the overall infrastructure delivery, including managing/interacting relevant service providers and support efforts to meet evolving business needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide expert-level guidance and support for enterprise cloud environments, specializing in Azure (IaaS & PaaS), AWS, Application Services, Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, and cloud-based networking solutions. Ensure the design, deployment, and ongoing maintenance align with industry best practices and business objectives.
• Participate in IT change management processes, including handling Incident, Change, and Service Requests, to ensure seamless support across Azure, AWS, and other cloud environments. Adhere to ITIL best practices for effective service delivery and incident resolution.
• Support cloud-related incident management and post-incident reviews, focusing on Azure cloud primarily. Analyze root causes, implement corrective actions, and collaborate with service provider teams to resolve service disruptions quickly.
• Optimize Azure Virtual Desktop environments for global users, including configuring host pools, session hosts, scaling plans, and ensuring alignment with Windows Virtual Desktop best practices. Work closely with MSP and global teams for operational support.
• Contribute to BCDR planning, focusing on Azure Site Recovery and cloud-native backup solutions. Ensure proper configuration of Azure and AWS resources for failover, disaster recovery, and high availability.
• Implement and automate security controls, cloud governance processes, and compliance validation across Azure and AWS environments. Utilize tools such as Azure Security Center and AWS CloudTrail to monitor security, detect vulnerabilities, and automate remediation to maintain best practices.
• Analyze compute, storage, and network performance metrics across Azure (VMs, Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, etc.) and monitor capacity, usage, and metrics, escalating issues as necessary to prevent resource exhaustion and optimize resource allocation.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring the architecture is scalable, resilient, and cost-effective in Azure and AWS. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions meet business needs. Maintain an updated ITSM catalog of supported cloud resources, ensuring accurate documentation for Azure and AWS offerings, including Virtual Machines, Networking (VNETs, Subnets), Storage Accounts, PaaS services (Azure SQL, API) and other resources.
• Provide regular status updates on open service issues related to Azure and AWS infrastructure. Address escalations and blockers in weekly meetings with MSP and GT teams, ensuring cross-team collaboration to resolve service provider-related issues efficiently.
• Leverage tools like Nerdio and Azure Virtual Desktop to streamline processes, ensure seamless access, and resource allocation across multiple global instances, ensuring consistency and optimization.
• Monitor and optimize cloud costs in both Azure and AWS using tools such as Azure Cost Management and AWS Cost Explorer. Track and manage cloud spend, ensuring efficient resource utilization and adherence to budget constraints.
• Support ongoing cloud projects, participate in cloud-related research and development (R&D), and assist in evaluating modern technologies to continuously improve the organization's cloud infrastructure capabilities.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or practical experience in a technical field involving large, complex cloud environments is required. Microsoft Azure/AWS and other IT Certifications are a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in comparable role with at least 3 years of recent experience managing Azure Cloud Services
• Minimum 3 years working with Azure AVD deployments and experience with tools like Nerdio a plus.
• Experience working with managed service providers, cloud services, hosted solutions, and Windows server environments.
• Experience creating and reviewing technical documentation.
• Proficiency in ITIL framework and methodologies including CMDB.
• Solid understanding of applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure architecture
• Solid analytical skills, experience solving practical issues and engaging cross functional teams.
• Working knowledge of distributed systems in an enterprise environment
• Infrastructure support background: virtualization, DNS, DHCP, data backup, disaster recovery, high availability
• Ability to successfully communicate with business partners, management, vendors, and technical teams.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or comparable systems
• Strong customer service skills
• Solid working knowledge of Service now.
• On-premises Active Directory experience
• Experience of Azure migrate and/or other similar third party tools
• Knowledge of Automated tools for Cloud resource deployment such as Ansible, Terraform or similar
• A successful candidate must have the following attributes:
• The ability to work on their own initiative and be a self-starter and a quick learner.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently produce high quality accurate work
• Proven planning and organizational skills
• Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• The willingness and ability to work co-operatively with others as part of a Global team.
• Flexibility in terms of responsibilities and working arrangements, as is normal with this type of job
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with strong report writing and documentation skills.

Life at GT
Reward
and benefits:
Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion
At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm's best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition:
We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our
Shout Out
recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

Technical Infrastructure Analyst

Overview

The Technology Services & Operations Team provide end user support and is responsible for the Network & infrastructure, DR and Business continuity and out of hours support.

In this role you are responsible for the delivery, support and maintenance of the IT infrastructure environments, which include Production, Business Continuity and Data Centre with a focus on Network, VDI Infrastructure and Exchange infrastructure.

You will also be involved in the delivery of infrastructure projects, changes and improvements and support the existing infrastructure and enterprise systems environment.

1. Assist with the monitoring, maintenance, upgrade & support of the SMT IT infrastructure
2. A point of escalation for the helpdesk and to act as the 3rd line ICT specialist.
3. Responsible for the day-to-day management of key delivery partners and vendors

The ideal person will have strong Network Admin background, strong Microsoft server o/s and desktop support, MS Teams admin experience, service delivery, project management implementing upgrades, migrations of infrastructure environment and qualifications in Microsoft, ITIL and/or project management.

Technical knowledge

1. Networking e.g TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Routers, switches and V-LANs & maintaining both cloud based and on-prem IT Infrastructure
2. Citrix Full Desktop & Applications Mgmt & VMware design, implementation and support
3. Backup Strategy & Disaster Recovery
4. Data Centre Management / Migrations
5. ITIL certification, Prince/PMP certification, MCSE/MCSA, VCP-DCV 2020 , CCNA, CompTIA is of benefit

If interested, please contact Fergal Keys at The Panel

(LAMP & Container) Infrastructure Engineer

We are a leading digital commerce platform delivering exceptional uptime exceeding 99.95% while serving 10 million page views daily. We are dedicated to providing seamless and reliable experiences for our global customer base. As we evolve, we aim to transition from a traditional high-availability LAMP stack to a containerized infrastructure to enhance scalability, efficiency, and performance.

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled
Infrastructure Engineer
to join our international team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in migrating our existing high-availability LAMP stack to a containerized environment. You will collaborate with teams across our range of products to standardize approaches and tooling, ensuring consistency and optimization throughout our operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the migration of our LAMP stack to a containerized platform.
• Manage high-availability infrastructure to maintain >99.95% uptime.
• Implement and maintain container-based orchestration tools
• Engage with third parties to conduct penetration testing and implement security best practices to safeguard our infrastructure.
• Collaborate with teams to standardize tools, processes, and best practices.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure system reliability and security.
• Develop automation scripts to streamline operations and deployments.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and integrate new technologies as appropriate.

Experience:

• Proven experience in high-availability VM management.
• Hands-on experience with container technologies and migration processes.
• Strong background in LAMP stack environments

Skills:

• Proficiency with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes and Helm.
• Experience with SSH and managing systems running on AlmaLinux.
• Knowledge of penetration testing and security best practices.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms and iPaaS (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work within an international team.

Preferred:

• Scaling LAMP based applications
• Experience in migration from VMs to container environments
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Azure certifications

Summary
Description
*Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled
Infrastructure Engineer
to join our
Technology Operations group
in Dublin. This is a
hands-on engineering
role with strong elements of
operational engagement and technical ownership *
.

The successful candidate will provide expertise across
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), VM Infrastructure, Terraform, Kubernetes, and configuration management tools (Ansible or equivalent)
, while helping to define and drive Infrastructure standards, resilience, and reliability.

The role spans
build, run and operations
of our cloud & vm environment, supporting the full lifecycle from infrastructure-as-code through to day-to-day operations, on-call, and continuous improvement initiatives.

*Key Responsibilities
1. Cloud Infrastructure Engineering *

• implement, and operate GCP infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) and Kubernetes (GKE / container orchestration).
• Own infrastructure configuration management (Ansible or equivalent).
• Ensure security, scalability, and high availability across infrastructure platforms.
• Support cloud cost optimisation and capacity planning.

*2. Operations & On-Call *

• Participate in the on-call rotation, providing tier-3/4 support for critical infrastructure services.
• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis for infrastructure and cloud issues.
• Drive automation of monitoring, alerting, and remediation workflows.

*3. Technical Governance & Standards *

• Define, document, and enforce minimum technical standards across the Infrastructure, VM & Cloud landscape.
• Establish / Implement "Ready for Service" and service acceptance criteria for all new projects.
• Enhance / Implement existing processes for vulnerability management, patching, and change control.

*4. Delivery & Process Improvement *

• Partner with cross functional teams to align delivery models (Kanban for BAU, Agile for projects).
• Jira governance for Infrastructure projects — workflow / agile methodology
• Produce technical assessments / documentation upholding standards and providing recommendations for management.

*5. Cross-Team Collaboration *

• Act as a technical point of contact for Infrastructure teams.
• Provide ownership in workshops, technical design reviews, and operational readiness sessions.
• Support knowledge sharing, mentoring, and technical upskilling within the team.

*Core Deliverables *

• VM & Cloud Provisioning

• Build and manage GCP compute instances, storage, and networking using Terraform.

• Harden / Patch / Maintain VM images for Linux and Windows workloads.

• Implement monitoring, logging, and backup policies for VM fleets.

• Kubernetes Operations

• Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters (GKE).

• Configure namespaces, RBAC, ingress controllers, and service mesh as required.
• Build and deploy containerised workloads; manage scaling, upgrades, and patching.

• Troubleshoot pod, node, and networking issues in production clusters.

• Configuration Management (Ansible)

• Write and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles for VM and cluster configuration.

• Automate patching, security hardening, and system updates.

• Standardise environment builds and enforce consistency across dev/test/prod.

• Monitoring & Reliability

• Implement and tune alerting rules (Stackdriver/Prometheus/Grafana).

• Perform root cause analysis for incidents and feed improvements back into IaC.

• Create runbooks and playbooks for common operational scenarios.

• On-Call & Incident Response

• Participate in on-call rotation for infrastructure and cloud services.

• Lead troubleshooting during critical incidents and restore service quickly.

• Document incident findings and implement automation/preventative fixes.

• Day-to-Day Ops

• Track and remediate vulnerabilities, including OS/kernel upgrades.

• Optimise resource usage and costs through tuning and automation.

*Required Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise *

• 5+ years' experience as an Infrastructure Engineer, SRE, or Cloud Engineer in enterprise environments.
• Proven expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) / AWS
• Strong skills in VM workloads, Terraform (IaC) and Kubernetes (GKE or equivalent).
• Hands-on with Ansible (or equivalent configuration management).
• Broad knowledge of networking, databases, Linux systems, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response tooling.

*Delivery & Process *

• Demonstrated success implementing Kanban and Agile delivery within Infra/Cloud Ops an advantage
• Ability to document and enforce technical standards.
• Proven track record of improving operational performance and cross-team delivery.

*Soft Skills *

• Strong communicator — able to influence both technical engineers and senior stakeholders.
• Organised and pragmatic, with strong ownership and accountability.
• Collaborative style — balances governance with delivery speed.

*Preferred Qualifications *

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent certification or equivalent hands on Experience.
• Experience in regulated environments (PCI-DSS, ISO, SOC2, etc.) an advantage
• DevOps / SRE hands on experience

*Engagement Details *

• Location: Dublin (Hybrid – typically 2 days in office / 3 days remote).
• Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent.
• Working Model: Hands-on engineering
• On-Call: Participation in rota with additional allowance.

Position:
Infrastructure Support Engineer Level 3 (Azure focus)

Type:
4 month Day-rate contract (strong scope for extension)

Location:
Dublin/Hybrid

Please note, you must be based in Ireland with the relevant visa to be considered for this role.

We are seeking a skilled Infrastructure Engineer (Level 3) to manage, support, and optimize our clients IT operations and project delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong technical support (level 3) and Azure Active directory (Entra ID) experience, along with being comfortable working with cloud and on-premise environments.

Key responsibility:

• Manage and maintain Microsoft Azure environment

Key functions of the role:

• Oversee and maintain both Microsoft Azure and on-premise infrastructure, ensuring stability and optimal performance.
• Deliver Level 3 technical support for escalated issues and guide the service desk team in problem resolution.
• Lead or assist in infrastructure projects, including system upgrades, deployments, and patch management.
• Implement and monitor security controls, manage assets, and maintain accurate infrastructure documentation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to improve systems, enhance automation, and ensure compliance with organisational standards

Experience Required:

• Strong experience in infrastructure engineering or systems administration, preferably across hybrid cloud environments
• Excellent experience in Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, Azure Active Directory, and virtualised systems
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues, manage patching and security hardening, and monitor systems effectively
• Familiarity with asset management, development/test environments, and infrastructure lifecycle processes
• Great communication, documentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting

Please apply with your CV in the strictest of confidence. All applications must have valid working rights in Ireland and be able to prove same.

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineer to join our Technology Operations group in Dublin. This is a hands-on engineering role with strong elements of operational engagement and technical ownership.

The successful candidate will provide expertise across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), VM Infrastructure, Terraform, Kubernetes, and configuration management tools (Ansible or equivalent), while helping to define and drive Infrastructure standards, resilience, and reliability.

The role spans build, run and operations of our cloud & vm environment, supporting the full lifecycle from infrastructure-as-code through to day-to-day operations, on-call, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• implement, and operate GCP infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) and Kubernetes (GKE / container orchestration).
• Own infrastructure configuration management (Ansible or equivalent).
• Ensure security, scalability, and high availability across infrastructure platforms.
• Support cloud cost optimisation and capacity planning.

• Participate in the on-call rotation, providing tier-3/4 support for critical infrastructure services.
• Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis for infrastructure and cloud issues.
• Drive automation of monitoring, alerting, and remediation workflows.

• Define, document, and enforce minimum technical standards across the Infrastructure, VM & Cloud landscape.
• Establish / Implement "Ready for Service" and service acceptance criteria for all new projects.
• Enhance / Implement existing processes for vulnerability management, patching, and change control.

• Partner with cross functional teams to align delivery models (Kanban for BAU, Agile for projects).
• Jira governance for Infrastructure projects — workflow / agile methodology
• Produce technical assessments / documentation upholding standards and providing recommendations for management.

• Act as a technical point of contact for Infrastructure teams.
• Provide ownership in workshops, technical design reviews, and operational readiness sessions.
• Support knowledge sharing, mentoring, and technical upskilling within the team.

• VM & Cloud Provisioning
• • Build and manage GCP compute instances, storage, and networking using Terraform.
• Harden / Patch / Maintain VM images for Linux and Windows workloads.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and backup policies for VM fleets.
• Kubernetes Operations
• • Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters (GKE).
• Configure namespaces, RBAC, ingress controllers, and service mesh as required.
• Build and deploy containerised workloads; manage scaling, upgrades, and patching.
• Troubleshoot pod, node, and networking issues in production clusters.
• Configuration Management (Ansible)
• • Write and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles for VM and cluster configuration.
• Automate patching, security hardening, and system updates.
• Standardise environment builds and enforce consistency across dev/test/prod.
• Monitoring & Reliability
• • Implement and tune alerting rules (Stackdriver/Prometheus/Grafana).
• Perform root cause analysis for incidents and feed improvements back into IaC.
• Create runbooks and playbooks for common operational scenarios.
• On-Call & Incident Response
• • Participate in on-call rotation for infrastructure and cloud services.
• Lead troubleshooting during critical incidents and restore service quickly.
• Document incident findings and implement automation/preventative fixes.
• Day-to-Day Ops
• • Track and remediate vulnerabilities, including OS/kernel upgrades.
• Optimise resource usage and costs through tuning and automation.

• 5+ years' experience as an Infrastructure Engineer, SRE, or Cloud Engineer in enterprise environments.
• Proven expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) / AWS
• Strong skills in VM workloads, Terraform (IaC) and Kubernetes (GKE or equivalent).
• Hands-on with Ansible (or equivalent configuration management).
• Broad knowledge of networking, databases, Linux systems, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response tooling.

• Demonstrated success implementing Kanban and Agile delivery within Infra/Cloud Ops an advantage
• Ability to document and enforce technical standards.
• Proven track record of improving operational performance and cross-team delivery.

• Strong communicator — able to influence both technical engineers and senior stakeholders.
• Organised and pragmatic, with strong ownership and accountability.
• Collaborative style — balances governance with delivery speed.

• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or equivalent certification or equivalent hands on Experience.
• Experience in regulated environments (PCI-DSS, ISO, SOC2, etc.) an advantage
• DevOps / SRE hands on experience

• Location: Dublin (Hybrid – typically 2 days in office / 3 days remote).
• Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent.
• Working Model: Hands-on engineering
• On-Call: Participation in rota with additional allowance.

Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations related to applying for employment or provide feedback about the accessibility of this website, please contact

About Moonvalley

Moonvalley's mission is to solve Visual Intelligence in the age of generative AI. We are building technology that can tell stories, scale creativity, and understand both the physics and semantics of the world. With Marey, our first high-definition foundation model trained exclusively on licensed data, we are powering the next era of cinematic, commercial, and enterprise-grade creation.

Our team is an unprecedented convergence of talent across industries. Our elite AI scientists from Deepmind, Google, Microsoft, Meta & Snap, have decades of collective experience in machine learning and computational creativity. We have also established the first AI-enabled movie studio in Hollywood, filled with accomplished filmmakers and visionary creative talent. We work with the top producers, actors, and filmmakers in Hollywood as well as creative-driven global brands. So far we've raised over $100M+ from world-class investors including General Catalyst, Bessemer, Khosla Ventures & YCombinator – and we're just getting started.

Job Summary

We're hiring an Infrastructure Engineer to design and maintain the systems that power Moonvalley's generative AI research and product development. You'll be joining at a pivotal moment, helping to define the foundations of our infrastructure as we train and deploy cutting-edge video foundation models.

In this role, you'll work closely with researchers, engineers, and cross-functional partners to ensure our infrastructure is scalable, reliable, and efficient. From managing GPU clusters to optimizing ETL pipelines, you'll be instrumental in ensuring the technical performance and productivity of our entire AI platform.

What you'll do

• Build, manage, and scale GPU infrastructure using tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, or Pulumi

• Maintain and optimize ETL pipelines using Spark, Ray, or Airflow

• Operate and improve our telemetry and monitoring stack (Datadog, Grafana, Weights & Biases)

• Manage CI/CD pipelines and development tooling (GitHub, PyTorch, Python)

• Track and optimize datasets, checkpoints, compute utilization, and related assets

• Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce friction across engineering workflows

• Participate in an on-call rotation to resolve infrastructure issues and ensure uptime

• Provide tooling, documentation, and support to accelerate internal engineering productivity

What we're looking for

• Strong generalist with experience managing large-scale, high-performance infrastructure

• Skilled in designing scalable systems for compute, data, and developer tooling

• Comfortable in high-urgency environments with the ability to prioritize for impact

• Familiar with infrastructure stacks for AI model training and experimentation

• Experienced with Kubernetes, Terraform/Pulumi, Spark/Ray, and observability tools

• Pragmatic problem-solver who favors automation and simplicity over complexity

• Open to using and contributing to open-source tooling when appropriate

• Bonus: experience as a Cluster Engineer, Data Engineer, or Developer Advocate in AI/ML environments

What we offer (compensation & benefits)

• Competitive salary and equity

• Private health coverage

• Pension contribution

• Unlimited paid vacation

• Fully-distributed, async-first culture

• Hardware setup of your choice

• Stipends for phone, internet, and meals

In our team, we approach our work with the dedication similar to Olympic athletes. Anticipate occasional late nights and weekends dedicated to our mission. We understand this level of commitment may not suit everyone, and we openly communicate this expectation.

If you're motivated by deeply technical problems, a seemingly never-ending uphill battle and the opportunity to build (and own) a generational technology company, we can give you what you're looking for.

All business roles at Moonvalley are hybrid positions by default, with some fully remote depending on the job scope. We meet a few times every year, usually in London, UK or North America (LA, Toronto) as a company.

If you're excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technology and help shape the future of media and entertainment, we encourage you to apply. We look forward to hearing from you

The statements contained in this job description reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences, to equalize peak work periods, or to otherwise balance organizational work

Moonvalley AI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing accommodations. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced and proactive
Senior Infrastructure Engineer t
o oversee, manage, and execute IT infrastructure initiatives across a regulated, multi-site enterprise environment. This role is critical for ensuring operational stability, infrastructure modernization, and compliance with industry standards in a GxP-compliant manufacturing setting.

You will lead local IT services, including hands-on implementation of servers, firewalls, networking equipment, and endpoint systems. The ideal candidate is not only technically strong but also experienced in leading IT initiatives, coordinating vendors, and enhancing the overall IT service experience for users.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site-based infrastructure operations across multiple locations in Ireland.
• Handle the procurement, imaging, rollout, and configuration of laptops, desktops, and network devices (Cisco, Fortinet, Sonicwall).
• Plan, design, and execute infrastructure upgrades including switch and access point replacements in regulated (GMP/GxP) environments.
• Coordinate with vendors and cross-functional teams to execute server migrations to Hyper-V/VMware environments, minimizing downtime.
• Ensure backup strategies are in place and maintained (e.g., Veeam), including reporting to management on backup success and failures.
• Administer Active Directory, Office 365, and endpoint management tools.
• Provide on-call and hands-on support for mission-critical manufacturing systems such as Empower, Moda, and Trackwise.
• Manage physical IT infrastructure including LAN/WAN setup, fiber installations, and long-distance Wi-Fi setups.
• Maintain compliance with IT quality policies, perform risk assessments, and drive documentation in line with healthcare/regulated industry standards.
• Collaborate with global IT teams to implement local infrastructure projects and act as hands & eyes for remote engineering teams when needed.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure engineering and support.
• Proven leadership in multi-site IT operations, especially within Life Sciences, Pharma, or Manufacturing.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft technologies including Windows Server, AD, MDT, Hyper-V, and backup tools like Veeam.
• Networking expertise with Cisco, Fortinet, Sonicwall – including installation, configuration, and firewall VPN setup.
• Experience with validated environments and GxP standards.
• Strong project management skills for site rollouts, infrastructure refreshes, and system migrations.
• Skilled in vendor and stakeholder engagement, issue resolution, and escalation management.

Desirable Qualifications

• MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
• Experience with regulated software platforms such as Empower, Moda, Trackwise
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and service desk workflows
• Degree in Computer Science or a related field

Soft Skills & Attributes

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset
• High attention to detail, especially in documentation and compliance tasks
• Comfortable in a dynamic and evolving infrastructure environment