Senior Systems Engineer, Homeprotect

Salary not provided

+ Annual discretionary bonus scheme

GCP

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Windows

Ubuntu

Powershell

Citrix

Active Directory

Cisco

VMware vSphere

Senior and Expert level

London

Office located in New Malden, London

Specialist home & property insurance

Be an early applicant

Specialist home & property insurance

101-200 employees

B2CPropertyMarketplaceInsuranceBig dataMachine Learning

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

+ Annual discretionary bonus scheme

GCP

Linux

Terraform

Ansible

Windows

Ubuntu

Powershell

Citrix

Active Directory

Cisco

VMware vSphere

Senior and Expert level

London

Office located in New Malden, London

101-200 employees

B2CPropertyMarketplaceInsuranceBig dataMachine Learning

Company mission

To provide protection to people underserved by the home insurance industry.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Given the nature of the role, occasional travel to our local data centre will be required
Experience building and maintaining infrastructure at medium to enterprise scale
Strong Windows Server and Microsoft identity experience (Domain Controllers, on premises Active Directory, Entra ID, SSO, Exchange, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP)
Strong virtualisation experience (VMware vSphere/Hyper V)
Strong practical experience with PowerShell or shell scripting
Experience with GCP and/or other major cloud providers
Good Linux administration experience (Ubuntu)
Knowledge of IaC tooling such as Terraform and Ansible
Networking administration and management (Cisco switches, firewalls, VPN, Wi Fi)
Familiarity with Citrix technologies (e.g., Virtual Apps and Desktops) is beneficial
Previous experience with executing a vulnerability management programme
Excellent time management with the ability to work autonomously
Excellent communication skills

What the job involves

We’re looking for a high‑performing Senior Systems Engineer to join a small, high‑impact team and play a key role in our IT infrastructure
Working alongside the Lead Systems Engineer, you’ll monitor, maintain, and develop our environments across on‑premises and cloud
You’ll drive change and champion continuous improvement across all aspects of our infrastructure
The majority of your day will be spent safeguarding our production environments and handling third‑line incidents and requests
You will also deliver project work to improve the platform and add new capabilities. On occasion, you may provide user support on an as‑needed basis
You’ll ensure all work is carried out in line with our information security and governance processes
You’ll work with DevOps and automation technologies, applying these principles to all new infrastructure projects

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Homeprotect is run by insurtech group Avantia, which has been around since 2002 and seemingly stayed abreast of the rapid digitisation of the insurance industry. The company leverages big data and machine learning, as well as underwriting from AXA Insurance, to provide home insurance quotes in seconds.

While there is no shortage of insurance marketplaces like this, Homeprotect’s value differentiator is its focus on sourcing affordable quotes for customers with non-standard needs such as at-risk, listed, vacant properties, or properties containing rare valuables.

Having secured major investment from ECI Partners over a series of funding rounds, Avantia has been investing heavily in Homeprotect’s tech and predictive capabilities, which has led to consistent annual revenue increases as the company strives to hold its own in a competitive market.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

41% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (4.5)

Company

Company HQ

New Malden, UK

Leadership

Mark Eastham

(CEO)

Joined as CEO in 2015 after an 11 year spell at Dixon's Carphone, where they rose to become UK General Manager.

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