St. James’s Place
Senior Infrastructure Technical Consultant
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Senior Infrastructure Technical Consultant
Technical Consultant – Infrastructure and Cloud Solutions
About the St. James’s Place Vision
Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we are building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient. This includes:
- Significant investment in technology
- Streamlining operations
- Creating an engaging, empowered, and accountable workplace
- Ensuring colleagues can show up, speak up, and perform
Our mission is driven by belief in the difference our work makes.
Role Overview
Location: Cirencester Office Workplace Type: Hybrid Employment Type: Permanent Seniority: Mid-Senior Level
Key Responsibilities as a Technical Consultant
You will play a critical role within the St. James’s Place Infrastructure Team, ensuring:
- Infrastructure and in-scope platforms/tooling operate effectively
- Compliance with IT standards/policies for high availability
- Major infrastructure initiatives including architecture definition and operational efficiency improvements
The role demands advanced problem-solving, guidance on complex issues, and collaboration with:
- Engineering teams
- Application architects, project managers, development teams
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Technical Operations & Architecture
- Work closely with stakeholder teams (engineering, solution architects, development) to deliver high-quality technical designs
- Align contributions with architectural roadmaps and strategy
- Design/implement IT infrastructure solutions supporting:
- Internal staff
- Partner community
- Clients
- Focus on cloud-first strategies (extensive use of SaaS, Iaas, PaaS)
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Infrastructure Management
- Maintain infrastructure aligned with SLAs, resolving incidents to minimise impact
- Monitor supplier changes for tools/software, advising on future updates
- Develop/UPDATE business continuity/disaster recovery plans
Stakeholder & Subject-Matter Leadership
- Provide consultancy expertise for complex technical challenges/project needs
- Mentor/educate Technology Operations colleagues
- Drive/maintain the technical roadmap for sustainable infrastructure support
- Identify automation opportunities and deliver implementations
Strategic & Architectural Contributions
- Influence infrastructure designs based on business drivers/needs
- Ensure security integration in all solutions
- Specialise in cloud environments (AWS/Microsoft technologies) while maintaining broad technology awareness
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and how they enable business evolution
Who We’re Hiring
Ideal Candidate Profile
We seek an experienced Technical Consultant who thrives at the intersection of:
- Strategic cloud direction
- Hands-on infrastructure scaling/resilience
- Collaborative stakeholder engagement
Criteria
Essential Skills & Experience
- Deep AWS and Azure cloud knowledge (including traditional data centre environments)
- Proficiency in automation tools supporting software development/build processes
- AWS certifications at Professional level (+ Snowflake expertise)
- Strong comprehension of enterprise cloud technologies (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Familiarity with DevOps methodologies + lifecycle project management
- Experience with application integration/development
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Desirable (But Not Mandatory)
- Background in financial services infrastructure
- Prior engineering role exposure
Benefits and Perks
Financial Security
- Competitive non-contributory pension (10% matching, increasing up to 15% with tenure)
- Comprehensive employer-funded life cover (up to 10x salary), circumstance benefits (PHI, critical illness)
Work-Life Balance
- 6 months paid parental leave (for primary caregivers, adjusted per case)
- 28 holidays + bank holidays (plus option for additional 5 days upfront)
- Flexible schedules/hybrid work options to suit lifestyle preferences
Wellbeing Support
- Access to private medical healthcare (via BUPA)
Discounts and Rewards
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme (personal + company performance)
- Online platform with client discounts + local/retail offers
Statement on Inclusivity
We celebrate diversity and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups, including:
- Those who may not meet all criteria explicitly.
- Candidates returning from career breaks.
** تذكير:** We offer reasonable adjustments during recruitment—email careers@sjp.co.uk to request support.
Next Steps
Interested? Apply now! Our team will reach out to discuss fit. As an FCA-regulated firm, self-navigate our expectations prior to interviews:
- Review FCA conduct regulations and consumer duty obligations.
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