IT Principal Engineer - Physical Infrastructure, Networking & Critical Applications
Core
Strategic leadership and hands-on technical direction for on-premise and hybrid physical infrastructure, networking, and critical application platforms to ensure resilience, security, and scalability.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Physical Infrastructure, Networking & Critical Applications)
Builds
Enterprise compute, virtualisation, storage, networking, and security services supporting critical business applications.
Domain
Financial Services / IT Infrastructure
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise compute and virtualisation (Cisco UCS, VMware), Enterprise storage (HPe Alletra SAN), Enterprise networking (data centre, campus, SASE), Network security (firewalls, load balancers, NAC), Endpoint security (EDR, antivirus), Backup and recovery (NetBackup, Commvault), Air-gapped architectures, Clean-room recovery models, SRE-aligned principles, Technical architecture design, Engineering standards definition, Disaster recovery strategy, Mentorship of engineering teams
Preferred skills
Hybrid cloud experience, Emerging resilience technologies, Strategic technology roadmapping
Technologies
Cisco UCS, VMware, HPe Alletra SAN, CATO, NetBackup, Commvault
Responsibilities
Act as senior technical authority for on-premise and hybrid infrastructure; Define and embed engineering standards and architectural guardrails; Drive resilience strategy including disaster recovery and cyber recovery; Embed SRE-aligned principles to improve service reliability; Lead lifecycle strategy for core infrastructure platforms; Partner with leadership and other teams to prioritise investment; Provide technical oversight for secure operation of critical application platforms; Mentor engineers to promote technical excellence.
Seniority
Principal, strategic authority with hands-on leadership
