Launch Engineer

We're looking for a Launch Engineer to join ANS' Launch team. This team focuses on the delivery of customers technical solutions across all products and services that ANS offer.

What you'll be doing...

• Working either solo or part of a wider team to deliver custom fit or productised solutions to suit requirements across a portfolio of Enterprise & SMB customers.
• Reporting in to the Launch Delivery Manager, providing regular updates on progress of projects, flagging any blockers or issues and providing solutions or recommendations on how to overcome.
• Pro-actively identifying projects that suit your technical skill set, aiming for rapid delivery although not to the detriment of customer experience.
• Regularly communicating with customers, ANS Support, Sales & Project Teams on project progress and solution handovers where applicable.
• Offering mentoring and support to Associate Launch Engineers. Sharing knowledge and technical guidance.

What we'll need from you...

• Significant experience within a technical role. Either at a support or consultancy level.
• The majority of projects will be delivered and built upon ANS’ Private eCloud offering or Public Cloud Services. Candidates must have a mixture of in-depth or some knowledge of the below technologies:
  • Linux: Clustering, Panel software, Unison, Galera, Magento, DRDB (must-have)
  • Linux base distributions: Alma 8/9, Ubuntu 20/22, CentOS7 (must-have)
  • Commvault (ideally)
  • Cisco UCS
  • SAN Storage (3PAR)
  • VMware: vCenter management, host config, cluster config, VM deployment etc
  • Metro Clustering
  • Cisco & Fortinet Firewalls
  • AWS Public Cloud
  • IaC: Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform

Why work for ANS?

At ANS, we’ve created a place where everyone can be themselves, and we empower our people to get the job done. Openness, ambition, honesty, and passion are what drive us every day. We are bold, courageous, and innovative – and we do it like no other. We invest in our people. In training, development, health and more – we give you the benefits and flexibility to maintain a happy work-life balance.

We’re proud of the inclusive, fun, dynamic environment we’ve created. It’s a safe space that works for all. You don’t have to be a techie to work in tech. Bring your authentic self and find your dream role here. Find out more at LinkedIn pages.

What’s in it for you?

With fantastic benefits, an inclusive culture, and a cool office space, we’re your kind of workplace.

Company benefits

• As standard: 25 days’ holiday, plus you can buy up to 5 more days
• A little extra: we’ll give you your birthday off, and an extra celebration day for whatever you want! Tying the knot? You get 5 days’ additional holiday in the year you get married. Oh, and 5 volunteer days!
• Private health insurance
• Pension contribution match and 4 x life assurance
• Flexible working and work from anywhere for up to 30 days per year (some exceptions)
• Maternity: 16 weeks’ full pay, Paternity: 3 weeks’ full pay, Adoption: 16 weeks’ full pay
• Company social events – get ready for a jam-packed calendar
• Electric car scheme
• 12 days of personal growth development time

ANS are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and anyone applying for a role at our organisation can be assured that their application will be treated fairly, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex or sexual orientation. We sometimes ask for information relating to individuals for equal opportunities monitoring purposes only.