Vanderlande
Senior IT Specialist (HLC)
London, United Kingdom
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Job Title
Senior IT Specialist (HLC)
Job Description
Reports to: Group Leader
Location: London - Heathrow Airpor, Terminal 5
Contract Type: Permanent
Introduction
The Vanderlande IT Support team is responsible for maintenance and optimization of the baggage handling system (High Level Controls). You will be located at Heathrow working 5 days a week and on call together with wider support teams to make a positive difference for our customers in a challenging environment.
Roles and Responsibilities
You will work closely with other suppliers to deliver an effective process to maintain multiple platforms and business critical systems with vulnerability management, patching (co-ordination through test facility) and configurations. There will be regular reporting to numerous stakeholders and collaboration with other business partners to deliver a highly visible response.
- Part of service team organisation to deliver Baggage Handling System (BHS) support and patch management / updates
- Liaison with project teams and architects to understand roadmaps for managing obsolescence
- Perform threat monitoring using customer tools as directed
- Ideally, technically skilled with SUSE Linux, Oracle and Microsoft Operating Systems & HP hardware.
- Coordinate with supplier organisations at the customer site and internal Vanderlande departments for scheduling updates.
- Will be responsible for Incident Management (working in a team) and contributing to the IT & OT teams’ response and escalation within Vanderlande, as appropriate.
- Provide Vulnerability Management on Baggage Systems (OT and IT) including tools to provide compliancy for our customer (following customer policies).
- Involvement with cyber teams on the customer site in daily operational meetings and topic discussions and forums to influence best practices on site.
- Actively contribute to customer IT policies and ensuring the details are shared with the Vanderlande user community / stakeholders for compliance.
- Represent Vanderlande when engaging with our customer and other suppliers to deliver a highly visible IT Specialist Baggage System support service.
- Assure access control using the Heathrow applications / processes. Preparing access request information before submission to HAL IT for approval.
Produce detailed technical reports about security incidents and produce monthly performance reporting
Role Qualification and Skills
- Linux admin experience (ideally SUSE)
- Microsoft Server operating system experience essential
- Experience with application testing
- Familiar with working on a VMware environment
- Experience with Cyber activities of compliance (OS patching and application updates)
- Backup tooling experience – Idera and Veeam desirable
- Awareness of Cyber topics – vulnerabilities, patching practices, security methodology
Experience of Baggage Handling / Airport Systems will be beneficial but not essential as training will be provided
What we offer
- 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Aviva Medical Cover
- YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
- A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Yellow Nest is a salary exchange scheme that reduces childcare costs for parents and employers
- Pension with Aviva
- Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
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