Infrastructure Engineer - Network Specialist

We are currently recruiting an exciting opportunity on our IT Infrastructure team. As we continue our IT transformation journey towards cloud based solutions, we are looking to bring in a Network Specialist who will be able to bring their experience to the role and support the business on this journey.

The Role

This role will involve supporting, managing, monitoring and evolving the systems, services, solutions and infrastructure provided by the department. The successful individual will specialise in networking ensuring the infrastructure runs smoothly, securely and efficiently to support the organisations goals and objectives.

Responsibilities include

• Design and deploy network solutions including LANs, WANs, WLAN and SD-WAN Solutions both on premise and within cloud infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting network issues and performing regular maintenance and upgrades.
• Configure network security measures, including setting up firewalls, VPNs, policy-based routing and zero trust network security principles.
• Documenting network set-ups, operational procedures and troubleshooting guides.
• Managing the capacity and performance of the infrastructure in line with business demands and raising proposals for improvement.
• Acting as a technical escalation point within the IT department and providing support for the client/server network infrastructure, voice, video and cloud services.
• Providing where necessary out of hours support of the IT systems.

Person Specification

It is necessary in this role to have advanced knowledge of network configuration and protocols alongside strong experience designing and managing branch office connectivity using VPNs, MPLs pr SD-WAN solutions. This would involve a minimum of 3 years in a network infrastructure role, ideally within Financial Services. Knowledge of Azure Virtual Network (VNet) design is required as well as networking access control (NAC) and zero trust.

We offer a competitive remuneration package, including company discretionary bonus, excellent pension contributions, an attractive staff share scheme, BUPA health insurance, buying and selling of annual leave and sponsorship of relevant professional qualifications.

The role is based in our central London office, working a minimum of two days a week in the office and three days a week from home.

About Us

Transact is a leading UK investment wrap platform for financial advisers and their clients. Our culture is collaborative, inclusive and open-minded. We work hard to continually challenge the way we do things to maintain our market leading status.

As a customer-centric and client focused business, we put our clients, like Mrs Miggins, at the heart of everything we do.

Our platform enables clients and their advisers to manage their financial portfolio in one single online place, and is supported by unrivalled personal service. Our goal is to make all aspects of portfolio management as easy and efficient as possible for everyone involved, through the features we develop, our integrations with other systems, and the support we provide.

Our purpose : We enable the Miggins family and their adviser to hold their investments on a single platform across wrappers. We provide custody, tax wrapping, trading and reporting.

Our strategy : We make financial planning easier for advisers by delivering great service. Our platform helps advisers grow revenues and reduce risk and cost in their business. We will always have control of our technology, wrappers and service.

Our values : We do the right thing for customers, advisers, staff, shareholders, suppliers and the wider community.

Transact's parent company, IntegraFin Holdings plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. Established in 2000, today we have over £65.9 billion of funds under direction on behalf of over 241,000 investor clients (as at March 2025).

Equal Opportunities

We provide a diverse and inclusive workplace and ensure that all of our staff respect and understand individual differences. We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.